I like the slash, and I think I like it because I feel there are so many people who are under-represented—or not represented at all—in mainstream Hollywood entertainment. I really enjoy the fan fiction that embraces character and themes that showcase those people—their love, their desires, their passions. I think that’s really cool—and I hope the show as it continues embraces that more, because that’s an opportunity to tell stories that other people might not be familiar with. I mean, there’s slash of me and Ichabod… that’s like, ‘What?!’ and then I read it and it was really well-written. I get it—it’s another way to go but it’s no less valid than what we’re doing and it’s certainly interesting, so I really get a kick out of that. To read fan fiction and to see fan art and to watch other people’s artistry paint different colors on top of what we’re doing… how can you be mad at that? That’s just completely awesome!

thetrekkiehasthephonebox:

anotherfallenchild:

Like 99% of the original fan fic tropes came from Star Trek I’m not even joking

  • fuck or die
  • alien sex pollen
  • evil alternate mirror au
  • time travel au
  • sped up ageing 
  • stuck in a frozen cave 
  • body heat sharing
  • alien drunk disease 
  • body swap
  • this man is my exact double

like there are so man more and I always see people being like ‘wtf where did the sex pollen trope even come from’ and the answer is Star Trek

The best part is?

All of this is canon.

Adventures in fandom:

So reclusiveq and I were at Barnes and Noble when I overheard the ladies in front of is talking about Doctor Who and how one had missed it. Me being me I had to comment.

And they were like “We saw your bag and liked it…and it matched your t-shirt.” At which point I remembered that my backpack has a Torchwood patch and I was wearing my Torchwood t-shirt.

We chatted a moment and they went in their way. The cashier said he liked marvel. At which point I pointed at Reclusive…who was wearing her Marvel tank and has a Winter Soldier star on her backpack.

tevlek:

iplemons:

juvi-fullbuster:

there are people in the fandom who can

  • write fanfictions
  • draw fanarts
  • create gifs
  • think of theories
  • edit stuff

and then there’s me

But there’s you, who

  • Read our fanfictions
  • Like/Reblog/Commission us for our fanarts
  • View our gifs
  • Support our theories
  • Are amused by our edits

You are just as important as the rest of us.

All the fandoms should see this.