38. Who is more sexually experimental? Who’s more vanilla? “You’re serious?” Phoenix gave her a dumbfounded look. He was no stranger to kinky games with her– and no slouch either, but this… “Maya, uh, I can’t help but remember you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The people have spoken. I organized our expanded Ace Attorney timeline into a series for easy access. The New Age of The Law Collection – thesavagesabretooth, VickytheSnake – 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney [Archive of Our Own] The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
April ??, 2028 Wasn’t cronyism supposed to be fun? Edgeworth suspected he was not getting so much satisfaction out of it as his detractors would imagine as he signed the documents to rehire prosecutor Lana Skye. In fact, he felt[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (300 words) by thesavagesabretooth Three drabbles. Apollo is in the car three times when the same song comes on. – November 10, 2025– 9:15 am Kristoph had the top down on his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Looking for someone, Justice-dono?” Blackquill sneered at Apollo as the defense attorney peeked his head into the break room of the prosecutorial offices. “Ah, yeah I was looking for Klavier?” “Hah,” Blackquill laughed and shook his head. “The delinquent prosecutor’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lucifer Was an Angel As Well (14252 words) by thesavagesabretooth Additional Tags: Ambiguous Relationships, Dubious Morality, Post-Canon, Inappropriate Behavior, vera has a crush on the man who almost killed her, Extremely toxic, Vera Misham-centric, Kristoph Gavin-centric, not ship not not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Mechanics of Emotion (9272 words) by VickytheSnake, thesavagesabretoothChapters: 2/?Fandom: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace AttorneyRating: MatureWarnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Athena Cykes/Simon Blackquill, Bobby Fulbright/ Simon Blackquill, The Phantom/Simon Blackquill, Athena Cykes/The Phantom, Athena Cykes/Bobby Fulbright, Bobby[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“You look ridiculous in that outfit, by the way,” Chris grunted as his gaze slid over Wesker’s body, impossible to prevent himself from taking it in. The way the thick, black, body hugging fabric suction cupped itself to Wesker’s form,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kristoph never minded bringing his little brother to choir practice, until the director asked if Klavier could sing with them. He had always been praised for his voice, but Klavier sang like an angel. When the spotlight shifted, and the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Head Games, Law Games (4969 words) by thesavagesabretooth first part here Summary: Phoenix Wright thought that the strange game between him and Kristoph Gavin had ended for good when he put his lover and rival in jail for murder. But[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apollo hadn’t thought about it as a date at first, but in hindsight, it was obviously a date. Despite how his place was, Vera came over. Apollo ordered chinese food for dinner, and they watched a movie. Once the leftover[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I want more non-porn fics where most of the cast is known to be having or have had casual sex with one another and it’s not a big deal. *writes a bunch of these fics myself*
leapyeap: after several discussions that left me baffled, let me throw this out to the masses: do you look at ao3’s icons when you’re looking for a fic to read? do you know and make use of these icons no?[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
9. A emotionally manipulates B knowing full well they’re doing it. Kristoph put his hand on Apollo’s, stopping him as he reached for his coat. “You’re sure you can’t stay late and help me? I’ll take you out to dinner.”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Are you less likely to click on a fic on AO3 if it’s organized into part of a series? Yes, always. Yes, unless the series title clarifies that it’s a collection of one-shots. Yes, unless the story seems by my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
30. A and B are running out of time Thinking back on the moment, it was easy for Apollo to feel like he’d somehow known it would be the last time he and Clay ever kissed. “The launch is in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
3. An argument one person started deliberately. “I don’t even know why we’re fighting about this, Kristoph! It’s not like you even care about–” Kirstoph smiled, and put his hands on Phoenix’s shoulders, pushing him backward. “You’re right Phoenix, I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I can only imagine people staring at our AO3 page trying to figure out what the vibe is.
