canon is Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl

[magicath]

I've never been too big on the meta stuff, you know, so this is just weird. Though, good job grabbing up my Fanfixx account name.

I'd just like to point out how incredibly unfair it is that my chances of meeting Harry Potter characters here are so high, but I'll probably never, ever get to meet any Simon Snow characters? I mean, what's Harry/Draco slashfic compared to Simon/Baz fic?

And don't even get me started on the fact that you've never and will never read the books. How do you even expect to play me somewhere if you don't have absolute knowledge of the characters that are so important to me.

Just...think about it? I'm not really okay with going somewhere new anyway. I was just getting used to where I was.

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he's had previous encounters with fandom in canon and it was awful and beautiful

[like_the_rifle]

[oh great it's one of those kinds of people. just. great. now's when he'd pray that she's never read the books, if he were a praying kind of man.]

[for now though, he settles for gesturing helplessly with his hands]

Did it uh... did it ever occur to you that slash fiction is kind of a weird hobby? Not to y'know, knock it, but do you really get your kicks from imagining dudes doing the nasty with-- [their little brothers] --other dudes? Do you live in some kinda land where Luke Skywalker and Han Solo had a weird-ass secret fling?

I really don't get the appeal. I don't.

yes good

[magicath]

I don't see the appeal in building model cars. That doesn't mean I go around calling other people's idea of fun "weird".

And I don't ship incest pairs anyway. Chill out.

hi this is Iddy; pretend I'm not coming to this post two and a half months late

[wrenegade]

It's kind of weird being on the other side, huh.

Can you imagine if they actually put us somewhere? It would blow our tiny minds.

it's okay because YOU ARE AMAZING.

[magicath]

I don't know about tiny, but yes. Our brains would be thoroughly blown.

[wrenegade]

But tiny compared to all these supergeniuses and aliens, right?

[magicath]

Well, when you put it that way, sure. Geez. We'd be like little ants compared to them.

[wrenegade]

We'd be normal.

Even you!

[that's said jokingly; affectionately]

The ones who'd totally die first in a zombie apocalypse.

[magicath]

At least we'd have the advantage of knowing a bunch of people's deep, dark "secrets" before being devoured by the walking dead.

[wrenegade]

Maybe. But I'll bet there'd be a lot of people we wouldn't know about, too.

[magicath]

True. It's not like Simon and Baz would be there.

[Siiiiiiiiiigh.]

[wrenegade]

Too bad. If I were going to meet a fictional character I think I'd pick Simon.

[magicath]

I might have had to disown you as a sister if you'd said anyone else.

But of course we all know it would be better if it was Baz we met.

[wrenegade]

You'd have to hide your posters first.

[magicath]

I don't know about that. He'd probably love the attention.

[wrenegade]

And then he'd turn, looking at you with new understanding. He'd walk closer, stopping just inches away from you. Taking your hand in his, he'd lean in, and softly say...





"I'm sorry, but as I'm sure you're aware, my heart belongs to Simon Snow."

And you'd love it.

[magicath]

Every. Single. Second.

Self-insert is terrible to begin with, and I think we'd only make it worse.

[wrenegade]

I'm gonna write it.

And upload it using your account.

[magicath]

You wouldn't! My internet fame would crash and burn in five seconds.

If I go down, I'm taking you with me.

[wrenegade]

Me? I bet most of your readers don't even remember who I am anymore.

[magicath]

I'll make you a glorious comeback and then crush everything with the sue-iest of mary-sue self-insert fics.

[wrenegade]

Do you even remember my account password?

[...]

Actually, I'm not sure I do.

[magicath]

That...

Is for me to know and you to find out.

[aka, no. no she doesn't.]

[wrenegade]

Oh no!

I guess I'm screwed.

[magicath]

Obviously.

I am a great master mind not to be crossed.

[wrenegade]

That you are.

So do you actually think you're going to be sent to one of these games?

[magicath]

I don't know, honestly. I guess the mun, or whatever she's calling herself, is already in two games, and she's not sure if she'd put me either of those.

[wrenegade]

Yeah, mine wants something slice of life for me. Which I'm okay with! Horror shows are only fun to read about.

[magicath]

Definitly. If I'm going to actually live it, I'll take slice-of-life over horror any day.

[wrenegade]

If we do go somewhere, we should try to go together.

[magicath]

Even if we have to share a room?

[wrenegade]

Cath, if we were thrown into some weird alternate dimension full of aliens and fictional characters with no way to get home or even contact home, I think I'd kind of love the idea of sharing a room again.

[magicath]

Okay. Good.

[Maybe she's a little extra happy to hear that.]

Think they'll get looking for us?

[wrenegade]

I don't think it works like that. They won't know we're gone.

[magicath]

Oh! Oh no. I hadn't even thought about that yet... I meant for a game.

[But now that you mention it...]

Wren, what about Dad?

[wrenegade]

Oh. I don't know, my player's kind of considering it.

... And Dad would be okay. We'd miss him, but he wouldn't have to miss us.

[magicath]

You're sure? He wouldn't even know we were gone?

[wrenegade]

Totally sure. I promise.

[magicath]

[Deep breath. Deep breath.]

Okay. Well, if you're going somewhere, so am I.