As someone who’s been in a fandom since it start, I didn’t realize how much of an impact I had with my fics.
in 2021, I had joined fandom where it was very bare. Three people on wattpad had been keeping it afloat so I joined with my own fics of oneshots and long stories. It was covid time so I wrote a lot and my views and stats increased. I stayed in the fandom since then even during the slow time and welcomed new people who joined as the years went on
It was my birthday yesterday. I announced it on my tumblr page. I got a mass wave of thanks and an anon giving me a long appreciation letter. They mentioned I had started the fandom, inspired so many with my fics, and started the role plays and headcanons that many love.
I didn’t realize how much of an impact I had. I’m just an adult who barely got through it and all these people looked up to me. I cried ngl, like I genuinely couldn’t belive these small stories made so many people smile like this. I turned more grumpy in the fandom due to more people crossing my boundaries but I do love this. Maybe I do love this fandom even if it caused me so much trouble-