Starfruitjams

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So! I’ve posted the last few chapters of Arc 1 of Parasitism. Woo! The story isn’t finished (far from it), but it wraps up at a convenient moment.
          	
          	I’m not sure if I’ll keep publishing on Wattpad—life is busy, and I am a very employed potato with no time or energy for marketing.
          	
          	The story is also currently shadowbanned, which means I’d have to really up my game to see it shine. And yeah… guys, I’m a millennial. My TikTok game fucking sucks.
          	
          	Arc 2 (Mutualism, because woo, I’ve got a theme) is ongoing on AO3, so if you’re curious, you can find me there 
          	
          	I’ll stay as a reader and who knows? If my thingie gets reinstated, I might drop the rest, ahaha.
          	
          	Anyway, thank you to everyone who read and engaged, and to all the authors still doing their thing. This was a bit of an experiment, and I had a lot of fun!

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Starfruitjams

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So! I’ve posted the last few chapters of Arc 1 of Parasitism. Woo! The story isn’t finished (far from it), but it wraps up at a convenient moment.
          
          I’m not sure if I’ll keep publishing on Wattpad—life is busy, and I am a very employed potato with no time or energy for marketing.
          
          The story is also currently shadowbanned, which means I’d have to really up my game to see it shine. And yeah… guys, I’m a millennial. My TikTok game fucking sucks.
          
          Arc 2 (Mutualism, because woo, I’ve got a theme) is ongoing on AO3, so if you’re curious, you can find me there 
          
          I’ll stay as a reader and who knows? If my thingie gets reinstated, I might drop the rest, ahaha.
          
          Anyway, thank you to everyone who read and engaged, and to all the authors still doing their thing. This was a bit of an experiment, and I had a lot of fun!

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Starfruitjams

Hi everybody! I was wondering if there is actually anybody reading/planning to read "Parasitism".
          
          If you aren't is super fine and you totally don't have to!  
          
          As a head up, stopped updating on Wattpad for the time, as the story has been unlisted, and I am considering removing it altogether. 
          
          I am not upset or anything by the way!  I am crossposting anyway, and I totally understand it might not be a good fit for the platform.
          
          I just want to make sure I am not leaving anybody hanging  So if you are reading (or plan to) let me know. 
          
          I will still stay on Wattpad as a reader, but I am just too much of a busy potato to keep up with the community cultivation aspect.

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@kinsl33 Thank you for letting me know! I can keep it parked a while longer :) But worse case scenario, it is very much on going on AO3. Also while I love the engagement for mementum, I am so much into my own shit that it's a bit embarassing ahaha. Truly writing for myself :)
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kinsl33

@Starfruitjams I've been reallyyy slow, but I still plan to read (⁠｡⁠ŏ⁠﹏⁠ŏ⁠)
            So maybe don't take it down yet (?)
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authorGabby

@Starfruitjams the community is great! But yeah they need to work on the whole algorithm aspect - I don’t even think it’s real at this point. It’s all random. Ads are such an issue too, it seriously puts me off. 
            
            Wattpad is VERY plain - I get you oml I’m sick of the same straight BS :,)  which is why I love meeting writers of the same “genre” hahaha
            
            So stupid that Parasitism got flagged when there’s MUCH “worse” stuff out there. I really don’t get it. I WISH Wattpad wasn’t so strict or judgy. I love your story and it deserves so much more recognition, but this platform might not be it ugh :(
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kinsl33

Hiiiiiii
          I saw that you started reading my book, thank you! I planned to start on yours, but I'm reading in the order I saved them (lots of R4R these days). I'll get on it soon and let you know what I think.
          XO <3

kinsl33

@kinsl33 Okay then. Sorry for wasting your time. It was bothering me </3
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Starfruitjams

@kinsl33 I read fast (very, very fast, actually - I am in academia, so you learn after chugging and grading 30 essays a day).
            
            That said, the comment influx does sound a bit odd, and it may be because it bugs to hell and back whenever I use my phone. 
            Last time (on Ollie's) they got splatted on the previous chapter and in random order, so who knows.
            
            Anyhow, I really don't get anything from random commenting. :) 
            
            Like, really, less than your average Wattpadder. 
            
            My story is unlisted/shadowbanned, so I am not trying to get it bumped in the ratings by racking up R4R  (I am going to update while it is there and will see if it gets nuked - I cross post anyway, and my main platform is AO3, not Wattpad). I have 0 incentive to "play the system".
            
            I am used to a different comment culture, so sometimes I just leave one at the end of the read if I don't want to get distracted by the in-lines. The vote is the same -- on AO3 you can only vote once and goodbye, so I tend to forget (but I am trying to adapt). 
            
            I liked your story. I think it is an interesting, non-romaticized study on co-dependency, and it handles  well complex, ambivalent emotions. 
            
            Don't stress about it.
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kinsl33

Actually, I asked bc all the comments you left were within the span of a minute or two. I assume you read it first and commented after? Bc nobody reads chapters that fast (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠) There was a flood of notifications and the last one was about a comment on chapter 13 and I was like you read everything in three minutes?!
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Starfruitjams

Ah, I initially set it in an imaginary version of Santa Monica as a tribute to the amazing VtM, but it made no sense for the story. So it was changed to New Bethlehem, a fictional town on Michigan's rust belt.
          
          I am not based in the US - I have never been to the US - so if I miss something in my research and write something incredibly stupid, let me know!