Being Inclusive With Your Reader Insert Fic Is A Kindness. It Tells People Of Color (poc) That You Are

Being inclusive with your reader insert fic is a kindness. It tells people of color (poc) that you are considering someone who does not look like you in your fic. It shows love and dedication to our craft. It tells poc that they belong here too and they can see themselves in your story.

Poc aren’t look for activism in fic, we know fandom isn’t that serious, but we should be able to have that same level of escapism when we turn to fic and fandom. We belong here too. This space is for everyone, not just one group of people.

Just to give a few examples of how simple it can be: say “skin warmed” instead of blushed, say “cradled your head” instead of running fingers through hair, say “angles yourself to kiss” instead of standing on tiptoes, use italics to indicate Spanish to take out a throwaway line of “you didn’t understand Spanish” things like that. Small changes that do not impact the fic at all but make a world of difference in inclusivity!

And for anything you can’t/don’t want to change, simply add warning in the beginning. Things like hair descriptors, anything reader might wear, some backstory for reader (especially involving family or where the story is set), readers job, things like that. A lot of times just having that heads up before the fic makes a world of difference!

And one example of kindness we as writers always worked to change: until recently (just a couple years ago) it wasn’t common to label the gender of the reader. But those who aren’t female asked writers to label it so they know which to read and which to avoid, and now it’s common to label the gender/pronouns of the reader. So it is possible! It just takes effort! And I’m a writer myself so I know it can be done!

We can pretend to be a bartender or a bounty hunter or an actress or anything else. But we shouldn’t have to imagine we’re a white one.

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1 year ago

new hyperfixation unlocked😭

mafia!gaz catching your hand when you try to steal his wallet for your next meal ticket and he takes one look at you and gives you a little money anyway. he comes by the same areas a few times a week to come see you and wants to make sure that his little pickpocket is alright.

but one day, you find yourself cornered and a cloth is placed over your mouth till you black out. when you wake up, you find yourself in a lavish bedroom and you're freaked out to find out that you've been bathed and dressed in a silk nightgown while your new fiancé enters the room with a tray of food and starts talking about wedding plans.


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1 year ago

Y/N: *making random noises and whistles*

Soap: whoa, that's some sick beat boxing.

Ghost: that's tourettes.


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1 year ago

How come we got rid of handkerchiefs?? Like that shit can be so romantic and for what??

(I want to know how many people actually still use them besides rich men who put them in their suit pockets just for an accessory)


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1 year ago

Shout out to all the Black ppl that can no longer participate directly in the fandom they love because of the stresses of racism 👍🏾 you contain multitudes of value and I'm sorry that the color of your skin and the power of your voice makes people not want to acknowledge that.

1 year ago

I am, in fact, processing another wave of baby fever though I am in fact not currently fertile

So have some "the baby said their first words" moments with four of my fav boys :) (I will absolutely update later with Alejandro and Rudy but my brain is itchy with Gaz, Soap, Ghost, and Price rn)

Price:

You and Price have been married for five years, dated for two. You ended up having a baby boy (adoption, surrogate, or personal pregnancy whichever you prefer) which you, of course, named "John" aka John JR (aka JJ). Price was currently on leave, taking his time with his lovely spouse and their baby boy. As you sit in the living room in your house, Price holding little JJ and you sitting next to them, you couldn't help but record the cuteness of Price being an absolute father as he played with JJ. JJ was sitting up in Price's arms, babbling away and soaking up all the attention. Until...

"Dada"

You and Price both freeze, taking a few seconds to process what just happened. The room erupted with excitement. Price was grinning ear to ear, cheering his boy on. You were in both awe and shock. Your baby boy said his first word. Price was ecstatic. And the fact you got it on camera made it so much better. He definitely rubbed it in your face for days.

Or if you are also the father, you both celebrated by showing off the video to anyone who had eyes.

Ghost:

You and Ghost ended up having a girl. (GHOST GIVES OFF GIRL DAD ENERGY CHANGE MY MIND) A girl which you had named Diana. Ghost was getting ready to leave to go on a mission, one that will keep him away for possibly weeks, so he was trying to take his time with his lovely spouse and their beautiful little girl. You were holding Diana, gently rocking her in your arms as Ghost was giving her kisses on the head. Diana had started to fuss a little.

"Baba"

You laughed a little, mostly out of shock, as Ghost stood there dumbfounded. "She did not just say 'baba'.", He uttered in disbelief. You nodded, still giggling and giddy. "She's hungry, she wants a bottle.", you defend, trying to keep your grin back. Ghost picked her up out of your arms, holding her close, "You meant to say 'dada', right baby girl? Dada." Diana babbled a little. "Baba.", she repeated (more like corrected). Ghost scowled a little. "No, dada." "Baba." You were practically pissing yourself with all your laughter, having to hold onto the wall for support. Ghost was desperately trying to get your little girl to say his name. In the end, he did end up going on his mission. The first week in he had gotten a video message from you of Diana. In the video Diana was outside in the back garden, messing with the small patch of flowers and repeatedly saying "dada". At least it was her second word, right?

