i got into gomens years ago when s2 came out, but for the first time ever, i’m seriously thinking of starting a gomens blog and making an ao3. ever since the finale (I Did Not Care For It) i’ve felt this irrepressible need to create, to fill in the gaps that went unaddressed and to give my beloved A&C the happy ending they deserve. anyway i guess my concern is that i’m worried that everyone will leave for greener pastures in light of, well, everything. i don’t want to pour even more of myself into something that’s already broken my heart twice over if the fandom is just going to turn into a ghost town yk? anyway i thought as someone who’s way more involved in the fandom than me you’d have some sense of where things might be headed in the future. but also feel 100% free to ignore this lol
oooh very interesting. i do have a lot of thoughts on this!
first of all, spite is a great motivator to start creating. in fact, it’s how i myself got started in fandom, after bbc sherlock s4 aired, and i went from mostly lurker to very active blog and creator. (just when the fandom was on fire, yes)
and just like the sherlock fandom, the good omens fandom is way older than the tv show. this will not become a ghost town, ever.
i won’t lie to you, though: the fandom will change, inevitably, and in fact, it already has. after good omens s1 the fandom was massive, the biggest fics from those days have more than 40k kudos. post s2 there was controversy, and a fandom split, less engagement on posts and fics. after the neil gaiman allegations came out, a lot of people got angry, disappointed, moved on, etc. now after s3 it will again change: people will move elsewhere, others will double down, some people will join anew.
in truth: your fic will not get as much attention as a s1 or probably even a s2 era fic might have received. i will say in favour of the good omens fandom that it has an excellent commenting culture: readers tend to leave comments more than in other fandoms, which is absolutely lovely.
as a beginner in fandom though, this will likely be an uphill battle, it’s something that will need to grow, though i do know some people are desperately refreshing ao3 for good omens 3 fixits every day. and if you make a blog and write your fic, feel free to tag me in your post about it (for example in the comments) and i’ll give it a reblog.
now here we arrive at the core of it: fandom as a catalyst for creative self expression. you feel that urge to write, to seek justice for your blorbos, to become active in fandom. if nothing else, giving in to that urge will lift you up, inspire you, and help you grow in so many unexpected ways.
when i think back on my bbc sherlock days and look at where i am now, my life has forever changed. i know that if i hadn’t made that jump, there are so many crucial people i would not have met, so many skills i would not have developed or acquired (writing, amv making), big life events that wouldn’t have happened, community i would not have felt,… i would not be who i am, be where i was, if it weren’t for fandom.
everything of yourself that you pour into fandom, changes you, grows something inside you. it isn’t ever a waste.
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