Fandom Catnip
Mar. 29th, 2025 09:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jasmassonI’ve been doing the Fanfic Reading Challenge 2025, which, while I’ve been trying to find fics to fit the categories, has made me think about all the fandoms I’ve read in in the nearly 30 years since I first read a fanfic.
I’ve got to read 100 different ships at least and 60 different fandoms. The fandom one is made more difficult by the stipulation you can only read a maximum of three fandoms that start with each letter of the alphabet for this challenge. How many fandoms have I read in that start with S? Dozens. How many that start with a K? Or a V? Or an E? *crickets*
Could you do it?
Anyway, while reflecting on fandoms I have loved, I’ve thought again about how the bullet proof trope that I adore is a power imbalance. That, more than anything, will suck me into a fandom. The power imbalance can be structural - like boss, master, King, etc - physical power imbalance or an emotional imbalance - the lover and the loved - but I’m nearly always here for it.
What’s your fandom catnip?
Fannish 50 #5
I’ve got to read 100 different ships at least and 60 different fandoms. The fandom one is made more difficult by the stipulation you can only read a maximum of three fandoms that start with each letter of the alphabet for this challenge. How many fandoms have I read in that start with S? Dozens. How many that start with a K? Or a V? Or an E? *crickets*
Could you do it?
Anyway, while reflecting on fandoms I have loved, I’ve thought again about how the bullet proof trope that I adore is a power imbalance. That, more than anything, will suck me into a fandom. The power imbalance can be structural - like boss, master, King, etc - physical power imbalance or an emotional imbalance - the lover and the loved - but I’m nearly always here for it.
What’s your fandom catnip?
Fannish 50 #5
