my fandom always puts a “OR” which gives us TWO summaries which give me more of an idea which if i combine that with the tags i get a good enough gist
2026-07-02 14:10:06
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✩ Aliz ✩ :
no one understands how much I love the "OR:"
2026-07-02 20:46:26
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julia(n) ⚢ :
you forgot about random (hozier lyric)
2026-07-04 01:50:06
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cande 🇦🇷 :
the way i always automatically skip to the "OR:..." cause that's the actual summary 💀
2026-07-02 14:58:43
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Vi :
and don't forget (the titles written likes this)
2026-07-02 19:20:17
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cap4bleoflove :
or the “lyric (more lyrics but in bracket)”
2026-07-02 19:42:33
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Miriam :
i love when hozier drops a new batch of fanfic titles
2026-07-02 14:38:40
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Aiden | Hugo's <3 :
I just put a beautiful detailed summary and then "OR (insert blunt description with non proper wording)"
2026-07-02 17:12:29
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Red ♡ :
im a sucker for
[Small snippet that includes a tiny bit of descriptive text AND dialogue]
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[One to two sentence summary]
that way i go into it knowing 1. the author's writing and grammar style and 2. a good, but spoiler-free understanding of what the fic will be about
2026-07-02 19:48:38
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Mr. Edward Hyde :
I always put the most effort into the first summary and as the fic goes on I get vaguer
2026-07-02 18:12:43
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Kaia Deveraux :
I fucking LOVE these summaries. the dialogue immediately tells me how the author does dialogue, if they know correct grammar for it, if they include enough description around their dialogue (so the quality of the fic). the second part gives me the vibes of the fic, which is really all you need in fanfic since majority of fanfic isn't necessarily plot-centered. Tags tell me everything else I need to know. I will live and die by this summary style, they're the fics I click on the most.
2026-07-02 19:42:55
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Lizzie Saltzman's Lawyer :
Look, the only fics I judge are the ones with no summary at all
2026-07-02 18:27:37
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Aaron :
The tags tell you the most, the bits of Dialoge gives you a taste of the writing style and the sentence is just what trope it is
2026-07-02 17:30:37
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Nemo :
(quote)
OR
(witty summary)
marry me
2026-07-02 20:56:42
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banana :
I like when they give an exerpt from the fic and then add a summary so then i can decide if the writing style is my cup of tea and whether or not im interested in the plot
2026-07-02 17:13:50
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leo_longestnameever 📼 👁️ :
I’ve written 200 works so far, I always do ‘first paragraph of the fic so you know the writing style I use’ OR ‘most literal 2 sentence summary possible’
2026-07-02 17:21:11
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marigold :
"or.." oh I'm clicking immediately
2026-07-02 19:17:27
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Kiwi 🥝 :
"OR" is the goat bro
2026-07-02 22:32:25
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☀️teej🌙 :
I personally love “or the one where they…”
2026-07-02 21:06:32
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Eddiekins :
When the summary is a piece of dialogue not even IN the fucking fic i get so mad for no reason
2026-07-02 21:19:38
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EchoingG🚦🦇 :
u also have
[part of fic / random vauge thing]
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or [actual summary]
2026-07-02 19:35:55
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sophie :
big fan of [fic excerpt with some dialogue that kind of sets up world building/dynamic] OR, (sentence that somewhat plainly explains the pitch for the fic). also the title is some poetic bullshit i’ve been in this game for years
2026-07-02 17:53:26
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Karolcia 🫷😶🫸 :
trying to come up with a summary and tags is actually harder than writing the story itself
2026-07-02 13:21:56
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Mora :
Love a fic that has random dramatic bits or dialogue or writing to give us a taste followed by “OR” and it’s a comprehensive plot breakdown
2026-07-02 16:09:54
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thesapphirelady :
ah, see, i need to be courted. enticed. you must draw me into the fic i have found under tags i chose. that's why i like the dual summaries where it's proper summary AND a catching one
2026-07-02 17:43:12
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