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[ SECRET POST #2448 ]

⌈ Secret Post #2448 ⌋

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[Picture is a small old man sleeping inside a hollowed horn that is hanging from a nail on a wooden wall. There is a pillow behind his head.]

All the "I'll be in fandom till I'm 80!" comments here make me ridiculously happy. I hide my age when I'm on open forums, so sure I will be judged. Have been too.

I'm 39. I squee a lot and love all silly and smutty parts of fandom.

Courtesy of anon:

The little old guy is "The Seventh Master of the House" from this animated fairytale movie:
http://www.caprino.no/movies/en/sjuendefar.asp

[Picture is the cover of a book titled "The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs" by Leopold Butters Stotch from the cartoon "South Park". It shows a person standing on a field under a cloudy sky.]

Whenever I hear people insist that their stupid-ass fanon is exactly as canonical as the creator's official stated canonical meaning or elements of their work, it reminds me of this story.

[Picture is a red plate with the word "WARNING!" on it.]

I think it's silly that people need (or think they're entitled to) warning for Original Characters. It's not a trigger and if you're so worried about encountering non-canon characters how do you handle reading anything that isn't fanfiction?

[Picture is an empty room with light blue walls.]

Dear former roleplaying buddy: I really fucking miss you.

[Picture is a photograph of the actor, voice actor and comedian Gilbert Gottfried super-imposed on the cover image of the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale". Gottfried has light skin and very short dark hair and is wearing a dark suit. The cover image of Night Vale is a purple night sky with a crescent moon as part of a sinister eyes, with a telephone or electricity pole, a water tower and a barn or house with an antenna on its roof.]

I think I'd like this show better and find it more listenable if Gilbert Gottfried were the voice of Cecil.

[Picture is a photo from the White family photo album, from the TV show "Breaking Bad". It shows Walter White, Skyler White, Marie Schrader and Hank Schrader smiling at a beach and wearing light vacation clothing.]

When Breaking Bad started, I liked Walt and disliked Skyler. As Walt became a more villainous character, I started liking him less and sympathizing more with Skyler.

Now I'm rooting for both of them, and hating Hand and Marie instead. It would be one thing if Walt was still making meth, but he had just put his criminal life behind him, and he and Skyler were starting to become a real family again. Then Hank had to come and fuck everything up, along with Marie who's trying to take their children away from them.

As far as I'm concerned, whatever happens next is on the Schraders' heads.

Furthermore, I'd like to think that if I were in their shoes and discovered my family had been involved with some criminal activities, I'd at least try to give them the benefit of the doubt and a chance to explain before I tried ruining their lives. Especially if they had paid for my extensive medical bills.

[Picture is various paintings and images of Orc characters from various works of fiction. They're all humanoid creatures with green or yellowish green skin and often dark hair. Many of them are wearing armor and looking fierce. It seems they are all female.]

I feel such attachment to orcs that I think I'm starting to understand how people who believe in the concept of otherkin exist.

[Picture is the cast of the anime/manga "Hetalia: Axis Powers".]

The reason I love Hetalia so much is the fact it helps me cope with my reactive depression. Whenever I fear for my future in a country I will probably never be able to leave, I use Hetalia as my go-to escapist fantasy. In the world of Hetalia my country is a character I just can't bring myself to hate. Sometimes when I think everything is hopeless I imagine them giving me a hug and saying they're sorry for having such fucked-up bosses.

[Picture is Hank Schrader and Walter White from the TV show "Breaking Bad". They're both white men with light skin wearing dark clothes in a desert. Walter has a mustache and short beard and is wearing eyeglasses. He is kind of glaring at Hank?]

I think Walt's refusal to hurt Hank shows that he is still a good person deep down.

[Picture is a fat white and black cat sitting with its rear legs beneath it and pointing to the front, and with its front legs to the sides, like a person, on a couch.]

After I graduated from college, I was really depressed and finding fandom saved my life. I met some great people who pushed me to write and socialize more and it ended up being really good for me. But a lot of those people have drifted away from fandom and I feel like I've been left behind. I realized that nothing has changed. I'm still depressed and fandom has become a crutch instead of a comfort.

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Secret 1 - Fandom, age

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Secret 2 - Fanon, canon, South Park

Secret 3 - Original Characters in fanfiction

Secret 4 - Roleplaying

Secret 5 - Welcome to Night Vale, Gilbert Gottfried

Secret 6 - Breaking Bad

Secret 7 - Orcs, otherkin

Secret 8 - Hetalia

Secret 9 - Breaking Bad

Secret 10 - Fandom, depression