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I just said that to a fellow fan. And then I thought, what would we do without our fictional characters?
Which also made me think, what sort of comfort or coping mechanism do you get from your characters/pairings?
For myself I find writing fanfic (lately only in my head) helps me escape from the hellscape that is America these days. And reading fanfic about my favorite pairing is soothing in a way TV and other forms of reading aren't. It's like getting my emotions massaged.
How do other people feel?
Which also made me think, what sort of comfort or coping mechanism do you get from your characters/pairings?
For myself I find writing fanfic (lately only in my head) helps me escape from the hellscape that is America these days. And reading fanfic about my favorite pairing is soothing in a way TV and other forms of reading aren't. It's like getting my emotions massaged.
How do other people feel?