Things We Don’t Tell You When You First Join The Fandom Until It’s Too Late :))

trashy-ways-to-waste-time:

applicable to any fandom

• you won’t get sleep, you won’t get free time, and you won’t go outside ever again
• you unknowingly joined a cult
• you can’t ship that without offending someone
• you increase your vocabulary with nonsensical terms (for ex: quiznak)
• “have you met our lord and savior [insert fandom favorite]?”
• tbh, the lord and savior of the fandom can’t save you from SMUT
• you’ll learn inside jokes and memes that won’t make sense out of context
• you will cry. you will get angry. you will feel happy. you will be gettin all the feels
• get ready to be gay bc omg they are perfect human beings
• you may not survive the fanwars
• we can’t explain certain things. we can’t explain or defend that one problematic but legendary fanfic (milk fic flashbacks)
• we also can’t explain the problematic fave but he/she is here to stay
• do you remember what life was like before the fandom? 
• [indistinct screaming]
• fan theories will keep you up late
• your ass belongs to the fandom now.
• you can’t escape haha
• you don’t want to escape…ha ha
• the fandom can be squishy and soft and feel like a family instead of a war zone
• be ready to be offended
• this fandom will have a huge impact on you, most of the time it’s positive. it may seem scary at first but you learn to love and accept it. so enjoy it before it dies (MCR where u at)