#I wish I had someone to rant to about all of my steddie fic opinions

[tubesock86]

soulmates

[thefrontofmymind]

ok here's the thing. (lil fandom rant that doesnt matter, you dont have to read this, just yelling into the void)

i'm so easily swayed when it comes to like fandom opinions, i almost never get pressed about things that actually matter.

like when i first watched ep one of season 4, i thought eddie and chrissy were cute, i lowkey shipped them, joe and grace had good chemistry and the trope was fun albeit well-worn territory, and then she died and i was like 'oh well, in another life ig', and then i saw the chemistry the joes had and i was like 'oh yeah that's fun' and that's kinda carried on more just bc of the conversation around steddie

like both are good. i'm not overly enthusiastic about either ship but the way some people act in regards to the actual actors make it an obvious choice about where my loyalties lie

and like, i dont hold hatred for anybody. unless someone is horrible to me or someone i care about, there's no reason for me to be negative to someone, i'm very chill about this

and that brings up another point. in terms of fandoms and tumblr (and tiktok too, lets not kid ourselves) cringe is a made up concept.

if people are happy, not hurting anyone and not going against people's wishes (bc some actors/people in the public eye don't want to be involved in fandom stuff which is understandable) there's no need to talk shit about how people choose to love a show or book or game or whatever it is.

cosplayers are fucking cool, they spend hours and hours painstakingly recreating costumes that a department probably took at least weeks to perfect.

fic writers are cool, they create new material sourced from the thing they love, purely out of passion, often asking for nothing or very little in return. some of the best literature i've read has been fanfiction, and that's not a lie. not to mention writing is a great way to keep the brain active, at least in my experience as someone who spends a lot of time in hospital and home alone sick, reading and writing fic has actively made me feel like a functioning person again.

gif makers are fantastic, you guys must go through so much and honestly are so underrated in fandom spaces for the work you do, seriously. gifs are the essentials these days and you guys just do what's expected of you with nothing in return.

artists, fantastic work. you guys bring the characters even more to life, and i love seeing different interpretations of the people we love

songwriters (this one is apparently controversial) you do amazing work too! sing writing is hard and its amazing to see yall take inspiration wherever you can! keep it up!

and if you're just someone involved, you're amazing too. as long as you're being friendly and positive, you make this community a place worth being in. and that's what's important

fandoms have been like this for decades, even pre-internet. and i hate that this new perception of being enthusiastic about something you love is being seen as cringe, its crap and i wish we could all just happily coexist.