[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Crossover] What's It Like to Date the Strongest?

Thanks for asking. As it happens, I'm invincible. Kujou Narumi. Kujou Narumi x 5T5, a story written after losing a dice roll. Don't ask. The drawing lots involved “gender swap,” “the strongest,” and “Platinum.” Can't rule out a love triangle, can we, Geto? Sorry, Megumi's dad! If Geto grabs my pen, that's not my fault.JPG The timeline has been moved around a lot! Also known as #How Gojo Satoru Got the Answers and Still Scored Zero# and #How to Marry Into the Kujou Family#, among other things. Also, the pause announcement got a little weird, so I'll explain more or less what happened. It started when a friend told me she'd seen a story calling me out. She said that if I happened to see it, I shouldn't take it to heart, and that I should keep writing if I wanted to, or just stop if I didn't. (This is the story I made the bet about.) At first, I didn't think much of it. So what if they called me out? Were they going to point at my story and insult me? Normally, an author would care about seeing comments like that. Why should I? Then I actually came across the story, and didn't even realize it was calling me out. I mean, seriously, am I the only one who's written a gender-swapped version of Fish Guy Strong? Who hasn't read a few 18+ stories about Fish Guy Strong getting gender-swapped? Then I opened the comments and found they really were talking about me. The author let commenters praise her own story and insult other people's stories right there under her work. There was also the reader who once said my original BOSS was lame (some of you probably remember: I called them out in an author's note and explained that it wasn't an original big boss, but a supporting character used to tie the timeline together). They were tearing my story apart in the comments. Me: ??? I was just someone who lost a bet and casually wrote an out-of-character story for fun. Of course I couldn't be bothered to update it, so I put it on pause without mentioning the other story or its author's name. I explained why I was pausing it. There was no need to name the other author or story, especially when doing so might cause trouble and be rude. That should have been the end of it. But then the other person sent me a long apology, and I didn't really take it to heart. First, this wasn't a case of two people coming up with the same idea. As I said, who hasn't read a few 18+ stories about Fish Guy Strong getting gender-swapped? I personally have written a gender-swapped Fish Guy Strong story before, and gender-swapping is a setting, not a premise. Second, whether the author meant to or not, it's inappropriate to casually call out another story, rather than recommend it. It doesn't matter whether the title or author's name is mentioned, and it's even worse to imply, “I don't want to update because someone else had the same idea.” Third, discussing another story in the comments of your own is rude, whether you're praising or criticizing it. Fourth: “I said it under this story, not yours, so why are you taking it personally?” Some readers probably feel that way. But I never mentioned the other person's name or story, while the other side really did “name another story and trash it in the comments to get the author to keep writing.” Missing the point, deciding you've been called out, and insisting that a pause announcement is an attempt to bully an innocent person is just bizarre. Fifth, wherever people gather, there will be conflict. I understand that, which is why I put the story on pause while I sorted out my thoughts. The later chapters were written after all this happened. Sixth, let's leave it here. Right now, I'd rather write DC. I somehow ended up in the Bad Story Roast Center. What the hell? Just wait, I'll update tonight. Come on, bring on the angst! It's only killing people, right? I'll kill you all tonight. Theme: I'll take care of your wife and children.