[ SECRET POST #2651 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2651 ⌋

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

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 051 secrets from Secret Submission Post #379.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 1 2 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

The more you get to know this person, the less hero-worshippy you'll feel. Or at least, I hope this is the case because the weirdest thing about being a big fish in a small fandom is how people get all over-awed about your presence. BNFs are human, they're just like everyone else.

Having a crush is fine, but keep in mind that your awesome BNF friend farts, picks her nose and does pointless dumb stuff every day. She's JUST. LIKE. YOU. No, honest, she is. Don't put her up on a pedastal simply because she's well known in fandom.

[(Anonymous)]

I wish people would realize that BNFs are just people. I am a BNF in a smallish fandom and people are always like "Let's meet up because I want to take you to dinner! Your random crappy selfie is the cutest thing I have ever seen in my life! Let me buy this for you!!" and it creeps me out.

[(Anonymous)]

That does sound really creepy.

But perhaps they're just grateful for your fic/art/whatever it is you do in your fandom and want to show their appreciation? There have been times when I've been overenthusiastic in the past and came off as inappropriate. I only understood it later.

It can be weird to arrive in fandom and see all these amazing, talented people giving you art and fic for free, especially the stuff that really speaks to you, when you're used to paying for it in the outside world.

[(Anonymous)]

Same. People wanted my address so they could send me, like... homemade cookies and stuff. I appreciated the thought but HELL NO.

[gondremark]

This.
People are just people, and people who make things that a lot of other people like are still just people.