Gaz(my beloved):

Gaz LOVED being a father. Every second of the day he was preaching to the team about how his babies (twins, two boys named August and Lenux) were getting bigger every day. If he wasn't talking about their growth, he was showing off pictures you send of them at the park or making a mess during their dinner. You had decided to pay a surprise visit on base, bringing the twins with you and carrying them in your arms. You had a mischievous grin as you walked up to a surprised looking Gaz. "Kyle, they did it.", you informed. His face twisted in confusion, "did what?" You look at the twins as Gaz took Lenux, giving you an extra arm. "Boys, tell daddy what you said.", you urged. Gaz's face lit up. August, the little trouble maker, started to laugh. He was the first to repeat himself, "kitty!" Lenux clapped his hands a little. "Kitty!", he added. Their first words were kitty. Why? Because the neighborhood cat had paid them a visit, so they decided to use it as an excuse to speak. Gaz laughed. He was over the moon at hearing his boys speak. "Kitty, huh? I'll take it.", He snickered. And for weeks after that, he was going on and on to anyone who would listen about how his boys had said their first words. Eventually, Ghost got him to calm it down by bribing him with pictures of his own baby, Diana. The two traded baby pictures to show their spouses quite frequently.

Soap:

Johnny 'Soap' Mactavish is a good man. Never one to actually face fear without a determination set in his mind. He doesn't scare too easily. Except when it comes to his spouse, who has more than once scolded him for cursing around the baby. A baby girl named Josephine. You didn't agree on a name in time when the baby had arrived, so when you had her in your arms Laswell took the liberty of giving the baby a name herself. It was endearing though, and a beautiful name, so no hard feelings. Soap has a dirty mouth. One that gets him in trouble both at home and on base. So as he was feeding little Josephine while you were washing the dishes, he had accidentally dropped the spoon. He let out a quick "fuck" before bending down to pick it up. Josephine watched him.

"Fuck.", was what she repeated.

Soap froze. His veins turned cold. As the water from the sink turned off, he nearly jumped out of his skin. "Johnny.", you deadpan. Soap stood up with the fallen spoon, slowly looking at you. You had a spray bottle at the ready, a scowl on your face. "Did I just hear our daughters first word?" He gulped nervously, knowing he was on big trouble. But at the same time he was fighting back his laughter, biting his bottom lip to hide his grin. "Fuck.", is what little Josephine decided to add to the conversation. You quickly sprayed with the spray bottle Soap, getting closer. "You and that dirty mouth of yours!", you scolded. Soap couldn't help but cackle, trying to protect himself with his hands from the water being sprayed on him. "I didn't mean to! I swear!", he defended, choking on his laughs. "You're lucky I don't put soap in your mouth!" After the laughter died down and you stopped spraying him, you both go back to your duties. Soap leaned in close to Josephine, kissing her soft forehead. "That's ma girl.", He whispered. "Johnny!", you huff.

(Hope you enjoyed my brainrot of the 141 boys with some cute baby interactions. Baby fever is no joke, it needs to leave me >:(. Have a good day, my baby birds❤️)


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1 year ago

Thinking of Captain John "Soap" Mactavish kissing my stretch marks and scars😩


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1 year ago

Johnny 'Soap' MacTavish is definitely the type of guy to still use that Love Tester game from the last 2000s because his sisters use it and he thinks it's real.

(This one specifically:)

Johnny 'Soap' MacTavish Is Definitely The Type Of Guy To Still Use That Love Tester Game From The Last

So he put his and Simon 'Ghost' Rileys name in it and when it pops up as 99% he sitting there giggling like a lovesick school girl in the common room while Ghost sits next to him

Soap: see tha' LT?

Ghost: that's the stupidest thing ever

Soap:

Ghost:

Soap:

Ghost: now do Alex and Farah-


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1 year ago

Yeah, you say "I love you" but the vampire!JohnPrice I'm writing about says:

“You are my everything… you are the sun to my midnight. The joy to my pain. The breath to my heartbeat…. You are mine.”

😒


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1 year ago

vampire!141 with human!reader

vampire!141 who refuses to let human!reader to do anything that would risk them getting hurt because they might get too overwhelmed by the blood

vampire!price having to spray vampire!soap and vampire!gaz with a spray bottle that may or may not have holy water in it when they get too overwhelmed by their thirst around human!reader

vampire!ghost who's basically got cat and tugs on human!reader (shirts, dress, etc) when he wants a little snack of blood

vampire!gaz who is much more gentle about biting unless he's really hungry

vampire!soap who has too much energy therefore bites too much

human!reader who just wanted to be apart of a team but ended up dealing with four vampires who would rather step into the sun than have them get upset mostly from their spur of the moment biting


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