something not natural

J2 | Boston 2026

jared padalecki and jensen ackles boston con 2026 - main panel

jared padalecki and jensen ackles boston con 2026 - main panel

on what keeps them coming back to cons, in a roundabout way

You know, when you get—I’ll be 44 next month, he's like 85. But at a certain point, you kind of become who you're meant to become. But like, the 20s and 30s, you're exploring shit. And so we were together, exploring shit.

jared padalecki and jensen ackles boston con 2026 - main panel

out of context shenanigans

Idk write who's pov this😭

You are expected to "relate" to some characters and stories. Yes. That is not the same thing I keep witnessing, where people will decide a given character is literally everything they are the very instant they have anything in common, or an antagonist is exactly like a real person who hurt them, and emotionally invest SO much into this that they can feel actually betrayed when the events deviate from exactly the catharsis they hoped for.

This seems so normalized by some people, I suspect they assume by default that this is basically what fiction is "for" and it never even crossed their minds that you're supposed to enjoy most stories as an outside observer rather than as some sort of guided roleplay session.

This is why creators get harassed and abused more than ever by entitled fandoms.

One of the highlights of Boston Main Panel 🥰