5. Describe their cozy night in. Miles came back into the room with a fresh bottle of wine and leaned on the door frame for a moment, gazing fondly at where Justine was settled on the couch. Justine was bundled[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
elfwreck: wrangletangle: naryrising: fanfictionanthology: systlin: persefv: systlin: systlin: Oh, how quickly the past is forgotten. They are part of the reason A03 is a thing now. Not the whole reason, but part of it. The Great Purges of 2002 and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lucifer Was an Angel As Well (8940 words) by thesavagesabretooth Additional Tags: Ambiguous Relationships, Dubious Morality, Post-Canon, Inappropriate Behavior, vera has a crush on the man who almost killed her, not ship not not ship but a secret third thing,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thinking about philosophy of AO3 tagging. Specifically character tagging. And how my preference is to tag only the characters that the fic is actually about. But many people’s preference is to tag all of the characters who make an appearance[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
53. Would they ever go skinny dipping? “You have to be kidding me." Nick eyed the placid lake with suspicion. There was no way it was anything less than frigid. "Maya, I didn’t even bring a bathing suit.” “So? Neither[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chains of the Dragon (8986 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 2/? catch up here. Additional Tags: Polyamory, Drama & Romance, Eventual Happy Ending, relationship drama, genre: political thriller and soap opera, plot heavy – October 1, 2028– 9:50 am Klavier sat up[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
33. Who’s the better cook? “Ach, sonnenschein! Why is it that all you know how to cook is curries, hmm?” Klavier leaned over his shoulder from behind and sniffed the scent of spice and heat coming up from the pot[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Little Reprimand (4229 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/1Rating: ExplicitWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Klavier Gavin/Ema SkyeAdditional Tags: Power Play, Enthusiastic Consent, Aftercare, Established Relationship (more tags in link). Summary: He’d surprised her, and it showed in the flush of blood[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“People mostly write and read very character driven, specific ship focused fic, because what most people want out of fanfiction is to focus on the romance between characters they’re not getting in canon so they can soak in the vibes.”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
56. What do they do turn the other on/put them in the mood? Miles wished that Phoenix wasn’t so damned attractive when he’d been drinking– it made it harder to tell him he should stop. But there was something deliciously[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
allthingswhumpyandangsty: Reblog if you love AO3 and appreciate their volunteers who are working harder than God, fighting battle after battle, making sure the place that is a safe space for every fandom is staying up and running for all of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lucifer Was an Angel As Well (3645 words) by thesavagesabretoothWarnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Ambiguous Relationships, Dubious Morality, Post-Canon, Inappropriate Behavior, vera has a crush on the man who almost killed her, not ship and not not ship[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apollo couldn’t quite believe what he was seeing as he leaned in the doorway of Mr. Gavin’s kitchen. Classical music was playing from the radio, and his boss swayed elegantly back and forth, light on his feet as he moved[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You are going to have better luck finding what you’re looking for on AO3 in this case. Resident Evil fandom on tumblr specifically has recently had a bit of a fandom war over this very topic, unfortunately. There are some[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Phoenix walked into the bedroom, fresh out of the shower, still steaming hot and dripping wet. With a wide grin on his face, he flopped down on the bed, half on top of Miles Edgeworth, and pulled him into a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Head Games, Law Games (2467 words) by thesavagesabretooth Summary: Phoenix Wright thought that the strange game between him and Kristoph Gavin had ended for good when he put his lover and rival in jail for murder. But when Miles Edgeworth[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Zelgadis sat on top of the big, humming machine in his grandfather’s workshop, kicking his feet idly as he watched him work. He yawned quietly. Rezo turned, reaching out a hand toward him. “You’re still there, Zel? I thought you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ao3org: Guest comments back on! Guest comments have now been turned back on! We’ll continue to keep an eye out for any spam issues and make further adjustments as needed. (22:08 UTC April 23, 2024)
One of my favorite things about polyamory fic is that, because a character is having different needs filled by different partners (and serving different needs of different partners), you get to see many aspects of their character that might not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Where Were You on the Night of the Murder? (1705 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/1Rating: ExplicitWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Kristoph Gavin/Apollo JusticeAdditional Tags: Missing Scene, During Canon, Boss/Employee Relationship, Established Relationship, Couch Surfing, Apollo Justice Has Issues Summary: After the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Seed that Grew a Pearl (5755 words) by thesavagesabretoothRating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Pearl Fey/Trucy WrightWarnings: Gender Issues, Gender Confusion, Referenced Child Abuse Summary: Trucy takes Pearl on her first ever clothes shopping adventure in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Save me, chessmaster! So I saw a post today about how there’s a certain character who, when viewed from the typical POV of the series protagonist, seems very put together, cool and aloof. But then, when we see material from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bound but at a Distance (1454 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/1Additional Tags: Family Feels, Family Drama, Family Secrets, Post-Canon, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort The secret comes out. – September 29, 2028– 1:30 pm It would have been a typical lazy Saturday at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
not-mary-sue: Alright, to ao3’s soon to be arriving Wattpad Refugees, a basic guide to general user culture: 1.) Unlike Wattpads vote system that let’s you like each chapter, the ao3 equivalent kudos only allows one per work. Everyone is generally[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
elfwreck: devin-the-writes: ALT getting this notification was really depressing. we need to bring back “don’t like, don’t read” because people are literally just writing fiction and the comments were disabled because of abuse towards writers. be nicer, for the love[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
valoisfulcanellideux: About the AO3 “No Guest Comments for a while” warning If you’re not following any of AO3’s social media accounts you might be in the dark as to what kind of “spam comments” have engendered this banner at the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ao3org: Guest comments temporarily disabled Due to an influx of abusive spam comments, we’ve temporarily turned off the ability to leave comments while logged out. We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope to have guest comments back on soon! (16:06[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
blue-phoria: anyone else got this on ao3? Yep. I am both surprised and not surprised to see it. The archive has been under attack for a while now. Looks like a new surge.
