Ahhh this post is so beautiful!!! I can't even begin to explain. I absolutely adore you and I am so grateful we have met each other and become friends. Through our mutual internet stalking and getting closer over the past few months--well, I wouldn't change any of it for the world! What a pleasure to be your friend and to have you as part of the fandom again
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Hahah, I loved our mutual stalking. At first I was like, "Oh god, she found me!" but then I found you too and suddenly there were comments EVERYWHERE. :D LOL. And here we are.
Maaaaaaac, I want to tackle-hug you, you sweet thing! I'm thrilled to hear all about your journey with unlurking and feeling better than you were in January! ♥ ♥ And I'm so pumped you signed up for a fest!!! YAY! I'm so excited for you! And our collab was super fun, we should do it again! :D :D *hug hug hug hug*
By gods, you better be. ;D Because there's no stopping me now.
I was just telling Birds in my birthday message to her that Confident Mac should come with a warning. LOL. Once the floodgates opened I couldn't shut up, and it's only going to get worse (better?? :D) from here.
You know, we should collab again one day. Yesss, excellent idea, my dear. Maybe plan something out that isn't so rushed next time? ;) Not that we didn't nail it, but - just saying.
Once the floodgates opened I couldn't shut up, and it's only going to get worse (better?? :D) from here.
YAAAASSSS!!!! :D :D :D *hug* It's a strange thing, isn't it? When you start to get more comfortable online? I used to be the shyest little thing online, despite having a fairly large and friendly personality IRL, and after de-lurking and coming back to HP (coming home, really, this is my favorite fandom of all and no other fandom compares in terms of community!) it was fun to be more of myself.
Also, YES. I am so down for that! But maybe after erised and my fall wedding season because my butt is being kicked back and forth between those two right now haha. But absolutely, yes yes yes to collabing again, it was so fun!
coming back to HP (coming home, really, this is my favorite fandom of all and no other fandom compares in terms of community!)
GUUUHH my blubbering heart!
It's so true. All my IRL best friends of over ten years now come from the HP fandom. That is how we got to know each other. HP when I was younger was so special the way no fandom has been since. Regardless of size - it's never been the same. Until now. And I literally hadn't thought about that until I made my post, and now you're essentially saying the same thing. You hit the nail on the head; it feels like coming home.
It's so fun and creative here, and people actually communicate and inspire and motivate each other. At least that's how I feel. :D I keep saying it, but uggh, it's so rewarding.
But maybe after erised and my fall wedding season because my butt is being kicked back and forth between those two right now haha.Oh god, when's that again
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I'm so glad you're here, my dear. It's a wonderful place for friends and creativity and finding your way and working out things that are important. Thank you for your gorgeous message which I'll reply to when I get time tomorrow, hopefully. This was a lovely thing to read. You add so much to our community and I'm so delighted if anything I said helped you feel at home here. ♥
Oh, yes, the creativity. I love how creative and supportive this community is, and I revel in it.
Everyone I've met so far has been encouraging and friendly, and I love how inspired all the magnificent writing makes me. I've missed writing, myself. Getting back into it is so wonderful and knowing people actually care and leave feedback for each other is so motivating. It's all very rewarding, in the end.
I feel like I'm connecting with real people, whereas getting to know other fans before - in other fandoms - was like pulling teeth. I hardly ever talked to anyone directly the way I do now, with all of you.
And not for lack of trying. I was in a small fandom a couple of years ago and I even hosted a friending meme and everything. I did plenty to connect with people, but beyond group chats in various comms, nothing much ever came of it.
You guys actually communicate with one another and when I saw that - and felt that sense of community - I really, really wanted to take part in it. Especially because I was so sad and lonely at the
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Yes! I feel all of this SO MUCH!! I got back into H/D fandom last November, just devouring Erised 2015 fic and reading the backlog of things I missed since dropping out in 2010ish... but it wasn't until Draco's B-day and also due to encouragement from birdsofshore that I started being really active again! Oh thank god for Draco, his birthday, and Birds! Because of that, I ended up going to Leviosa and meeting so many people, and resolving to remedy how shitty I am at fandom and LJ, and look! Now we are friends, and I value your comments so much, and you're such a dear! And Melodic and Carpemermaid and so many others, you're right, we're all so lucky!
