<333333333 tbf I'm v grateful to have friends who willingly listen to me be crazy abt my blorbos & fics when barely or not in the fandoms so I'm just kvetching! But it wd be nice to have someone give you a gold star & say "this is objectively good" everytime u feel anxious abt yr writing ykwim?

late sry!! but i know Exactly what you mean. we write & post that writing to communicate with others, to reach others. ringing silence is never the desired outcome (to say the least!!). knowing it’s landing (or why it isn’t!) is sustenance