[ SECRET POST #3982 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3982 ⌋

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

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[The Great British Bake Off, Paul Hollywood and Candice Brown]


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[Eliza Dushku in Dollhouse]


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[BTS]


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[Orphan Black]


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06.
[Pokémon USUM]


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07.
[The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things]


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[Mindhunter]















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Comments

[fscom]

07. https://i.imgur.com/p6rMHeE.png
[The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things]

[(Anonymous)]

TBH I have a really close relationship with my brother both emotionally and in terms of media-we-enjoy and it barely makes a dent in our mutually unproductive habits. Which isn't to say I'm not grateful for him, because I super am, but the only thing that really makes productivity is productivity.

That said, some people do work best with a co-creator; if that's you, lots of people have artistic kismet with non-siblings; maybe you can still seek that out.

[(Anonymous)]

Forgive me if I'm reading too deeply into this, but I'm also an only child and I've often thought about how life would be different if I'd had a sibling. "Maybe I'd be more mature/independent if I had a younger sibling to take care of", "Maybe my family wouldn't be so dysfunctional if I wasn't caught in the middle of my parents...might be less weight off my shoulders", "Will I be able to have a life in the future if my parents are dependent on just me?" etc. and yeah it would be cool to have someone to share creative projects with. But ultimately I think I'm happier being an only child (as if we have a choice, lol) because we can't control how the sibling would turn out and how the hypothetical relationship would be...I've witnessed some pretty messy sibling relationships and have just thought, "whew, dodged a bullet!" Like, it's just as likely to be fucking terrible as awesome, you know?

So...while I don't think it's bad to have the occasional what if fantasy, I hope you can be satisfied with the cards life dealt you and I wish you luck on your creative endeavors. :) And don't waste time being jealous of people who have funding and a huge production team behind them - other artists' success is not your failure and everyone, especially in creative fields, starts out with a blank page, some basic ideas, and millions of pre-existing stories we feel we need to live up to or compete with somehow. Just compare yourself to you. I know it's easier said than done, I'm struggling with it too and this is half me trying to give myself advice...sorry if I rambled too much!

[ninety6tears]

I have a twin sister who is similarly creative/fannish so I find their relationship really heart-warming, but the two of us have tried collaborating in the past and it never really worked, so I'm always like "How do you guys DO this?" when I'm watching interviews.

(I also got a kick out of finding out they were held back in kindergarten because my sister and I "flunked" too before grade school).

[(Anonymous)]

It is pretty swell.

[(Anonymous)]

I have two younger sisters who are very creative individuals and I love them to bits, but very few of our interests intersect. So, you know, even if you had a sibling, there's a chance that you two might not even have the same interests, let alone goals.

[hamimi_fk]

I literally was going to say pretty much this!

I have four younger siblings from my mom (and two more younger sibs from my dad) that I grew up with and none of them are into being fannish like I am. In fact, I get made fun of a lot for still being into cartoons/anime/manga/video games/pretty much anything that isn't something they like. =/ So yeah, sibs could be wonderful like the Duffer bros or the Wachowski sibs, but in my experience, it's not a definite. =(

[(Anonymous)]

Hey man, don't give up! You can still have a creative partnership with someone who isn't a sibling.

[(Anonymous)]

^This. I came here to say that my found family is a lot more supportive than my born family. Stop making this an excuse, OP, and find your family!

[(Anonymous)]

What I envy is the funding and connections that make it possible to create what I want. Even with my sister's support, I couldn't do it without those two things.