A Helpful How To Guide For Posting On AO3 Because I Can’t Believe People Are Out There Posting Long

Your OPSEC is Bad and You Should Feel Bad

Okay so one of the many things that drives me absolutely nuts about most TV shows and (some) books that involve secret or classified information or secure facilities is how absolutely not secure everything is, so these are a few basic things that people get wrong:

You can't carry around classified information. There are, I assume, exceptions in specific cases, though they are assuredly very carefully managed, but random intel agent #12 cannot legally just take home classified information so they can work on it at home. That's incredibly illegal. And that's for a reason--secure facilities are, as the name suggests, secure. Everywhere else is varying levels of not secure. Even for people working with regular business or government materials on their work phone or laptop, there are varying levels of strict rules about where you can leave it, how to report a lost device, and not keeping it in checked bags.

Badges should be innocuous and limited in visible information. Any sensible security system doesn't have badges that are numbered/colored/otherwise identified by access level, because that is a really easy way to identify targets for thieves/people who want to break in. American federal ID cards (CAC for military, PIV for civilian) have really specific layouts. Some companies distinguish between full time employees, interns, vendors, etc in their cards.

Badges shouldn't be displayed outside of the office. This is not really followed by real people (if you get on the metro on DC you will see a wide variety of visible badges), but displaying a badge is not security-wise because 1) it makes them easier to steal, and 2) it can make you a target.

Names/access level/information shouldn't be openly announced. I'm looking at you, MCU Spider-Man fanfiction. Just. Don't.

Confidential/classified information shouldn't be openly discussed. Stop having your characters talk about confidential or classified information in front of people who shouldn't know it, or even just out in the open at all. They shouldn't be telling their parents, their friends, their spouses, etc. Even businesses or government buildings that deal with sensitive information, there may be spaces where certain things can or can't be discussed, and employees/contractors will go through approximately 8 million trainings on where you can't discuss certain information. This also involves erasing whiteboards, locking computers, etc.

You can't have cell phones in certain secure facilities. People shouldn't be having their cell phones with them in SCIFs. This prohibition extends to all things that can be recording devices, including furbies.

So you’ve definitely answered this before but do you have any codywan fic reccs? I tried to find the original ask but didn’t have any luck

i think i did too BUT i also cant find it lMAO i dont mind doing another, irregardless!! because fic writers ALWAYS deserve more love! this is no means comprehensive, but these are my go to feel goods

through the rain by katierosefun [1/1] - (a history of rain, first meetings, and cody and obi wan) this fic is so sweet and gentle, like a warm bath. its just so lovely and cody is such a precious man in this.

carbon cycle by caffine [9/9] - (p66: obi wan discovers gardening, and cody builds a rebellion) this might be my favorite post 66 AU- which is saying a lot because i live, eat, and sleep post 66 AUs. it takes time to flesh out who both men became after Order 66 and has a lot of fun with force logic, i just love it. also the authors in earth sciences so i feel a solidarity.

It’s Raining Dear by caffeine [1/1] - (modern domestic au) I READ THIS FIC LIKE THRICE WEEKLY. wonderful characterization of both our guys, and its so… it makes me yearn for a wife? cody is so perfectly fleshed out in this! also, not to be too personal but as someone who has gone through having a clost family member dealing with addiction, this fic actually handles it perfectly without being condescending, so thank you.

Classified by skycathcer [1/1] - (the boys discover cody keeps taking flirty calls in mando’a. unrelated, but obi wan’s on an undercover mission) im obsessed with the clones’ rapport in this, its such peak brother behavior. great one shot man makes me wanna keep living my life.

trouble with the curve by jimmytiberius [1/1] (modern: rex convinces cody to switch with him and obi wan tries to score [thats a baseball joke]) have i mentioned before how much i love baseball? has that come up before??? surely??? this fic is great, even if you dont like baseball- though if thats the case i will take your lunch money and shove you in a locker.

Make You Bed (Lie in It) by glimmerglanger [5/5] 🔒 - (cody starts sharing quarters with obi wan) this… this fucking fic man. It made me feel things when i was drunk and sober and thats saying a lot. i think i love the gradual progression of the relationship here and the way they communicate the most, its so well done. like just watch two people fall in love, come on you know you want to.

