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rigginsstreet · 2 months ago

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idk if this is just a result of me personally getting more and more niche with my fandom/shipping habits or if its a larger thing happening in fandom but i have noticed this trend in recent years of fic writers really embracing ships with absolutely zero audience lmfao

like we are just out here entertaining only ourselves which is fine and everything but also.... absolutely no community to be find. it is not here in the shadowland where no one ventures to go. like yes you CAN write fics for ships that are entirely self serving but also it is so so lonely lmfao

#'if you build it they will come' girl no they dont....#no they dont #im not even just talking from personal experience like ive seen countless other writers post for niche ships and they are not getting #engagement either #which i mean.... thats the plight of writing unpopular pairings i get it im not complaining i know what i signed up for #but i do feel like it contributes to the larger problem of fandom not being what is used to be #i feel like there was a period of time where fandom was more open to rare shit #and now its like good luck getting any engagement for anything beyond super popular shit #it just like contributes to keeping everyone separated #but whatever it is what it is #i just wish people were more open to unconventional pairings #and by unconventional i mean pairings that are not getting the screen time #lets think outside the box folks #you do not have to follow what television writers tell you!

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