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fictional_fans2020-05-20 10:16 am
cuddyclothes) wrote in fictional_fans2020-05-20 10:16 am
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What Would We Do Without Our Fictional Characters?
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?
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I think about this too, that my fanwork is basically my life's legacy. (I mean, hopefully I don't die any soon, but if that's what's left of me, that's cool.) My day job might be seen as more worthwhile, but it's not something that's attached to *me* the way my fic or vids are (neither in terms of having my name on it nor in the meaning it has for me).