Snowflake Challenge 2026 - Day 3

[dizzojay]

 

Write a love letter to fandom. It might be to fandom in general, to a particular fandom, favourite character, anything at all.

I’ve often waxed lyrical about the joys of fandom at my journal, and I never need another excuse to do that, because there’s so much to love about fandom!

Fandom isn’t just a group of people who happen to like the same TV show or film, or book. We’re a family; a community.  We’re a community of like-minded people who all love the same thing and who can openly share their likes, loves, and passions with each other.

And like any community, we interact, we have fun, we take care of the more vulnerable members of our community, we support each other’s dreams and cheerlead each other’s challenges.

But fandom isn’t just an abstract thing; to me it’s a place.  It’s a place with no borders, where us fans, regardless of or race or sexuality or whatever other characteristics we may have can go to belong, to be welcomed into the arms of a community that is accepting and fun; a community that GETS us.

Somehow, friendships made through fandom are easy; easier than friendships forged in real life through work, or school or location.  Real life friendships have to form and evolve.  When you start out, you’re just two disparate strangers working for the same organisation, or living in the same street.  Friendships made through fandom, on the other hand, begin with you both knowing something about each other - what you love and what you have in common. And although those friendships may start out as something as simple and superficial as a shared love of the same TV show, or the same book, they quickly grow into something far more meaningful. 

Many of my fandom friendships have outgrown the computer screen and crossed over into real life, and those friendships have given me more joy than I could ever put into a simple post like this.

Members of fandom are often those of us that society thinks of as ‘weird’ or a bit odd, or on the edge of ‘normal’.  A lot of us probably had a rough time at school and have never been regarded as 'cool' or in with the ‘in’ crowd; but in fandom, ‘weirdness’ is embraced, individuality is celebrated, imagination is admired.  Fandom is where you can be yourself, where you can be all that you can be, and more.

And that is why I will always love fandom!

 

Comments

[dreamersdare]

Somehow, friendships made through fandom are easy; easier than friendships forged in real life through work, or school or location

Well, that's so true it just sucker-punched me. No friends ever as easily made as fandom friends. Well said!

[ravensilversea]

Friendships made through fandom, on the other hand, begin with you both knowing something about each other - what you love and what you have in common.

This is so true! And knowing that you have a shared interest in common makes it easy to start conversations because you can always default to asking who their favorite character/plot/ship/etc is and go from there ^-^

[pattrose]

You called this a simple post. Far from it. I just loved reading it. I love being surrounded by people like you. It makes life easier for all of us. Thank you so much for this heartwarming letter.

[melagan]

but in fandom, ‘weirdness’ is embraced, individuality is celebrated, imagination is admired. Fandom is where you can be yourself, where you can be all that you can be, and more.

Yes, this.

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[spiralicious]

SPN family forever <3

[potentiality_26]

Really lovely post, and so true. Fandom friendships have a special kind of ease <3

[supernutjapan]

<3

I wanted to thank you for your Christmas card while I'm here. I have a New Years card to send you but it's still blank due to various difficulties. I hope I can send it soon.

Thank you for being a part of my fandom experience and wonderful memories!

[svgurl]

Well said! And you're right about connecting with people online can be easier and happens faster than in real life.

And although those friendships may start out as something as simple and superficial as a shared love of the same TV show, or the same book, they quickly grow into something far more meaningful.
Absolutely agree. :)