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The Cloptimist


do not mistake peace for quiet

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  • 20 weeks
    Salute to the old PC

    Well, it finally happened.

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  • 21 weeks
    And now we're back

    "And now we're back
    On the field of play
    And we'll be here
    For the next five days!"
    - The Duckworth Lewis Method, "Test Match Special"

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  • 93 weeks
    Awaken

    It's been a while, but - while I'm not likely to write anything new, sorry! - I'm at a place now where I feel comfortable logging back in and reading (and sometimes commenting!) again. I know this didn't really merit an announcement, but I've seen a few DMs and comments since the last time I was here, and I just wanted to reassure people that if you want to message me or leave comments, they will

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  • 115 weeks
    Inactive

    I won't be deleting the account, because it's been pointed out to me before that some people somehow found something they liked in my stories and it's not really fair of me to take it away, but I'm done with Fimfiction. Thanks for having me. Bye.

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  • 133 weeks
    In which I apologise for being a year behind schedule and note a remarkable coincidence

    So, the five of you who are still following me will note it's been a while since I published a story, and even longer since I teased my big upcoming project - nearly a year since that blog, in fact! I'm so sorry.

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And now we're back · 8:42pm Dec 2nd, 2023

"And now we're back
On the field of play
And we'll be here
For the next five days!"
- The Duckworth Lewis Method, "Test Match Special"

I hadn't really anticipated just how nervous and anxious I would feel pasting text and art into this interface again, but... well, two and a half years is long enough to stay away, I suppose. And doing this furtively under the blanket of the M/M shipping contest, where downvotes and mean comments are probably close to being guaranteed, seems like an appropriately low-key way to come back, so... yeah. Here goes nothing :twilightsmile:

Report The Cloptimist · 121 views · Story: Beyond a Boundary · #cricket #gay
Comments ( 8 )

Welcome back! Sadly you can't upvote posts, otherwise you'd have had one from me just for quoting that song! :pinkiehappy:

That new fic of yours has rocketed on to my RiL list, which probably won't surprise you! Also, know that at least one person here got the "With apologies to CLR James" bit. :pinkiehappy:

Welcome back!

Even if it is shipping...
:trollestia:

I missed you. :heart:

Welcome back, and good luck. :)

Come back swinging, amigo. It's the most enjoyable way to make a grand return. :rainbowdetermined2:

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Using a baseball idiom when the story is about cricket? Tsk tsk.
(and thank you)

... Or, wait, is that a boxing thing rather than a baseball thing? Hmm.
anyway I appreciate the sentiment :twilightsmile:

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