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An occurence in which a fanfiction author (typically writing on archiveofourown.org) gets into an extremely sticky situation, but said author's first priority is their fanfic. This event commonly leads into an authors note apologising for a hiatus that is obsurdly reasonable. Examples of "sticky situations" include: Getting stuck in a flood Finals for school Hurricanes taking out power Pregnancy Marriage Accidentally drinking bleach Having loved ones die Going on vacation Having your roommate take of their meds at once Having your beta reader go to prison Going to prison Etc. Synonyms include "Ao3 author syndrome"
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