Well gang, this is a hard one to say
I want to make it clear that I haven’t come to a decision yet, but I might be leaving the platform. I’m on the fence because of a few things.
For one, I love hanging out here and reading peoples’ stories (when they upload once a blue moon- guilty myself). For another, this is where I met my best friends, so it’s a bit hard to let it go.
However, it’s undeniable that the Regulars fandom has changed, and whether or not it’s changed for the better or worse is in the eye of the beholder. It’s just clear that it’s changed, and I’m still living in the era that it hasn’t.
Also, it’s come to my attention that Ao3 has taken off as far as Regulars fanfictions, which is great because the writers have really grown, something I’m still not used to (I’m used to the same like, 5 people uploading, not so many new faces). But…
There’s smut. And I’m not saying smut is bad or that you shouldn’t read it or anything like that, but it’s awkward when the writers of it use the creators’ real names and stuff like that. It makes it feel like they’re writing about the actual people instead of the characters, and it’s uncomfortable. That being said, if you don’t find it uncomfortable, no judgement here. Considering one day I want to make real, original stories, I don’t want to be tagged as a writer of that kind of topic simply because I write in a small fandom that has a growing interest in it.
I’m still not sure what I’ll do, and I’ll let y’all know when I do come to a decision. If I do decide to leave, I’m going to post every unposted chapter I’ve written as a last hurrah.