In Justice We Trust (162836 words) thesavagesabretoothChapters: 41/41 With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted samurai whom they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chains of the Dragon (4445 words) by thesavagesabretooth Additional Tags: Polyamory, Polyamory Negotiations, Drama & Romance, Eventual Happy Ending, ethical non-monogamy, relationship drama, Established Relationship, Developing Relationship, genre: political thriller and soap opera, POV Multiple, Klavier Gavin-centric, Apollo Justice-centric, Nahyuta-centric,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well this fucking sucks. :c
I love flawed, morally dubious characters who don’t realize when they’re in the wrong, and have complex, multi-layered, messy romantic and sexual relationships where they make mistakes, have miscommunications, prioritize their feelings over their partner’s sometimes, and accidentally or even[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (155973 words) thesavagesabretooth catch up here With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted samurai[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oooh our favorite dynamic is when a hero or civilian is in love with the villain and has to convince them they they’re the same. The villain who is convinced no one could love or understand them, they’re a monster,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (149799 words) by thesavagesabretooth catch up here With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
timelessbian: actually that ao3 post about calculating kudos-to-hits ratios to decide if a fic is worth reading has me so pissed off. someone put real time and energy into something they are SHARING WITH YOU FOR FREE on a site[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
olderthannetfic: And if you are on AO3, you should prioritize the people looking for spanking.
In Justice We Trust (144638 words) by thesavagesabretooth catch up here With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (139488 words) by thesavagesabretooth catch up here With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Helping Around the Office (100 words) by thesavagesabretoothRating: ExplicitWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Naruhodou Ryuuichi | Phoenix Wright/Odoroki Summary: Apollo helps Mr. Wright in his office.
“do I misunderstand what this kink is, or are people on AO3 tagging it in fics where it does not actually appear?” *goes and double checks the definition and reads some reddit threads* AO3 authors are tagging it in fics[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✨ Write the stories you want to write. ✨ Don’t let anyone shame you for the type of stories you write. ✨ Don’t let anyone shame you for writing fanfiction, or for writing any other fiction that isn’t seen as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ao3org: Another Update Regarding “No Fandom” tags AO3 Tag Wranglers recently began testing processes for updating canonical tags (tags that appear in the autocomplete and the filters) that don’t belong to any particular fandom (commonly known as No Fandom tags).[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thetentaclecommander: Ao3 has made the Mommy Kink tag canonical. Ao3 has made the Mommy Kink tag canonical. Oh…oh dear. Dare I do a Mommy kink fic peeps asked me about just for that tag change? Hmmm Oooh, is this a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (135315 words) by thesavagesabretooth catch up here. With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“how can you headcanon that character as bisexual– they’re so obviously gay!” Easy; I don’t believe that what a person acts like or dresses like, or their mannerisms or habits of speech correlates to who they’re attracted to. A character[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (130983 words) by thesavagesabretooth catch up here. With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
plague-of-insomnia: lilacwriter07: asparklethatisblue: ao3-shenanigans: puyopuyopopee: I’m noticing an increase in new fic writers on AO3 who…uh…mayy not know how to format their fics correctly..so here is a quick and VERY important tip Using a random fic of mine as example..[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I really, really think it feels way better when I get 1 (one) kudos on my weird little fic about an unpopular pairing than when I get 50 kudos on a fic in the fandom’s big pairing with tropes everybody[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (126233 words) by thesavagesabretooth catch up here. With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Heterosexual male friendships are so rare in tv and movies” No??? they have an entire genre?? They’re literally inescapable? have you ever heard of a buddy cop show? have you ever seen an action movie made prior to 2000?? How[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (120928 words) by thesavagesabretooth catch up here. With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ahhh! We’re so glad to hear that! Hope that you’re enjoying! 💖 Drop the pairing in our inbox and maybe we’ll write another 😁
Chris was five drinks in at the STARS party when truth or dare started. He was several more drinks in when Jill dared him to kiss the captain. “Jill! You can’t– that’s not!” Wesker leveled a cool stare at him.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have been evaluating my posting schedule, and I am thinking for my next fanfiction I am going to start posting once every three days, even if I actually could post faster, to give people time to read along and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (117259 words) by thesavagesabretooth catch up here. With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
TBH I love rarepairs and crackships that you’d never expect and are the result of a pair of rp partners having accidentally let the characters vibe in a scene next to one another too long and sexual tension developed.
