why you should cover your tracks if you steal things

[verbyna]

Last year, I wrote a story called Love Lockdown for my best friend jedusaur's birthday. It was Ellen Page/Ryan Ross and basically the most honest thing I wrote about what it's like when your male best friend is so rooted in your life that you don't know how to be mad at him. So: birthday fic for my best friend with a lot of really personal stuff in it.

Comments

[dangerbears]

Sweaty with booze and other liquids
omfg i just kind of cackled that sounds so gross now what the hell did he PEE like omfg.

anyway, shit, i'm so sorry this happened to you. idk what i'd do besides be really uselessly angry. you're a lot calmer and more productive than i am, i think. but this is super dirty, like the lowest, and you don't deserve that.

[verbyna]

I try not to think about the other liquids. All the possibilities are disturbing, especially since he's in a friend's BED, jfc.

Thanks babe - I'm just glad I saw it, really. I don't really read stuff at that comm, so they would've gotten away with it even though this is my main fandom. :/

[flimsy]

Wow. Having had this happen to me a few years ago in bandom, I know how you feel and I'm super angry on your behalf.

If you're okay with it, I'm going to make a mod-post in 3point5seats to remind people that plagiarism is not cool and link here.

[verbyna]

It's one of those things you hear about but don't actually think will happen to you, you know? I'm sort of in shock, still.

Go ahead with the post, I don't mind at all. :)

[flimsy]

Yeah, I completely understand. Has she said anything at all yet/have you contacted her?

Done and done.

[verbyna]

I left a comment on her masterlist with some, er, choice words, and a link to this post, but I haven't heard back yet. I doubt I'll get an apology, but wouldn't it be nice?

[myteethsharper]

massively upset that this happened to you, always, and it's just so absurd to me beyond the fact that it happened to someone i care about. plagiarism is whack. that's, like, elementary school stuff.

[verbyna]

I'm super shocked that she even found that fic. It's a crack pairing with massive angst in a fandom that's basically dormant, and it was posted a year ago. Idek.

Definitely elementary school stuff, ugh.

[anonymous]

I'm a long time fandom lurker and I've seen this happen before, I'm so sorry it happened to you and I hope the plagiarized fic gets taken down :(

and your story is def not the only one stolen. just a quick google search showed that this one (http://ruinswood.livejournal.com/2379.html) I remembered reading was actually stolen from here:http://lifeasacloud.livejournal.com/19134.html

sigh

[verbyna]

Thanks for the confirmation, anon! We'll see how ruinswood reacts to all of this, but my guess is that she'll take the stories down soon.

[beforeskylines]

how horrendous! this is gross, i'm beyond offended on your account. you should leave a comment on her fic in bold linking to your original fic and let people know it's not her. i'm reading the comments and she's RESPONDING ABOUT HER WRITING PROCESS. holy hell, how people can be this batshit is beyond me. all the love, dear- i hope the fic gets taken down soon!

[verbyna]

Thanks, K! Yeah, her comments are a little rich, considering. I hope she takes her fics down soon, since it's not just my work she stole. :/