#criticism accepted

Anyway my latest interest check for a MadaTobi Choose Your Own Adventure fic included one required question that everyone answered WRONG, so I snapped and created a PowerPoint explaining why Madara is the Dumbest Founder (not Hashirama. HASHIRAMA CAN AT LEAST THROW A ROCK AND NOT TRUST SHADY PLANTS I-)

Ahem xD

ANYWAY any of your objections can be sent through owl post to my ask box or left in the comments of the next, more detailed survey for the CYOA fic :3  (BEFORE YOU VOTE PLEASE READ THE FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PLOTS ON AO3)

[Image description: two of the same drawings of the voidfish, one traditional and one digital. The voidfish is a giant jellyfish, who's massive scale is shown by the small shadows of Taako, Magnus and Merle at the bottom, looking at it. End ID]

Bakugou is tough. He doesn’t let things get to him. He’s been kidnapped and attacked by villains and survived.

He shook his head, trying to rid himself of the intrusive thoughts that told him otherwise.

Bakugou is smart. He was in the top three of his class based solely on academics.

The papers he was working on started to blur as his mind wandered to the night he was kidnapped.

Bakugou is talented. He was number one in the tournaments—he would have been even if that bastard half and half had used his flames.

The pencil in his hands became shaky as he thought of the different ways he could have stopped it—the ways he could have escaped without help.

Bakugou was sitting at his desk, trying to finish his English homework when a knock sounded at the door. He kept working on the problem, not wanting to stop in the middle of the paragraph.

The knock sounds again—harsher this time. Finishing the sentence, Bakugou stood up and unlocked the door. He opened it to find Kirishima.

But Kirishima wasn’t his usual sunshine self. The smile that always decorated his face was gone, leaving behind a scowl that made the hair on the back of Katuski’s neck stand on end.

Kirishima speaks first.

“Did you bully Midoriya in middle school?” The words sound barely like a question.

“No,” Bakugou replied, almost offended by the accusation. He felt something naw at his heart, telling him that he wasn’t speaking the full truth,”Everything I did Deku deserved.”

Kirishima’s face was red from anger,“Really? So he deserved it when you called him worthless? And he deserved it when you told him that he shouldn’t apply for UA? And he deserved it when you told him that he should fucking kill himself?” Kirishima said, his voice cracking at the end. Tears were welling in his eyes.

“Well maybe he fucking did. Why the fuck does it even matter shitty-hair?” Bakugou could feel the rage-filled words tumble out of his mouth without his permission. His grip on the door tightened.

“It does matter Bakugou! It just-“ Kirishima’s voice cracked as he lowered his head. He took a deep breath and then looked into Bakugou’s eyes,”It’s over. We’re not friends. I refuse to be friends with anyone who is as malicious as you.”

Bakugou was taken aback by his words, but his shock was soon replaced with rage,”What fucking made you think we were friends in the first place?” The words felt like poison in his mouth, and he could tell that the poison was fatal.

Kirishima took a step back, a few tears finally escaping. Bakugou could see the hurt in his eyes, and watched at the hurt turned into resolve.

“Goodbye Bakugou.” Those were Kirishima’s last words before he turned and walked away, heading towards the elevators.

Bakugou watched him leave, the guilt of what he said finally sinking in, “Wait, Kirishima. Stop overreacting and get back here.” Bakugou demanded, failing to hide the desperation in his voice.

Kirishima continued walking.

Bakugou ran out of his room, catching up to Kirishima just as he pushed the elevator button.

Bakugou grabbed Kirishima’s arm, “Wait Kiri-“

Kirishima’s arm hardened as he ripped it from Bakugou’s hand. He turned his head and looked at Bakugou, his eyes filled with hatred and disgust.

“Don’t. Touch. Me.” The elevator doors opened and Kirishima walked in, leaving Bakugou standing in the hall, arm still reaching out for Kirishima. Before Bakugou could recover from the shock, the doors closed.

Bakugou walked back to his room in a daze, barely regestering that he closed the door and turned off the lights. He fell into his bed and laid motionless.

For a moment, Bakugou’s mind was silent. But then the weight of what he did hit him.

He curled into a ball, his hands weaving though his hair til they reached the roots.

