#everyone is much too kind and it's a bit intimidating but also very cool

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Not to be emotionally vulnerable on main but I was talking with @marbleflan about it this morning and I think it's worth saying aloud - it's been YEARS since I got this deep into a fandom, and part of that is of course Interview with the Vampire being great television, but more of it is the fandom itself.

I reinstalled Photoshop on a whim, hadn't made a gifset in years, thinking I'd do a one-off and that's it. But then everyone was SO enthusiastic and funny and engaged and kind in the tags, even when I was feeling very self-conscious about the quality of stuff I was making. So I tentatively made another, and people I didn't even know kept on being so friendly and welcoming.

It's probably been 5 years since I actually like... met and followed new people from first interacting in fandom spaces, and it's such an exciting and also a bit scary thing. The last month or so has been a real blast and I've met so many folks that I'm excited to get to know and just. I'm feeling really really grateful I guess. 😭