I don't have anyone I know from RL who knows about this LJ or my fannish activities. My sister came across some zines from my Blakes' 7 period and thus kind of knows, but has never asked about it...she's the only person "out there" I might want to actually out myself to, but I'm not sure I dare.
On the other hand, it's so weird to have this blank hole in my life when talking with friends and family. "So what did you do this weekend?" "Oh, read a really great story, had a fun meta-discussion about Batman, finished up a major arc in a story I'm writing, helped my husband think about making a fanvid nothing much..."
*thud* ...seriously? I would never have thought - I was somehow convinced you were completely open about it. Wow. OK, shows how little I can read between lines.
Seriously, I was so sure -- I suppose I thought that because your hubby knows. My BF hasn't a clue that I write anything rated above G... and I'm not about to tell him, either. Everyone else I know is perfectly aware that I've written L&C porn adult literature... In fact, I've managed to out myself about B/C to a whole assembly of people in LA, the other week - I suck at lying in such a spectacular fashion, that when asked (point blank!) I just blushed desperately and said "yeah, actually, I do write slash." Interestingly enough, I wasn't shunned for the fandom or anything. *giggles*
I'm completely the opposite--my husband is the only person I'm "out" to in my real life. One student and my sister know I'm into reading slash, but neither of them know for sure I write it. Most people don't even know what I'm a fangirl of at all. So it's just DaMo and me. :)
It's funny, writing that I realized that's a big part of the dynamic I reflect in "Music of the Spheres"--that there's a secret that they only share with one person in the whole world (um, and Alfred, Martha and Lucius) and it binds them together in particularly close ways. Hmmm...
Me too! *laughs* I try to cover it up with a fierce interest in what's being covered, but when it's something like "Skateboarding dog!" it's kinda hard to pull off. Sometimes the local DC news is so banal as to be embarrassing. <.
They had just featured a story about TDK's record-breaking weekend, so I was a bit primed to hear it as the company and not the city. :) But yes, rather disappointing. I want a big D.C. event! Um, one in which they don't kill off characters I love!
*lol* Yeah, I've been known to do that, too. And then usually hope to disappear under the carpet when people realize just how big of a dork I really am. ;)
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They've got such a hold over us. And yet I know I'd totally die of embarrassment if anyone in real life EVER found out about my fangirling here on LJ.
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On the other hand, it's so weird to have this blank hole in my life when talking with friends and family. "So what did you do this weekend?" "Oh, read a really great story, had a fun meta-discussion about Batman, finished up a major arc in a story I'm writing, helped my husband think about making a fanvid nothing much..."
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Seriously, I was so sure -- I suppose I thought that because your hubby knows. My BF hasn't a clue that I write anything rated above G... and I'm not about to tell him, either. Everyone else I know is perfectly aware that I've written L&C porn adult literature... In fact, I've managed to out myself about B/C to a whole assembly of people in LA, the other week - I suck at lying in such a spectacular fashion, that when asked (point blank!) I just blushed desperately and said "yeah, actually, I do write slash." Interestingly enough, I wasn't shunned for the fandom or anything. *giggles*
...but enough with my crazy babbling.
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It's funny, writing that I realized that's a big part of the dynamic I reflect in "Music of the Spheres"--that there's a secret that they only share with one person in the whole world (um, and Alfred, Martha and Lucius) and it binds them together in particularly close ways. Hmmm...
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Of course, Superman and Batman come up in casual conversations with non-fen all the time, and I'm always afraid they can see me perk up. :)
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This would be unlikely to work with my friends and family, lol...
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