I write a lot of one shots about relationships that I find interesting to explore and are usually not the healthiest, so I get nervous to share outside my friends. But I’ve had bad reactions from just mentioning that I write fanfic at all without even sharing what I write.

I felt like it was a safe space and they immediately acted like I should be embarrassed for telling them/wanting to share my ao3 with them. But I’ve had good experiences too like when I told a friend I wrote fic for a ship she liked and she had already read it & liked it