(2/2) Besides, I found this crazy place in Paris where people just love each other and are good to one another and never pressure anyone to do anything or judge them for their identities and sometimes I feel like I accidentally ended up in some sort of beautiful coven. And I’m the only human amongst non-humans there and now one’s telling me. :’D Sadly I’m moving out of Europe next month and I can’t stop crying over it. But I am lucky I got to experience this magic at all, if only for a short time.

I’m not sure about that correlation, I’m a heavily obsessed fan of the series and didn’t turn out poly, myself. But I wouldn’t rule it out as a possibility for me in the future. You’re the first that’s suggested a correlation between VC and heavily obsessed fans ending up poly, that I’ve seen. I’ve only known of a few VC fans who are poly, and I don’t know if VC was an influence before they identified as poly. 

I come from this shithole of a small town in what is my country’s very own version of the ‘conservative south’ and I ended up both queer and polya (and critical of compulsory sexuality / amatonormativity) and sometimes I just can’t help wonder if it’s because of all the VC that I read. :‘D 

I’m not sure about the affect of fiction on reality, do you think you might have

ended up either/both queer and polya without the influence of VC? Were there other influences? I know of several other fans who related to the characters (especially during formative years) and felt like their feelings and orientation were being represented in VC, they felt a sense of relief at seeing characters like themselves. I’m not sure if VC therefore turned them queer/LGBT+/etc, I get the impression that they already were what they were and VC gave them the confidence to embrace it and even officially come out to their friends/family.

I’m sorry you had to grow up in your country’s version of the conservative south, I can’t imagine how hard that must have been :[ 

(can you still use the word shithole or is that Trump-vocab now?)

Idk, I can see it w/o thinking of him, but I’m pretty thrilled about the ads reclaiming the word (I actually squealed with joy when I saw this one on a bus the other day!):

Besides, I found this crazy place in Paris where people just love each other and are good to one another and never pressure anyone to do anything or judge them for their identities and sometimes I feel like I accidentally ended up in some sort of beautiful coven. And I’m the only human amongst non-humans there and now one’s telling me. :’D 

That’s wonderful, I’m so happy you found this beautiful coven! Where in Paris? Are some of them VC fans, too?

Sadly I’m moving out of Europe next month and I can’t stop crying over it. But I am lucky I got to experience this magic at all, if only for a short time.

Awwww that sucks :,( Well, “better to have loved and lost,” as they say. Maybe you can be the coven leader and create your own beautiful coven like the one you found in Paris! ❤