one genre of fanfiction that seems to have mostly disappeared since i became an adult is shenanigans-type fics. like not exactly crack but just "the gang goes to 7-11" type, extremely low-stakes plot stories. the beach episodes of fanfiction. i just feel like i don't see those around so much anymore. whered they go. i miss them :(

thing I am proud of: when the doctor started going on a weird rant about long covid not being real I paused and listened to his nonsense for a bit and then very calmly said, in a polite and curious tone, "you don't believe in post-viral illness?" and he like. stammered a bunch and was like OH WELL I'M NOT SAYING -- I DON'T...I just think ..! and backpedaled awkwardly while I just sat there like :3c interesting :3c thank you so much for clarifying your stance on this :3c

unpopular opinion but I think once Shane and Ilya are publicly out / married Ilya stops referring to Shane as the "second best player in the league". like sure, in private, he keeps up the bit and they playfully shit talk as always, but publicly Ilya is #1 Shane Hollander fanboy. he can't stop telling reporters that he is married to the "best player in the history of the NHL" and that his husband is the "greatest thing to ever happen to the sport". he's derailing every professional conversation to emphasize how amazing Shane is at the game. that man is hyping him up and NEVER implying that Shane is not as good at hockey as Ilya, not even as a joke, bc he refuses to let the world see Shane as anything other than The Greatest Of All Time