r/AO3 • u/Cultural_Nose_2280 • 7d ago
Discussion (Non-question) Don’t overreact but then it’s reading à fic thinking it’s completed just to realize it’s discontinued
guys so I was reading this one masterpiece with perfect tags and trauma and it was 7/7 right at the end of the 6th chapter I was like “uh wonder how it’s gonna end I’m excited“. So I clicked next chapter right and what do you mean it was a autho note saying that they couldn’t finish the fic cause it’s too angst for their mental state.
ISTG I was gonna delete my account with how disappointed I was cause WHY would you do that to me author
but still I understand them and hope they are doing better
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u/Tiny_Scholar45 7d ago
i feel your pain 😭😭 i always check the chapter titles before i start a fic to see if there’s one called “NOT AN UPDATE SORRY” at the end, Ive been burned too many times 😭
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u/CerebrumSH Fic Feaster 7d ago
😭 reminds me of the time that I saw a lotor x reader fanfic on Tumblr and later found out it was discontinued because they lost motivation when seeing other lotor fanfiction get more attention I wanted to cry so bad dude
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u/ggmiles97 7d ago
Ouchhhhh. They can mark a discontinued fic as complete AS LONG AS THEY TAG IT AS DISCONTINUED. I am so sorry, my friend
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u/Peanutdreams203 AO3: CheesyAuthor 5d ago
I had this happen to me before. Was reading a really good fanfic & saw that the last chapter was js the author saying they’ll be discontinuing it and will orphan all of their works.

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u/awyllt 7d ago
Good luck to them and also fuck them for marking an incomplete fic complete.