Umekoo - Trial And Error

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to AO3

I’ve noticed lately there’s more and more people out there who come into ArchiveOfOurOwn from somewhere like Wattpad and don’t know how to work it. I’m taking it upon myself to make a sort of user guide to show people that nicely explain all the little fiddly bits. I’m sure plenty have made their own guides, but this one is mine.

I’m going to have headings for different features and screenshots, so I’ll stick it all under a readmore. I’m not going to go SUPER in depth on everything, but I intend on giving a basic rundown on stuff relevant to looking for and filtering fic. So! Onward!

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it's the little things 🥲💖

the thing about cracking open a long-established popular ship tag on ao3 is that it allows you to be extraordinarily picky, and i think it must be the closest thing i will ever experience to being filthy rich. i scroll along at super speed like no today i am only interested in fics with this precise range of words and one of these three tags. only authors i’ve heard of, please. hmm, i suppose i could consider an unknown quantity given its apparent popularity with the people, but… no, no, this summary doesn’t do it for me. no particular reason, it’s just… eh, i don’t need to explain myself. bring me 50 more like this for me to choose from and we’ll see.

dělal jsem pro ségru kompilaci reakčních memíků, co posílat do chatu nehodnému kolegovi na jeho nehodnosti, a napadlo mě, že se to vlastně může hodit i vám

nate

ao3

Stray Kids x Billboard

makes my brain go hnnrghnnn fr

oh my god there's only one bed, surely there'll be awkwardness in the mornin– OH they woke up in each other's embrace?!?!!? AKSOWJSJENXLAOQLSJDBNECYEBRBFOEPWMCNSGAYWHFBDOAKSNYXBEBDJSHABWNCOSKJJDKWKSJDHSHWJWJJSUSHWIDNWBDGSJWNWHDIWBDHDJBD

i don't know man, i just wish that we could [suddenly realising i'm coming dangerously close to expressing a real and earnest thought instead of filtering everything through several layers of intangible running bits] blow up the entire world. or something.