Just a reminder that consuming source fan stuff about your introjects doesn’t mean you’re faking. It’s sometimes just as much of an outlet to them as it is to you.
To clarify, I, the host, sometimes write fanfiction as a coping mechanism. I’ve been doing that years before I knew I was a system and don’t plan on stopping. The only difference is that I’ve stopped writing fanfiction about certain things because a few introjects don’t like fanfiction of their source and I’m not going to force that on them.
I’m currently writing a Stranger Things request I got revolving around vampire Eddie and was stuck on a part. Eddie (/sys) went “well if I was giant vampire monster in the woods I would probably hate it there because my wings would snag on everything” and then shook his wings at me. I realized that, wow, I’m writing a version of his source that’s actually close to how he appears in headspace. I am, in a way, writing about him and not his source. And he wanted to help me portray it accurately because he was finally seeing a version of his source that he can actually fully relate to. It’s like those TikTok videos that go “stitch this if I drew you” and a drawing that looks like you actually shows up.
So yeah, it’s not odd for an introject to want to consume source material or fan things. It’s kind of like being famous in a way. It doesn’t mean you’re faking or anything like that. If I got fanart of myself I’d be putting it all over my bedroom walls as well.