u/arghhhwhy

This is a bit of a rant so buckle up...

I read fanfiction on Ao3. I am an Ao3 warrior. I've been through countless fandoms and never in many years of consuming fanfiction have I had such an impossible time sorting out AUs for AoT fanfiction. It is impossible. Every fanfic is a college AU, or a WW2 AU, or a wingfic, and I can't even filter out "alternate universe" because that filters out "Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence" which is almost exclusively what I read. I'm not sure why it's so bad in this fandom but for some reason most fics I come across don't even tag their AUs, even if it's a common one like college or Highschool. Not to mention the sheer number of untagged levi/reader 😭😭 GET ME OUT OF HEREEEEE

Has anyone found a solution to this? Do you guys feel the same way or am I overreacting?

*Spoilers for season 4*

I understand that the Eldian warrior candidates are young for indoctrination purposes, along with keeping their families in line. And of course, the candidates are enthusiastic to participate in the war to distinguish themselves and their families.

But Gabi's maneuver of faking being a refugee, and then running from bullets was like, almost guaranteed to kill her, and she's probably smart and old enough to realize this. I guess I'm kind of baffled by her lack of fear? Moreover, the way she tells the story over the dinner table and nobody goes "be careful with your life!" or "my baby, you almost died!", they just kinda don't gaf. I guess she has plot armor though... and her parents should be horrified, even if they brainwashed patriots, it's like they don't love her or care for her safety at all. Do all Eldian children get sent to the trenches? This is confusing to me.

It almost seems like she has a death wish of some sort, because really if that sniper had been even a little colder, or her aim was off, or the machine gun didn't have storm trooper aim---basically she should be 100% dead. Or there should be effects from the trench warfare? I mean, if this is WW1-style fighting, then shouldn't she be shell-shocked or traumatized in some more obvious way? People deal with trauma differently, but she just got shot at and nearly died, not to mention possibly spending days weeks exchanging pot shots with the enemy and watching people bleed out or starving or whatever other vile shit happens in the trenches. I'm confused lol.

Like the title says, my domain is expired but there's a weird scammy site up now that doesn't show up on my computer, only on mobile and seems to be for "car insurance" and "cash assistance" (very suspicious). Did these people buy my domain even though I'm in the grace period? Should I call HostGator, tell them to fully release the domain and just buy it as soon as it drops to public markets? Can I transfer domain ownership to somewhere else? I'd appreciate some advice.