many people would feel better if they engaged with artists only as far as “i listen to their music” or “i watch their shows and movies” and reblog photos or gifs or whatever like posters they’re putting on their bedroom wall but act like twitter and instagram aren’t a thing—pretend all the information you get about your fave is from J14 magazine like back in the day.
This is honestly a much healthier way to engage with creators than whatever has become normalized recently.
People need to stop asking the creators to be the arbiters of fandom.
Stop asking the author if your ship is canon; you don't need permission to have fun.
Stop asking the author to condemn ships or their protagonists worldviews, unreliable narrators exist and so do things that will make you feel uncomfortable.
