we don't see each other's struggles to post, to cross post, to comment, to write at all, just the end result, so we're all perhaps a bit less bold than we seem :D How true ;D

I do know what you mean about filling a prompt and just coming up with it on my own; especially if it's very dark, with a prompt I know I'm not the only person who thought of this. (Which is why PP is so great - everyone is really open, and I never have to worry that a pairing will be too squicky for anyone to even want to read it.)

Maybe I will be brave enough to post rl stuff someday - I think you're absolutely right about it being good for getting to know people, it's just hard to think the little details of my life are half as important as the character's - if that makes sense ;D