#sorry guys don’t mean to get ~maudlin on y’all but!! a bitch is not immune to her very first hyperfixation coming back

[astudyinfreewill]

not to be earnest on main but it’s so weird and cool to see the vampire chronicles come back into the spotlight… like, this is an old fandom, maybe not quite star trek old, but still pretty venerable when you consider the first book came out in 1976.

i first got into the books and movie when i was 14. it was my first time engaging with predominantly queer media, and it was the first fandom i actually posted fic online for, back when vc fics could still get you sued by anne rice herself. the chronicles were the primary reason i made a livejournal account when i was 16, to post and read fic and engage with the fandom. and already back then, i could tell the fandom had been around for a long time, because while some of the people were my age (and some even younger), a lot of them were adults in their 20s, 30s, 40s, even some in their 50s. and despite the dark themes of the series, by and large these adults were friendly and pretty cool towards teen me, welcoming me into an established space and encouraging me when my writing was, well. not the best.*

now i’m 32 and these books are having a moment again, and it’s so cool to see a lot of “dormant” fans pop back up, and even cooler to see fresh blood (pun fully intended) join the fandom. as a relatively old hand in this space, it’s just really nostalgic to see the same jokes and the same enthusiasm as 16 years ago, the same insightful analysis and meta posts, just with different slang and formats. it’s also heartening to see people are thinking critically about the books, and acknowledging the fucked up parts about them and about anne rice (also everyone being mostly in ageeement that nothing past the third book is worth considering canon, lol).

anyway!! sorry for the emotional rant (geez, who am i, louis?), there’s really no point to it beyond: welcome, new fans, i hope this space is as welcoming to you as it was to baby queer me; and welcome back, old fan(g)s — just like lestat, this fandom can’t seem to quit, and i’m more than fine with that :’)

*[i was lucky to have a good experience as a teen in a mostly adult fandom, and i stand by the fact that people of different age groups can be friends; however, if you’re a minor online, PLEASE be safe and look after your privacy first and foremost. creeps can be everywhere, both online and off, and if an adult is making you feel uncomfortable, run, don’t walk, the other way.]

#ambra.txt #vc #iwtv #sorry guys don’t mean to get ~maudlin on y’all but!! a bitch is not immune to her very first hyperfixation coming back #and i am that very bitch