#fandom forever

(I wrote this elsewhere, but I wanted to say it again.)

I read the amazing Entanglements by @swords-n-spindles and immediately wanted art of it. So I commissioned the talented @celinedesigns and look at what they did!

Please give both creators your support.

I think we can't decide what we think about that ending, not rationally. It's too soon. We are all sentiments now. And what we think is based mostly on how we feel about it. I mean, maybe in a few years we can look back and reassess everything and get to a different conclusion (I have a Sherlock PFP, you can tell it's not my first rodeo).

For now, I think everyone likes a good analysis, or meme, or even a rant if it reaffirms what we feel about the thing we love/hate. And it's frustrating when it does not.

The point I'm trying to make (the point isssss)... We can't convince others to feel the way we feel. It's a trying moment for the fandom, because we all love the characters and at least one of the seasons. And nobody should feel like it doesn't belong for being happy or for feeling betrayed. All those feelings are valid. No one has more right to be a fan, and there are no right or wrong ways to engage with the source material.

But there are good and bad ways to treat other fans. It's never ok to be disrespectful. But it's ok to ban people, to filter tags, to avoid certain topics. We must curate our experience on the Internet and in the fandom without making it difficult for others.

yeah, off the top of my head! froooyyy.98 and maddeninthenorth! I’m friend-shipping them haha. froyland__ and richardmaddenargentina are also super nice and support each other’s guys and them together.

I’ve never come out of the endgame of a story I loved so much to feel so much shame and disgust for what they chose to do.