It wasn’t the sort of a kiss one initiates because one is overcome with passion or emotion or anger or desire. It was a slower thing, a learning experience - for Colin just as much as for Penelope. - Romancing Mister Bridgerton.
It wasn’t the sort of a kiss one initiates because one is overcome with passion or emotion or anger or desire. It was a slower thing, a learning experience - for Colin just as much as for Penelope. - Romancing Mister Bridgerton.
ADRIA ARJONA
Photographed by Greg Williams (June, 2024)
The Borgias Fanfiction | Cesare/Lucrezia
Explicit | Canon Divergence | Chapter 2 of 6
Lucrezia had once dreamed of marrying her cousin Cesare even if, after being raised together, she should have thought of him only as a brother. By the time she had buried her third husband and was living comfortably in France, that dream had long since faded.
Or so she thought, until she saw him again.
This fic is complete! All 6 parts are on ao3 now <3
Hi, it's me again, the person who wrote that viral post about fanfiction plagiarism! Today I'm here to warn you about abuse perpetrated by bots who have stolen AO3 usernames.
There's currently an epidemic of bots going around leaving (apparently random) horrible, hateful comments on people's fics. This isn't the first time bots have invaded AO3, but the big problem with this wave is that they're using real AO3 usernames to do it.
I learned about this when another writer contacted me after receiving the following comment on their story:
ALTNow, while that is my username, I DEFINITELY did not leave this comment (and anyone who would leave something like that on a fic should be slapped! What an awful thing to post). This fic is in a completely unrelated fandom that I have never participated in, nor has that author participated in any of my fandoms, so the probability of it being some intentional fandom drama thing to make me look bad is also low.
The writer whose fic the comment was left on enlisted the aid of some friends and tracked down other guest comments with unrelated usernames attached, which is pretty strong evidence that they are being left by bots at random.
The TL;DR: If you receive a cruel comment from a (Guest) with an actual AO3 username attached, it's most likely from a bot. Please do not lash out at or dogpile the AO3 user who owns that name, and who in all likelihood has no idea that their name has been hijacked for evil.
If finding this kind of comment on a fic, even left by a bot, is likely to upset you, I would recommend changing your comment settings so that only users who are logged in can leave comments. To do this, edit your story settings, and under "Privacy," select the radio button that says "Only registered users can comment," as shown below.
ALTPlease spread the word to other AO3 users! And if you see mean guest comments on other fics, maybe let the author know that it's probably from a bot and not a real person who thinks their writing is bad.
PRIDE (2014) dir. Matthew Warchus
When u follow a bunch of ppl who are into a series u know nothing about and your dash is full of posts about the big update
BRIE LARSON via Instagram on June 11, 2024
Luke and Nicola cutely recreate the Romancing Mister Bridgerton cover.
(featuring luke newton with the best hair ever)
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (2021-)
1.02 Light Bulb
3.14 Party
CHAPPELL ROAN
Tiny Desk Concert