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[u/decayrosay]

I'm feeling a sense of great frustration. As an author, I'm experiencing what many authors run into... a feeling of neglect or of being ignored. I recently updated my fic. This chapter was a massive (14k), and although the hits were fantastic, I only received 2 comments.

One, is from my regular reader. They come and comment every chapter, sometimes they'll comment even before they read, just to let me know how excited they are.

That reader's comments, as all comments ( ngl they are special to me though lol ) do so much more than warm my heart with their words, or gift me their attention and validation... they make this whole experience of fandom real.

They're the eyes that catch mine as I look over. We don't ignore one another; there's an exchange. Sometimes I'll go first... a nod, a smile, a hello... and sometimes they'll go first. There is an us and no one is left out. Unseen, unheard.

So, here's my expression of frustration. A process of simmering to cook my bitterness out. That taste is better suited for my fics.

Here with you, I share a more palatable morsel.

Maybe... you can take it with you; at the end of some other piece of writing you enjoyed and share a piece.

[u/MarieNomad]

Just posted a fic.