Look. I have been a fan of this man for over 20 years. I have never, and I mean NEVER, let myself read fan fiction about him (smut or otherwise), only his characters, if that.
Definitely made me feel all high and mighty. Like, ‘Oh I don’t read fan fictions about the actor. I only read fan fictions about the characters because they aren’t real! I’m respecting the actor by not being gross!’
WELP. That ship has FUCKING SAILED.
For the past couple of months I’ve been watching nothing but Johnny Depp movies. Specifically PoTC1 and Secret Window on repeat. Thanks to 21 Jump Street (1987) I’ve been on a Tom Hanson kick. I found a lovely writer on tumblr, @fuck-i-burnt-the-tea (thank you I love your work), who writes fan fiction about Johnny Depp and two of his characters (Tom Hanson and Captain Jack Sparrow).
I thought ‘Well, reading just one about Johnny won’t hurt.’
Down the fucking rabbit hole I go and now I’m chained up at the bottom.
I’ve simped for this man for YEARS so don’t get me wrong, the brainrot is all well and good but I feel so scummy!
Is this rule for all actors? No. Only him.
Does that make me a hypocrite? Most likely.
Do I regret it? No, not particularly.
Do I still feel like garbage? Abso-fucking-lutely.