told my friend today about whump, i guess she didn't know i was into it. anyway she was kinda freaked out, like. now i feel insecure. i don't think there's anything wrong with it, it's just a genre of hurt/comfort some people happen to enjoy. eh. i'm feeling weird about it so i just wanted to vent to you sdfgjklshd hope that's ok
This has been sitting for a while and I apologize 😭😭
but yeah, there's nothing to feel weird about or be ashamed of! People like different types of fiction, and it all comes down to enjoyment and (often, but not always) emotional release.
I hate sad books. The kind designed to make you cry, that have a total downer ending with maybe a single spot of hope. I can't comprehend ever wanting to read one, but some people out there love that kind of thing, and that's okay.
I'm not a huge fan of pulpy, shock-value based work, but there's a ton of people who adore that kind of thing, and read it as a kind of brain candy, and that's fine!
I'm not a fan of romance as the main genre, and such a thing just purely doesn't interest me, but some people have that as a favorite. Same can be said for horror. Plenty of people don't understand liking horror, but it's a popular genre for a reason.
Everyone has different tastes, some are "weirder" than others, and that's perfectly fine :)