vivi-mire: “wow i love this character i should look at their tag-” X READER ATTACK 10000 YEARS HOW CHARACTER WOULD REACT TO YOU BEING INFERTILE UNTAGGED SMUT💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🎃⚔📊💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥😳😲🤬🥵🥶😈💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🏓🔨💥💥💥💥💥 I’ve been seeing this with a lot of tags now that tumblr actually[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We are a fictive plural system, and we write a lot of fanfiction about our source media. We also have a partner– also a fictive system– who is our writing partner. When the circumstances are right, writing fanfiction based on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (112389 words) by thesavagesabretooth With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted samurai whom they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No Privacy (100 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/1Fandom: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace AttorneyRating: ExplicitWarnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: The Phantom/Yuugami Jin | Simon Blackquill, Ban Gouzou | Bobby Fulbright/Yuugami Jin | Simon BlackquillCharacters: The Phantom (Gyakuten Saiban), Yuugami[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (107841 words) by thesavagesabretooth catch up here. With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sounds like you can report it and have a moderator decide if it belongs in the archive or not!
sassysnowperson: copperbadge: Had a dream this morning that Archive of our Own had a Random button which would simply take you to a random fanfic, like Wikipedia has. (AO3 does not appear to really have this, I checked and couldn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Your very best bet is to pay for your own hosting (buy a website and storage space of your own) and upload your art to that. We pay under $100 a year for a domain and personal hosting. However, your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
8. –on a falling tear. Albert was faster, stronger than Chris. He overpowered him, grabbing his wrist and digging in his thumb until Chris’ fingers released the gun. He swung him against the wall, knocking the breath out of him–[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Great question, anon! The answer is– it depends. If I know what I want to/am supposed to write next, but I’m having trouble motivating myself to write my strategy is: get up and do something physical. Take a walk. Do[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What is the best way of tagging in a longfic where Blorbo dates several people over the course of a single story? Immediately tag all ships that Blorbo will be in, even those not written yet. Don’t tag a ship[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (104203 words) thesavagesabretooth catch up here. With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted samurai[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trying to decide what to call your fanfic universe for the purposes of naming the AO3 series is the worst part of having a fanfic universe.
Oh hey– with that last drabble, Ace Attorney has finally overtaken Marvel on our AO3 page.
Thank you for asking for this one 😭 – There were so many complications. So much going on at any given time. So much keeping them busy, or apart. So many eyes on them. But here, in the quiet privacy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Going forward if I see you use “weird” as a synonym for immoral, harmful, illegal, disgusting, or unacceptable, I am just going to treat you like you’re Becky from the middle school mean girls club.
Why is weird OR acceptable your binary here, friend? It’s acceptable to be weird. Weird and acceptable are not antonyms. Weird doesn’t mean illegal. Weird doesn’t mean immoral. Weird doesn’t mean wrong. If you don’t accept people being weird, then[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
aibidil: You wrote a trope that isn’t popular in fandom right now and isn’t high on search lists—you’re expanding fresh content You wrote an out-of-the-box characterization You’re learning to be proud of your work without external validation, which is a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (98739 words) thesavagesabretooth catch up here. With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted samurai[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I treasure all authors and all ways of writing– but I sometimes feel like I’m the only writer in fandom who actually starts longfic with the plot. Like if I just have miscellaneous character vibes and feelings I write a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (95196 words) by thesavagesabretooth With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted samurai whom they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More kudos and especially more comments will always spur me on to write faster. “In Justice We Trust” has been getting 7 comments per chapter, so I’ve been putting out a chapter per day. But no amount of lack of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In Justice We Trust (91760 words) by thesavagesabretooth catch up here With Simon Blackquill and Athena Cykes assigned as their psychologists, the Phantom and Fulbright must grapple with their identity, their deeds, their future, and their love for the twisted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…