And then in fiction, these principles can stretch further to include things of higher emotional or physical consequence (violence, blackmail, sexual coercion, etc.), and that's what makes it interesting—I think it's some of the most interesting character dynamics out there

"I'm aware of the risks and am choosing to do this, because I have deemed those risks acceptable."

"These activities may be societally unacceptable, but it is within a framework of mutual consent"

"We may be hurting each other, but there are rules, and if those rules are broken, I will lose trust"

Not that I think that anyone is wrong for giving weight to Word of God—just that I think it's important/helpful in fandom to keep the concepts distinct. It makes things easier to talk about + have more nuanced discussions. More words to describe specific things make communication more interesting.

(Niche take, I think it could even be argued that Word of God really is just a creator's own Headcanon, since "Headcanon" refers to an individual's personal interpretation of a story/character when it hasn't been explored in the original media property, i.e. doesn't contradict canon)

I think while understandable why this may be taken as true canon or a credible reference to win debates, I think it's valid to embrace Canon while rejecting Word of God. There's an argument to be made that if it was an important enough detail to canonize, it would have made it into the story.

Canon is what is presented directly in the media as it's published. "Word of God" is a statement from someone with the right to speak on the work, such as the creator or staff.

So in the end the struggle still remains 'finishing fics' even if I write something shorter or different, truly a skill I need to work on… I would wish someone would lock me in a hotel room to write like Douglas Adams but I don't know if it would succeed in getting me to write ahahaha

Shaking your hand in ADHD, ahaha—same problem, different solutions I think! I think what's different for me is that the length of the piece doesn't matter—if it's a 500 word fic, I stall at 400, if it's a 8000 word fic, I stall at 6500… my final sprint demotivation is proportionate

This is incredibly sweet and I appreciate the reply trying to help! 100% agreed with this and it definitely helps most people—but my problem is not burn out or frustration, just pure executive dysfunction ahahaha

Truly the only solution I have found so far is to get my friends to pelt me with rocks

Adding to my fav TF villains crossover house because I can
#maccadam #mtmtepharma #tfpharma #koss #tfpknockout #starscream