Dec 3: December Meme

"What other fandoms have you been involved with and what were they like, and are there any that you're considering dipping your toe into?"


SPN is my first proper fandom! The closest I ever came before was quite a small bandom for a semi-obscure musician, but a bandom appears to be a WHOOOLE different animal. I can tell you, it wasn't nearly as friendly a place as this, lots of sniping and fighting and scandal among the fans (and with the musician himself), bleh.

I peeked into Merlin fandom when I thought I was about to get really into that show. I'm seriously considering Teen Wolf fandom, because GAH, that show is so good! (I think you're of a mind, asker alexisjane ...?) But then I worry I won't find the quality of deep, thought-provoking fic as one finds in SPN fandom. Plus, SPN fandom is amazing and special in so many ways, and I love all my buddies here, so I don't want to unbalance all the good stuff I've got going on here with something else--not to mention that the Teen Wolf canon is still comparatively few episodes. What impressed me most about SPN was that it maintained such a high level of quality for so many seasons; I'm not yet ready to give my heart to a show that may not be able to go the distance. But if it keeps being this good ... you never know. ;->


That was such a great question, kind of wasted on me since I have so little experience with other fandoms, so I'd like to ask my f-listies: What other fandoms have you been involved in? Do you find it throws a wrench into your dealings with people from previous fandoms? (I worry, for instance, that my SPN buddies would be unhappy to see Teen Wolf fics start showing up on my lj.) Do you end up transitioning to the new fandom completely, or is it possible to be a big fan of multiple shows at once? Grant me your wisdom, oh friends list ....

Fic: Canvas and Clay

Title: Canvas and Clay
Author: brightly_lit
World: tricycleman
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,500
Genre: gen, slice of life, character study
Characters: AJ, Lisa, the White Man, phone guy, Peaki
Warnings: None
Summary: AJ was an artist, regardless of medium.

This is my second Christmas gift, a tricycleman story for AJ (since nobody else is writing any, ahem!), aka alexisjane. I know you're going through tough times, honey. Hope this helps. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

AJ has given me many wonderful things, some of which can't be quantified, but for something that can, go have a look at this beautiful painting she made for my story "A Real Angel."

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