It's okay to not feel inspired by Snowflake. I looked at today's challenge and went "...uh, no clue" and I am super into my fandoms all by myself :D
But, you know, it's nice having fandom friends who are into what you're into, but if you can't find them, having people who are enthusiastic about the fact that you're enthusiastic runs a close second. Most of my flist has very minimal crossover in our fannish interests, but it's still fun to bounce at them (for me, anyway, and none of them have left yet).
Funnily enough though, I have been having this conversation with corvidology about the frustration of fanon 'truths'. That sort of, 'X and Y must be together', 'X wouldn't act like that', 'Z is always submissive' - that kind of rubbish. Because it really is rubbish. I mean, have all the head canon you like, but be aware that it is just head canon - your preferences do not in any way reflect what the rest of the fandom should be doing. Don't like? Don't read.
You like whatever the hell you like, hon. I ship many rarepairs that other people don't see, and my response to that is simply 'broaden your horizons; this interpretation is fun too'. Also, I'm prepared to bet money that if you like it, somewhere out there, someone else does too, even if they're not feeling brave enough to say it (which, in a toxic environment, is perfectly reasonable). Squee at your flist; do a spam post about how amazing these characters are and how you see them. I'll bet there's no-one here that will tell you you're wrong :)
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But, you know, it's nice having fandom friends who are into what you're into, but if you can't find them, having people who are enthusiastic about the fact that you're enthusiastic runs a close second. Most of my flist has very minimal crossover in our fannish interests, but it's still fun to bounce at them (for me, anyway, and none of them have left yet).
Funnily enough though, I have been having this conversation with
You like whatever the hell you like, hon. I ship many rarepairs that other people don't see, and my response to that is simply 'broaden your horizons; this interpretation is fun too'. Also, I'm prepared to bet money that if you like it, somewhere out there, someone else does too, even if they're not feeling brave enough to say it (which, in a toxic environment, is perfectly reasonable). Squee at your flist; do a spam post about how amazing these characters are and how you see them. I'll bet there's no-one here that will tell you you're wrong :)