Oh, YES. That was the starting point for me, and she was the one to point me in that direction. It was a natural way of getting to know some of you, and, hey, that's where I first read one of your works. And now I love your writing.
I've read fics that have come from fests before, but I've never truly participated in a whole one until then. I left prompts, and I commented AND I ended up writing something.
And, as you point out, now you and I are friends. And I get to keep enjoying your wonderful stories. :D
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Hahah, I loved our mutual stalking. At first I was like, "Oh god, she found me!" but then I found you too and suddenly there were comments EVERYWHERE. :D LOL. And here we are.
Thank you for always being so supportive. <3
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I was just telling Birds in my birthday message to her that Confident Mac should come with a warning. LOL. Once the floodgates opened I couldn't shut up, and it's only going to get worse (better?? :D) from here.
You know, we should collab again one day. Yesss, excellent idea, my dear. Maybe plan something out that isn't so rushed next time? ;) Not that we didn't nail it, but - just saying.
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YAAAASSSS!!!! :D :D :D *hug* It's a strange thing, isn't it? When you start to get more comfortable online? I used to be the shyest little thing online, despite having a fairly large and friendly personality IRL, and after de-lurking and coming back to HP (coming home, really, this is my favorite fandom of all and no other fandom compares in terms of community!) it was fun to be more of myself.
Also, YES. I am so down for that! But maybe after erised and my fall wedding season because my butt is being kicked back and forth between those two right now haha. But absolutely, yes yes yes to collabing again, it was so fun!
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GUUUHH my blubbering heart!
It's so true. All my IRL best friends of over ten years now come from the HP fandom. That is how we got to know each other. HP when I was younger was so special the way no fandom has been since. Regardless of size - it's never been the same. Until now. And I literally hadn't thought about that until I made my post, and now you're essentially saying the same thing. You hit the nail on the head; it feels like coming home.
It's so fun and creative here, and people actually communicate and inspire and motivate each other. At least that's how I feel. :D I keep saying it, but uggh, it's so rewarding.
But maybe after erised and my fall wedding season because my butt is being kicked back and forth between those two right now haha.Oh god, when's that again ( ... )
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Everyone I've met so far has been encouraging and friendly, and I love how inspired all the magnificent writing makes me. I've missed writing, myself. Getting back into it is so wonderful and knowing people actually care and leave feedback for each other is so motivating. It's all very rewarding, in the end.
I feel like I'm connecting with real people, whereas getting to know other fans before - in other fandoms - was like pulling teeth. I hardly ever talked to anyone directly the way I do now, with all of you.
And not for lack of trying. I was in a small fandom a couple of years ago and I even hosted a friending meme and everything. I did plenty to connect with people, but beyond group chats in various comms, nothing much ever came of it.
You guys actually communicate with one another and when I saw that - and felt that sense of community - I really, really wanted to take part in it. Especially because I was so sad and lonely at the ( ... )
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Yes! I feel all of this SO MUCH!! I got back into H/D fandom last November, just devouring Erised 2015 fic and reading the backlog of things I missed since dropping out in 2010ish... but it wasn't until Draco's B-day and also due to encouragement from birdsofshore that I started being really active again! Oh thank god for Draco, his birthday, and Birds! Because of that, I ended up going to Leviosa and meeting so many people, and resolving to remedy how shitty I am at fandom and LJ, and look! Now we are friends, and I value your comments so much, and you're such a dear! And Melodic and Carpemermaid and so many others, you're right, we're all so lucky!
*one more hug and a kiss to the top of your head*
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Oh thank god for Draco, his birthday, and Birds!
Oh, YES. That was the starting point for me, and she was the one to point me in that direction. It was a natural way of getting to know some of you, and, hey, that's where I first read one of your works. And now I love your writing.
I've read fics that have come from fests before, but I've never truly participated in a whole one until then. I left prompts, and I commented AND I ended up writing something.
And, as you point out, now you and I are friends. And I get to keep enjoying your wonderful stories. :D
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Fandom is an amazing community
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It's fun that it's so creative too, because that really inspires me. (Omg like your fics, they're great.)
I absolutely love it here. :D And actually interacting with people is great and so rewarding. <3
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