#fandom reminder

gentle reminder to fandom spaces ִֶָ. ..𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ🪽་༘࿐:

can we please stop calling fics that don’t stick to canon “cringy”?

can we stop acting like “out of character” automatically means bad? sometimes writers explore softness, vulnerability, or alternate worlds that canon never gave them room for and that’s cool. fiction is supposed to expand, not cage itself inside a single tone.

and while we’re at it… can we stop mocking people’s OCs?

the design might not be perfect, the writing might be rough, but you’re seeing someone’s heart poured into pixels and words. someone spent hours dreaming about them, drawing them, giving them a name and a story. that’s not “cringe,” that’s creation.

fandoms should be a place for fun, not fear.

write the self indulgent fic. make your oc overpowered. give them pink hair, angel wings, or a tragic love story with your favorite character.

it’s not “immature.” it’s imaginative.

create what makes you happy.

let others do the same.

we all started somewhere. and maybe the most freeing thing you can do in fandom is stop trying to look cool and start enjoying what you love again.

⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔

This is your remind to check yourself and your actions.

To borrow c!Tommy's own words:

"If this is what I've become, then I don't want it anymore."

Are you a person you can be proud? Are you someone your past self or future self would be proud of or are you someone they would veiw as gone too far?

Have you become a person that spreads hate? That spreads negativity? That makes people, cc's included, uncomfortable and/or hurt?

Have you been twisted you into something you never wanted to be?

If yes, it is time for you take a break; whether it is filtering everything mcyt for awhile, or even deleting Twitter and Tumblr, or however you have to, it is time to disengage.

Look for new pastures, look for new communities and self care, care for yourself, okay.

You can still consume the videos and streams without interacting with the fandom on social media platforms.

You and me both anon! And I wasn’t even referring to the race part, that’s a different issue.

Yes, everyone is allowed to speak their mind but my heart literally breaks for the people in the fandom who (for some reason) look up to this person and now need to see that they’re “mischaracterising” their favourite characters or write things that are offensive just because they love writing about Carlos taking care of TK! Which is super canon, and I LOVE reading about it! It’s my favourite thing! It’s mind boggling to say the least and it’s why MANY authors don’t participate in WIP Wednesdays, for example, or post their work on their blogs.

Quick reminder: There is NO fandom moderator! we all write and read whatever we want. I can tell you there are fics I’ve read where I was like “nope, that doesn’t sound right at all- they would NOT say that!” and other with some REALLY strange characterisation but I’ll never say a word.

This is a pretty small fandom, we all kind of know each other so we need to make better choices no matter how strongly we feel about something.

This is the darker, less familiar and less pleasant part of the fandom no one talks about and there are people I love and respect dearly who would feel like that discussion is a personal attack and unfortunately can’t defend themselves so I will do it.

Alastor is aroace (canon)

Alastor is sex repulsed (canon as shown in the show)

He is a sex-repulsed aroace and unless you are a fellow aspec I don't wanna see a non-aspec ship themselves with him or anyone else with him unless it's QPR art.