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[mistressofmuses]

Boy it sure is something to hear about what seems like garden-variety fandom BNF flounce-drama, passing distantly... and then to actually find out that ah, this shit is way wilder than I thought.

How many BNFs turn out to be abusive wannabe cult leaders who are also convinced of something that makes them better and more spiritually and uniquely special than everyone else out there in the world?
Like... I'm sure the real answer would shock me, but I feel like any number greater than 0 is a problem.

Fucking yikes.

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We are about to head out to our friend's album release show. Fingers crossed it all goes well. Alex seems... like he doesn't really want to go, but I'm hoping he has a good time once we do. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone, but I'm also still pretty anxious about it. Haven't tried to get together with people like this since before Covid.

Comments

[olivermoss]

Breaking AO3 rules... oh god, if this is what I think it is, yeah, that is some S tier drama. Things quite that bad are exceedingly rare, but it's insane that it happens at all.

[mistressofmuses]

It very well might be the one you're thinking of, if it's a pretty recent drama! It really is S tier. And it is a fair point that this kind of MEGA DRAMA is quite rare in the scheme of things. Of the genuine millions of people engaging with fandom in some organized fashion, the huge fucking blowups like that are pretty rare. But boy are they *spectacular* (as in being a fucking spectacle) when they do.