[ SECRET POST #2002 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2002 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 066 secrets from Secret Submission Post #286.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 2 - text comments ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Some people are just deeply insecure, OP, whether they realize it or not. Heck, especially when they don't realize it. They compensate for it by lashing out when they think they will face little or no repercussions for their words and actions, and convince themselves that "it's just for fun" or "geez, it's just the internet, they should grow a thicker skin, like me".

I hope this doesn't sound mean, but when someone known for being "bitchy" steals your stories, you should call them out publicly, not privately, because in private they can be prepared and spin the story in their favor to the masses. Do it in a public venue and in a way that you can present all your evidence (screencap the heck out of everything they did!) and so that they cannot erase it.

I hope that this never happens again, though. Stealing sucks. :(

[dreamwidthcansuckmytits]

This. I've found some of the meanest people out there feel outcast/victimized in other parts of their lives (whether currently, or in the past).

When they have the opportunity (popularity, success, p-o-w-e-r) instead of being rational, happy humans, they turn around and use the bad behavior they experienced on others. Of course that's not always the case, but sometimes it happens.

The fact that this person felt that they needed to steal your story in the first place is very telling. Why would they feel so insecure about their own writing/ideas in a ~friendly, amateur, let's have fun and write fanfic!~ situation?

OP... Either join the fight (publicly call 'em out, etc) or walk the fuck away. Then again, your creative stuff belongs to you, and shit like this in a "real world" setting can be really dangerous (plagiarism).

But also consider: Keep in mind that an idea vs. straight up stealing word-for-word is kind of tenuous (ex: pixar/dreamworks both make movies on the same subject/basic plot, but are completely different and both are successful in their own way) . The way this other person acted is totally out of line, especially for a ____friend___... but basic story concepts get thrown about and used and reused all the time.