booabug:

I’ve never been in the habit of making comments on fics before, but I realize how silly that is when I consider some of my favorites I’ve gotten? You can say literally anything (that isn’t mean) and the author would be delighted.

Did you make noises? Yes!!! The weirder or crying-er the better!

You are now soft? You melty? A puddle?! Tell us your state of solidity/liquidity! Fascinating!!!

Your heart did the thing? Good. You now consider me a villainous ne’er do well? Good yes yes yummy emotion me likey.

Involuntary movement! I made someone spill their coffee once, and I am so proud that. Give me merit badge. Put that on a plaque. I’m so much pride.

Keymashing? Classique et magnifique 👌

Remind you of something/someone? I’ve gotten twice now “me and my partner do this” and it made me soft. Such power move! Not even intended critical hit! But go on turn the tables spin them right round baby right round like a record baby round round round round

This one might be the most touching of all. Someone said my description of the setting made them stop and take in their surroundings. And that’s wonderful.

On the flipside: idk how common this is tbh, but sometimes when I’m reading, some part just makes me stare blankly and/or look away. Would an author want to hear they made me look at the wall? Yes. I can say with absolute certainty, yes.

And when you say you want to see where this is going, odds of there being more goes up exponentially.

[Turns chair around to sit in it backwards.] I’m going to level with you, fellow kids. I’ve only started writing fairly recently, but I’ve been a lifelong reader. So, if you’re anything like I was before my brain was irreversibly rewired, you don’t realize: writing is crazy hard. Super time consuming. I don’t mean to guilt anyone, it just hits me all the time when I’m reading a fic that someone, who is getting no compensation, put so much time and energy into it.

Please, just one word. We’re begging you.

It doesn’t have to encapsulate your slice of the human experience. Drop a nice, simple, “confy” or “nice” maybe “yes” or “why” depends on the content!

Because that……. would make us content. ( •‾⌣‾•)

Oh! PS thought I’d mention this bc I’ve wondered if it’d be weird myself but doesn’t matter how old the doc is or whatever either.