Submission by @hebroketheirchains
My first fandom - or bandom - was about 7 years ago, up until the end of 2011 or so. Tumblr really solidified it, because I had never been in a place where there was access to so many people who all love the same things you do. It's like this amazing safety net where you can explore different aspects of whatever you love with people who love it just as much as you do. There's no stigma like there can be in your everyday life, where you're criticized for talking about something too much, or looking into something too much. I have a main fandom, in which I'm the most active with other people, but overall I'm definitely multi fandom. I ship in some fandoms and not others, I read fanfic in some fandoms and not others, I know more people in some fandoms than others. It's all objective to what the love is. Fandom does mean everything to me, though. I've made the most amazing friends, had the most amazing opportunities, and gotten to experience the most amazing things through fandom.
