Fandom is friendship.

[gabolange]

Talk about what has improved in your life thanks to fandom.

This list could be very long but there are two things that really stand out: the people and the words.

I met my person in fandom, 17 years and 11 months ago. I met some of my closest and longest lasting friends in fandom, including some I see routinely. My book club is fandom people. My travel buddies are fandom people. My current partner in fandom crime is someone I met...17 years ago. The friends who give me advice when my cats are sick are fandom people. The friends who write me monster porn when I'm sick are fandom people.

The thing about fandom is that you get an open door: this person also loves your blorbo. It doesn't guarantee a thing--I meet a lot of people I don't click with who also love my blorbo. But if you love the same characters or the same shows in the same way, man it's such a great place to start.

I also learned to write in fandom. I learned to edit in fandom. I get better at both regularly by being in fandom, and it turns out I use those skills in my real job almost every day. And even if I didn't, I love to write, and I love that people love my writing, and I love getting to tell stories about my favorite characters.

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