galadhir

Urgh, that's unpleasant. I usually reply to those in one of two enthusiastic ways which is "so cool you're inspired, you should absolutely write this!" or sharing recs for the kind of stories they're looking for if I happen to have read one, haha. But replying positively can take a lot of energy that I don't always have. Sorry your polite answer wasn't taken well, looking at the discussion here - I think you handled it all well, and blocking seems like the right call at this point!