Zoey reads polytrix fanfiction. She's always been an avid fandom member for her favorite media, of course that wasn't going to change when she became that for millions of others.
It doesn't help that she's down bad for her band mates, and so what if she dabbles in rpf so she can live her wildest fantasies. Her favorite polytrix fics are all written by this particular author who specializes in fluff. Just the most tooth rotting sweet fluffy stories that always makes Zoey feel ooey gooey inside. She loves these fics so much, she'll reread them often before bed to put her in the best mood to fall asleep to.
She finds out the identity of said author after a series of fics that come out over the span of a week (for a polytrix fandom theme event) where the author notes reveal glimpses into their life that are too specific for Zoey not to connect the dots.
For example, "I meant to post this sooner but my cat knocked over nearly every potted plant on the patio and I had to spend the last 3 hours cleaning up his mess."
Or "my roommates surprised me with a much needed movie night which got me thinking..." followed by a reply to a comment that read "op sounds like you're in love with your roommates" with "if you only knew ;p"
The events in evey author note corresponded to events in their own lives much too perfectly to be a coincidence. So when Zoey puts the pieces together she bursts into Rumi's room "you're ShimmeringSunlight?!"
And that's how Rumi learns her favorite reader who always leaves her the most adorable comments, the ones she rereads often when she needs some writing motivation, is Zoey herself.
