[ SECRET POST #3715 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3715 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[fscom]

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[diet_poison]

I'm glad for you too, anon. And I like this secret because Pokémon is one of those fandoms I will always go back to, and I have a friend who has said this specifically to me before (and she has also had issues with past fandom friends making some fandoms difficult to enjoy).

I'm really curious as to what happened with your friend, but of course you don't have to talk about it. Either way I'm glad you're away from them, it sounds like they were not good for you.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

Actually relevant now cos old fandom friend messaged me today! Basically, I just got into a very unhealthy relationship w/ someone who used me for cyber sex and to boost their ego etc for about 3 years so now I can't look at a lot of fandoms we shared without feeling kinda blech. But Pokémon is always mine and will always be my happy place from now on! c:

Re: OP

[diet_poison]

ewwww oh man I'm so sorry. :(

and while I've never been in that specific situation I also definitely empathize with having people you wish to avoid/leave in the past message you out of the blue.

I hope you can reclaim the fandoms that you care about and/or find new ones that have nothing to do with this person!

and yay for Pokémon!!

[randomdrops]

Aw, I get this. Sometimes it's nice to have something completely to yourself with no baggage. Glad you can still enjoy it!

[(Anonymous)]

Pokemon will always be my "safe" fandom, but I've learned that individual Pokemon themselves can be ruined for me due to me associating them with someone (usually their favorite). It really sucks when it was a Pokemon I originally liked.

Nosepass and Rampardos were associated with really awful people I mistakenly let into my life, Octillery reminds me of someone I still regret getting into an argument with, and Zangoose reminds me of a friend I had feelings for and drifted apart from.

[alwaysbeenasmiler]

Oh god! This secret right here! I am so glad you found a fandim that is distancy. I wish that me and my ex girlfriend didnt share so many fandoms because it makes me throw up a little bit inside at the memories. I need to think about taking back some of those series... but its hard to purge the memories

OP

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, I totally feel you. I ended up having to delete my AO3 account because so much of it was tied up in this person and I felt icky thinking of it. I hope we can both get back into old series without bad memories some day!

Re: OP

[alwaysbeenasmiler]

Oh yes, I apologize for how the reply came out-- I was posting it on a phone! I read it and winced to myself-- what with all the spelling mistakes I made! Sorry!

[soldatsasha]

I'm glad you still have something that's yours, OP.

It's been years but I still can't stand anything my ex introduced me to, I feel like so much of my life was tainted by association with her. Thankfully she was very dismissive of "games" (despite continuously playing them on all her victims' heads haha ha :| ) so I still have that.

[alwaysbeenasmiler]

Yeah, I have only just now been able to listen to anything Tori Amos-- for the longest time-- I felt myself cringe whenever I heard something of Tori's come on.

It's funny how memories can do that

I guess it's safe to say that she probably cringes when certain things are mentioned-- but cold comfort-- cold comfort.

[ketita]

I'm glad you have Pokemon to yourself, OP. I've been in a similar situation - only I had a huge falling-out with an IRL friend (who was my closest friend for 7 years), and she had been active in a project we had worked on together and then she backed out of... it's been very difficult for me to purge her emotionally so that I can be happy at what we achieved together while still acknowledging how shitty she ended up being.
And purging her completely from my ongoing project, because I just refuse to let her ruin that for me.
But it was so hard. So very very, hard. I really am happy for you that you have something untouched.

[(Anonymous)]

I feel you OP. Pokemon was recently my escape from a toxic fandom. It helps that it's something that's been around since my childhood but also still a really active fandom.

[(Anonymous)]

Glad you have a place you can hang out that's untainted OP :)

I had a toxic fandom friend, we're both still in the same fandoms but I got myself a new username. That being said, I do worry that one day she'll find me :/

(I just love my fandoms too much to leave.)