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A couple of weeks ago I posted to bemoan my lack of fannish interests. I was thinking about dabbling in Merlin, and the fact that the Avengers movie is coming out soon. A couple of people mentioned RPF fandoms to me, and I was all, eh, they're cute, not really what I'm looking for, I prefer something written, bandom was just a weird aberration, I'm done with the whole RPF thing.
And then this happened
Apparently I have this huge weakness that I didn't even know existed. I thought it was all about the amazing writers in bandom, but apparently it's tiny adorable boys who sing and jump on each other.
...in retrospect, I probably should have figured that out sooner.
In any case, two things I appreciated about bandom that are not around for One Direction:
1) A huge abundance of fic of all varieties. (This is why I make it a point of getting into fandoms late. Usually it's fic that feeds my obsession.)
2) An abundance of characters ready made to fill supporting roles. I have no easily accessible characters to slot in when I need an extra person. It makes things so much harder.
All the same, it's really fun to have a new thing to obsess over. It's been a while. And I might actually be working on a story for the first time since I can't even remember.
And then this happened
Apparently I have this huge weakness that I didn't even know existed. I thought it was all about the amazing writers in bandom, but apparently it's tiny adorable boys who sing and jump on each other.
...in retrospect, I probably should have figured that out sooner.
In any case, two things I appreciated about bandom that are not around for One Direction:
1) A huge abundance of fic of all varieties. (This is why I make it a point of getting into fandoms late. Usually it's fic that feeds my obsession.)
2) An abundance of characters ready made to fill supporting roles. I have no easily accessible characters to slot in when I need an extra person. It makes things so much harder.
All the same, it's really fun to have a new thing to obsess over. It's been a while. And I might actually be working on a story for the first time since I can't even remember.