Fandom: 20 Years of Buffy

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Oh, y'all, this show and this fandom. I didn't get into online fandom until season three, but I had a friend at school who also watched Buffy (yes, just the one, weirdly), and we would analyze every episode after it aired. I still have this gorgeous birthday card she made me with all sorts of images from the show. I'm the same age as the Scooby Gang; I want through high school with them, graduated with them, went off to college with them. While I have deep, deep criticisms of the show (and Joss's work overall), I still love it so much, and all it brought me. The Willow/Angel mailing list (and That Happy Place, which spun off it) welcomed me with open arms, though I was one of the youngest, and I became the person I am today due in large part to their influence. They are why J and I reconnected, I had so many adventures with them, and being so active in the fandom is what led me to The Lost Boys fandom, which is where I got my BFF (and she got her husband thanks to the fandom) and so many friends who mean so much to me. I've fallen in love thanks to Buffy fandom, and had my heart broken, become a better person, made good decisions and bad, went to college and grad school, traveled the country, and will have so many adventures still to come.

Pretty soon, I'll hit 20 years of posting fic, and that is all due to Buffy. My life is infinitely richer because of Buffy and fandom and you.

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