Fictional Fans

Timely post. I was just thinking that the only time I'm happy right now is when I'm writing fic.

Currently, my happy place is a sort of side universe that I've created that intersects with canon but has all OCs as protagonists and so much of my own world building that it's borderline original fiction at this point. I am really, REALLY fortunate that a few people seem to enjoy my scribblings in that little mini universe and are encouraging me to keep going with it, because right now it's just about the only thing bringing me joy. Even my usual fandoms aren't really doing it right now.

As far as reading fic, I definitely appreciate that it does things that most media can't/won't and will spend thousands of words lingering over slow trauma recovery and platonic relationships and people having good communication skills and doing other things that I mostly only find in fic. Emotional massage is a good description. (Now I really want some Avengers movie night fic that ignores everything that happened after the first movie...)

So, yeah. What would I do without fictional characters? IDK, but probably nothing good.