I think what other people are saying here is correct-- don't feel bad about your fandom. It's okay to like what other people don't like!
But that said... one of the reasons I personally am starting to feel a bit surly towards Homestuck is because of exactly the kind of mindset you say you're developing-- that you're afraid of talking to anybody not in the fandom.
Friends of mine who I thought I was really close to now no longer even give me the time of day unless A) Something funny happened in the Homestuck fandom and B) None of their Homestuck fans are online to talk to. Any and all conversations with them, when they happen at all (which is getting rarer and rarer as time goes on), automatically gravitate towards Homestuck, no matter how many times I say that I haven't read the comics and am not particularly interested in them. It is literally the only thing they are interested in talking about. I've been reduced to nothing but a cardboard cutout for them to squee at (not 'to', 'at') on occasion as a last resort, even though they know I have no idea what they're talking about. It kind of hurts, and it makes people feel resentful.
Don't be one of those people. If you withdraw into a fandom shell and just plain old not talk to anyone who's not interested in what you're interested in, even if it's because you're really just scared of being judged, it can and WILL make otherwise accepting, friendly people who might care about you think that you're just another raving fan, the kind that everyone seems to think the Homestuck fandom is made of entirely. Most people don't care if their pal is into something they think is silly or boring-- they only care if that's the only thing their pal ever seems to think or talk about.
Just talk to people. Unless you're one of the people who can't go for five minutes without talking about Homestuck even if the person you're talking to has never read it and doesn't want to (in which case I guess you'd probably BE happier just cutting off all contact with anyone not in the fandom), it's not like anyone's going to whip out their pitchfork at you for liking something they're not interested in. And if they DO judge you for being into a webcomic they don't like, they're not worth your time anyway.
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But that said... one of the reasons I personally am starting to feel a bit surly towards Homestuck is because of exactly the kind of mindset you say you're developing-- that you're afraid of talking to anybody not in the fandom.
Friends of mine who I thought I was really close to now no longer even give me the time of day unless A) Something funny happened in the Homestuck fandom and B) None of their Homestuck fans are online to talk to. Any and all conversations with them, when they happen at all (which is getting rarer and rarer as time goes on), automatically gravitate towards Homestuck, no matter how many times I say that I haven't read the comics and am not particularly interested in them. It is literally the only thing they are interested in talking about. I've been reduced to nothing but a cardboard cutout for them to squee at (not 'to', 'at') on occasion as a last resort, even though they know I have no idea what they're talking about. It kind of hurts, and it makes people feel resentful.
Don't be one of those people. If you withdraw into a fandom shell and just plain old not talk to anyone who's not interested in what you're interested in, even if it's because you're really just scared of being judged, it can and WILL make otherwise accepting, friendly people who might care about you think that you're just another raving fan, the kind that everyone seems to think the Homestuck fandom is made of entirely. Most people don't care if their pal is into something they think is silly or boring-- they only care if that's the only thing their pal ever seems to think or talk about.
Just talk to people. Unless you're one of the people who can't go for five minutes without talking about Homestuck even if the person you're talking to has never read it and doesn't want to (in which case I guess you'd probably BE happier just cutting off all contact with anyone not in the fandom), it's not like anyone's going to whip out their pitchfork at you for liking something they're not interested in. And if they DO judge you for being into a webcomic they don't like, they're not worth your time anyway.