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coalie ([personal profile] coalcube) wrote in [community profile] coaltide2025-09-13 02:19 pm
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Re: stuff you wish you could tell your recipient

(Anonymous) 2025-09-19 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I think this is a weird thing to be bothered by and your framing of it as "getting someone a present they already bought for themselves" massively downplays the whole point of exchange pic for many? most? people.

Sometimes I prompt fic with the same story beats as another fic I loved that already exists in the fandom, because I want the same thing but different.

Sometimes I prompt fic with the same story beats as a fic I have already written. Because I want to be able to enjoy it as a story, not a creation, gdi!