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Respect BTS’ privacy and personal space

If you see them in public, don’t stalk them, don’t disturb them and don’t scream at them

When they’re on vacation, let them enjoy it. They work a lot, so they deserve to have some rest

Don’t get involved in fan wars and stop fighting with other fandoms

Don’t cause any unnecesary drama

Ignore the haters - they’re not worth your time

Respect and love all members equally

Don’t send them dirty, disrespectful and rude messages on V App and Twitter. Same goes for Youtube comments

Stop attacking females they interact with

Always remember that they are humans too. They are not your property and do not belong to you

Support them and their work. They work so hard for us, so make sure they know how much we appreciate it

And once again: RESPECT THEIR PRIVACY AND PERSONAL SPACE

then on the last day of school, i went to say goodbye to him bc his family was moving out of state. i said something like “bye steve” and he responded with “bye. my name’s michael.”

you may think that i don’t have the right to say something like this, considering i’m not as involved in the fandom as i used to be, but i do have a few thoughts about the possibility of them not becoming canon and how some of the fans (nalu fans or not) have been acting.

recently, aya hirano (lucy’s voice actor) stated in an interview that lucy and natsu will not be written romantically (according to what she heard mashima say), and when the translation was better clarified, she might have been referring to a kiss only. from what i’ve seen, she might have only been talking about the tartarus arc, because it was relevant at the time of the interview.

anyhow, many nalu fans erputed at the thought their pairing won’t become canon. people who spoke up and said that this might be best (especially to prevent ship wars) got bashed and called “nalu-haters,” too. plus, adding to that, mashima has actually been getting hate for not writing a pairing canon.

my thoughts? as a writer and creator myself, i know what it’s like to have the pressing demand of readers/viewers, but what they want isn’t what i want. hiro mashima is the writer for fairy tail and he writes what he does for a reason. it isn’t his job to write up some romance because the audience demands it, especially when it’s not in his agenda.

please remember that nalu is a fandom product. it’s not mashima’s job to make them canon. it’s his job to write a story. fairy tail is not a romance series, it’s an action/fantasy. mashima is doing his bst to write a story that many can enjoy, and if nalu is part of his endgame plan, then it is, and if it isn’t, then it’s not.

earlier today, mashima made a tweet in repy to the hate he’s been recieving and the demands of his fandom:

in english, the first says this says: “i always see requests for paitings even authors who don’t use social media (social networking) will see it on FL. however, authors cannot meet all the demands of the fans. this is because we write with conviction. it makes us happy to see our fans excited over pairings, but no author wants to see their fans fight over pairings.”

the second says: “the topic shifts a little, but i don’t really care if you send controversial/rude comments/opinions to me, but i think it’s unreasonable to send it to the anime staff or the people that like those characters/pairings. it’s kind of sad to demean someone’s favorite, right? it’s fun to have a wild imagination regarding your pairings. let’s get along, guys!”

(special thanks to @tiredmorningglory for the translation!!)

how did any fans reply to this?

there were so many reples to this exact tweet that were demanding nalu, which is the exact thing that mashima just replied about. plus, it’s so cruel that some of you are sending hate to mashima for writing his own story the way he wants to, and even the anime staff, who has little to no power over the story.

if you take anything away from this, please let it be this:

mashima is the writer of fairy tail, not you

if nalu is endgame, then it is. if it isn’t, then it’s not.

a pairing becoming canon or not should not determine if the entire storyline was good/enjoyable

you are the fan, and mashima doesn’t need to meet your demands. your job is to enjoy, his is to write.

nalu is a fandom product. even if mashima likes it, that doesn’t mean he needs to make it canon or that it will

don’t force your wants on him or other people

ship wars are dumb, so accept that other people are going to like other things