Hey so um I’m sorry if this is awkward, but I make fanfiction for Hetalia and I’ve been super discouraged lately about the state of the fandom and was actually super close to deleting my blog, but your posts about the fandom changes prevented me from doing so and idk I’m really grateful.

Thank you! It’s not awkward at all! 

I think you’re talking about the lack of feedback? If so, trust me, you’re not alone. Many authors I’ve talked to have been discouraged by how many people read their stories, yet don’t follow/ favourite/ review/kudos. 

An author isn’t entitled to positive feedback either. However, if you’ve been actively reading a story, at the bare minimum you should be doing one of the above.