Bakugou kept replaying the conversation over and over in his head. His hands kept pulling tighter and tighter in his hair.

Bakugou had pushed his only friend away. He had pushed away the only person who gave a shit. His mouth opened in a silent scream that racked through his whole body.

He had wished he had kept his mouth shut, he wished he could have explained, he wished Kirishima knew why he did what he did, he wished—

His mouth closed, his body relaxed, his hands stopped pulling his hair.

The truth finally sank in.

Bakugou was weak.

Bakugou was broken.

bosco is scott pilgrim and daya is ramona flowers!! as much as i love whore bosco, i believe that daya would be the person with seven evil exes lolol

jasmine is knives chao !! i love jasmine, and i love jasco, but this makes sense. jasmine and daya beef ?? yup!

Fandom is a curious thing in that it can seemingly pop up anywhere. The most widely seen fans are often those of sport or famous personalities, but that is by no means the extent of fandom. Radio plays, TV shows, Films, books, Writers, actors, directors and many other forms of media can and do inspire the kind of fanaticism that doesn’t seem to be socially accepted. While the area of writing that refers to Fandom culture and the nature of Fandom is growing, the way in which the fan is viewed by the non-fan has changed very little. In the age of the internet and the sudden growth in online communities and crowd sourcing, Fandom is experiencing a boom that has allowed more people than ever before to come together and share their love of the things that they love. Whether your passion is Hockey or Star Trek, Benedict Cumberbatch or One Direction, there are places you can go to meet other people who share your views (or not), talk to them, and collaborate with them to enrich your experience of your fandom object.

The series of essays that I am writing over the course of the next month will draw from my own experience as a fan, storied I have heard of others who have participated in fandom differently to myself, and the writings of people who have been studying the fan from as early as 1992 – well before the age of the internet where Fandom has truly come into its own. I hope to be able to explore not just the nature of a fan and what makes a fan different and interesting, but look more closely at the kinds of communities that are formed around fandom. Many people know of events such as San Diego Comic Con or have heard that Fifty Shades of Grey was originally a Twilight Fanfiction, but these are anomalies in the fandom world, and many fans will express their love of their media. Who outside the Fandom world for example will know of Archive Of Our Own (AO3) – a fanfiction publishing platform – or that they can buy fandom related jewellery on Etsy – a website that sells handmade items. Do they know that Cassandra Clare was originally known for her Harry Potter Fanfiction before she wrote the Mortal Instruments book series that has now been turned into a film?

I think that a subject often not explored in the study of Fandom is the effects of Fandom on the individual. Would Cassandra Clare have started writing if she hadn’t started with Fanfiction? There are many examples of great names in the acting and writing world that tell of how one star or another that was seen in their childhood inspired them to do the things that they are known for today – the same may well be true of the next generation. While individual stars may not inspire a person to write or draw, the culture of creation that surrounds them may well be the ideal platform for them to start and improve their skills in a relatively safe environment with an established audience before they feel the confidence to begin original work.

I believe that it is also important to look at the nature of Fandom as a community, and the effects that these communities can have on media. An individual fan may not be a discerning and intelligent viewer, but when fans discuss between themselves the problems and issues that are present in their fandom object, they begin to exert a pressure on the creators of media to fix those problems. Fandom is a melting pot of ideas and influences – with all kinds of cultures coming together and insisting in representation for themselves. Fans become Feminists and LGBT Rights activists, demanding more diversity in their casts and plots. This pressure on the media can turn itself into pressure on politicians and Governments.

It will be the nature of these essays to have a slant towards Media as a fandom object – TV, Film and Books. This is the area of Fandom that I am most comfortable with, but also if fandom writing is always trying to make generalisations about fandom that can be linked back to sports and the world of fandom that is more socially acceptable, then many aspects of fandom that are important may well be missed out. While much will also be applicable to the more visible areas of fandom, a critical analysis of the media fandom is something that so far has not had a great deal of coverage, and certainly not by someone who has a more intimate knowledge of the ins and outs of life in a fandom and who has seen changes in the attitudes of fandom over the course of most of their lifetime. From my first experiences as part of a fan community aged 14 to my now active involvement in discussion and creation in many varied fandoms across a variety of online and real world platforms, my experience of Fandom I hope will bring to light a very different side of this world.