The Art of Happenstance by galateraGalvanized [1/1] - (cody and obi wan co parent a lightsaber) i mean… come on. There’s a parent trap reference in the TAGS of this fic, you think that wasn’t MADE for me??? this is such a joyful fic for me, like i just enjoy reading it whenever i need a little pick me up.

room for two by thedisasternerd [3/3] - (undercover on a mission, blinded with pining.) you all know that we couldnt get through a rebecca fic rec list without a fake/pretend relationship au. COME ON!!! THIS FIC! i think this might have been the first codywan fic i read??? theyre so good and dumb in this fic, perfection.

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planet of love - richard siken / midnight mass (2021) / doomsday -lizzy mcalpine / midnight mass (2021) / litany in which certain things are crossed out - richard siken

If you think about it, technically an airplane can only fly when there is human blood inside of it

Thoughts on Wayward Son

Okay, so here I go. Don't know if this will be long or not but I need to express my thoughts.

I read WS non-stop in one sitting and the pace was really fast and kept me going. I really did enjoy it. I love how much the world expanded, the new creatures that we met and the further explanation of the way the magic works is amazing. Also I love Shepard with my whole heart, he was a great addition to the group and helped with their dynamic plus it was interesting seeing them through a different perspective.

Now about Penny, I did enjoy her progress, even though Micah is a shitty person, it does makes sense and it helped Penny mature more, plus I liked her development with Shepard and her friendship with Baz!

Agatha... I didn't like her very much in Carry On but in WS I liked her chapters and how by the ending she kind of accepts that magic is part of her.

Now Simon and Baz, it broke my heart to see how they didn't communicate about their feelings, like they were hoping that by looking at each other the other one would understand what was going through their minds when it obviously doesn't work like that. It's kind of ironic that the magic system is based on the power words have but then they don't use them. It was frustrating to say the least.

I just wish I could take Simon by the shoulders and tell him "You matter, you're worth it, you're so much more than the chosen one, you don't need magic to be happy, you deserve love". It hurts to see Simon feel suffocated but also loving Baz and not telling him his feelings. I wish he would've continued going with the psychologist.

Baz also suffers a lot throughout the book, it's painful to see how much he loves Simon and it's beautiful but also sad how happy Baz gets when Simon kisses him. I loved all the cute moments between them, but then most of the time they went back to square one so that was confusing to me and really emotionally difficult to see.

I did love seeing Simon get jealous but then how is Baz supposed to know this if they don't really talk about it? Again, frustrating.

We all knew that Simon was depressed, but I was hoping the book would show Baz helping Simon get through it, both of them, together. Instead that didn't happen.

Then every time a cute scene/moment (by the way, chapter 41 is beautiful) came I was hanging onto them for dear life. I felt like "okay maybe I can handle it". But no, something else came and they never had a break.

By the ending, I was getting hopeful as Baz saw Simon lying there, thinking he was dead and called him "love". I thought that would've been the point that would made them talk to each other, but no, Simon didn't hear it.

Then Simon carried Baz and didn't let go of him showing how much Baz means to him. I thought okay so maybe this is the time they're finally going to tell each other how they feel in the beach scene...

It's sad to see how Simon does not know how much Baz loves him. It's heartbreaking how Simon thinks Baz would want to stay with Lamb (also fuck him). But I loved Baz's response, that quote is beautiful. Then Simon's reaction came and it crushed my heart. I wish Simon would've shown a small smile or just take Baz's hand or something. It really frustrates me how Baz is hopeful but then Simon shakes his head, that confused me and is what angers me the most, I wanted a little closure, just a little bit of hope and that would've made me happy.

Finally, Penny comes in cutting the conversation and clearly hinting at a third book which I'm anxiously waiting for.

Overall I loved Wayward Son, but I'm unbelievably frustrated and desperate to see them communicate. Just talking would've made everything better. I feel like they talked more at the ball at the end of Carry On than they did during this whole book.

Carry On was the perfect balance for me, when I finished it back in October 2015, all I felt was happiness, I fell in love with it and it was my go-to book for whenever I felt down or reached a reading slump. Now WS just makes me feel sad.

It breaks my heart how much I love them and how much it hurts to see them this way.

I don't think my heart will ever mend from this, at least until the next book comes out.

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