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One bittersweet thing about my childhood was fandom isolation; I consumed fantasy books like a drug addict, and they were incredibly profound for me - but I was usually the only person reading them, and I rarely had anyone irl to talk about them with.

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

Like, imagine you're a kid and watch Star Wars for the first time, but nobody else around you has seen or heard of Star Wars, and nobody you tell about it cares enough to take the time to watch it And you go your entire life being the only person you know who's seen Star Wars.

4:31 AM · Feb 9, 2021

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nobody else will ever know the the grief i felt after finishing Brightly Burning by Mercedes Lackey

Aella

@Aella_Girl

Feb 9, 2021

at least the entire world eventually got hit by the Red Wedding

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Me with dinosaurs. And a few books and series

Manual and Pedal Laborer

@heartkeyboards

Feb 9, 2021

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@Aella_Girl

this was me for basically everything i was interested in growing up. the internet was a game changer for bringing me to like-minded people, at least for some things.

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I don't have the vocabulary for how I felt, but quiet isolation is close enough. I still have my books - SciFi, Fantasy, Horror...

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Starting to feel like the plot of Brigsby Bear is somewhat autobiographical for you.