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cuddyclothes ([personal profile] cuddyclothes) wrote in [community profile] 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?
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[personal profile] tei 2020-05-21 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes! I love this idea of this fictional common ground as a vantage point to see each others' experiences from.