curious worm · 3mo
hi wormi, thx for always speaking out for a lot of us when it comes to certain topics. I would like to add one small thing: ever since an ongoing fic inserted a major traumatizing element in one of the later chapters (and it was not tagged at the beginning nor until months later with another update), I have been very cautious w ongoing fics. Some are so kind to say "more tags to follow", but some will drop a real bomb in like ch 8 of 10 and forgo tagging updates until 9 of 10 (I actually threw up, that's how much my body reacted any had a month of my ptsd worsening).
Since you were talking about tagging triggers I wanted to add this to your post re ongoing fics. That is why I have stopped reading them sadly.....
owhhh sorry i just saw this. thank u so much for sending ur thoughts on this <3 i think this is a really important point about ongoing fics, that tagging is sometimes not as clear as completed fics. i know some people aren't reading my current ongoing fic bc the themes are darker and i think that's a really valid response bc they are worried about the tags getting worse or even altered (like the happy ending tag). i even understand how it's easy to forget to update the tag list in that sense (plsplplspls tell me if i have forgotten to tag something important). that said, i think this also speaks to a broader thing of the fact that this can unfortunately happen with ANY fic (completed or ongoing). there are sadly lots of people out there who do not care about tagging triggering content, and that's so disappointing when fanfiction is meant to be a fun escape. really sorry that you felt so triggered by something you read - i hope you're taking care of yourself. <3 i always say if you're ever feeling unsure, i can't think of a single writer who would mind if you reached out to them just to check in about potential triggers. i obviously can't speak for everyone, but authors want you to read as much as they want to write, so if that's the only thing stopping you from reading ongoing fics, i really encourage you to reach out if the fic looks interesting to you :) this is a community after all <3
