Hey Sam! Since it's currently AO3 donation time, I'm wondering what your thoughts are on it? I'm asking because you've written RPF and it's one of many "anti-AO3/anti-AO3 donations" people's favourite things to bring up when they're complaining about AO3 getting so many donations that it continuously obtains an excess of its donation goal whenever donation time rolls around? (Wow, how many times can I say "donation" in an ask?)
Sorry if this question bothers you! I don't mean to offend or annoy.
Hey anon! Sorry it took a while to get to this, I don’t even know if the drive is still going on, but the question came in while I was traveling and...
the real honest answer to “why didnt they just [insert solution that would end the story in five minutes]” is because that would end the story in five minutes and if we lived in a world where every story ended in five minutes what would be the point
I think sometimes “Why didn’t they *insert extremely logical solution here*? is less about "why didn’t they do that?” and sometimes more about “Why didn’t the narrative do more to explain why common sense isn’t an option?” even if that’s as simple as doubling down on these characters are idiots.