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[cuddyclothes]

Welcome to the Lounge, a place to hang out with your fellows. Chat away. If you want to stay anonymous, go ahead. Real life, imaginary life, what you had for lunch, anything goes.

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Re: your fandom story

[thesadchicken]

It's a funny story. And - as weird as it may sound - it all started with Star Trek.

I'm a huge Trek fan. I read and write a LOT of Trek fanfic. One day (about 4 year ago) I strumbled upon a fic called "What ho, Garak!" (Garak being the name of a Star Trek character). Curious, I read it. It was written in what I would later discover was Wodehousian style and humor. I loved it - I reread it a dozen times. I was so impressed that I asked the writer how and why they'd written it in that particular style. Their answer was two words: "READ WODEHOUSE".

I did. I read "Right Ho, Jeeves" and "Thank you, Jeeves" and "Carry On, Jeeves" and I just couldn't get enough. Sadly, it's difficult to get English copies of Wodehouse books in my country, so after reading everything I could find I just felt heartbroken and hungry for more. That's when I started watching the TV series, which I fell in love with as well.

Now whenever I'm abroad the first thing I do is look for a bookshop to buy more Wodehouse (and I still haven't read them all! *sobs*)

Re: your fandom story

[worth_a_wound]

That's an interesting story. Would you share the link to that fic?
Fandom life began for me with Star Trek. I was a Trekkie throughout my teenage years and early twenties. My first crush on a fictional character can be blamed on TOS.

Can you get English ebook or audio book versions in your country?

Re: your fandom story

[thesadchicken]

Oh, a fellow Trekkie! Who was your first fictional crush, if you don't mind my asking? Spock? Kirk? Bones? Uhura? (I'm sorry, I get excited whenever someone mentions Trek)

Here's a link to the wonderful fanfic that started it all:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/2887163/chapters/6444233

I could get ebooks or audio books, but sadly I'm one of those people who just don't enjoy listening to books as much as reading them, and I've never managed to finish an ebook - I need the feel of paper between my hands.
So I guess it's just me being very picky lol

Re: your fandom story

[worth_a_wound]

Thank you for the link!
I really loved each one of the logic+emotion+balance power trio but it was Bones my teen self would have liked to cuddle with.
Who are your favourite Trek characters?

I can totally understand how you feel about ebooks. Though I like the advantage of quick accessibility/easy portability and the convenient search function that the use of an e-reader provides it will never give me this nice, satisfying book reading feeling.
I used to have printouts of my favourite fanfics for a long time.

Have you tried looking for the books on ebay or Amazon?

Re: your fandom story

[thesadchicken]

You're very welcome!
Ah yes, the good doctor ♥ I love all Star Trek characters (more or less. I wish I could punch Gul Dukat from DS9, lol) but my favorite from the very start has always been Spock ♥ Julian Bashir from DS9 is the one I identify with the most, and I'm obsessed with Q from TNG. Gosh, I could go on and on! haha

I used to have printouts of my favorite fanfics as well!

Actually I ordered "Carry On, Jeeves" from Amazon, but the shipping cost is insane, so I didn't order more :( However I will (hopefully) be travelling to Paris soon so I'll make sure to drop by my favorite English bookshop there :D

Re: your fandom story

[cuddyclothes]

Guys, please keep discussions of other fandoms to a minimum okay? You can always take it to another community.

Re: your fandom story

[(Anonymous)]

What really makes me feel anxious about this community is not people clogging up threads with off-topic or things I'm not interested in, but people being told to better take their talk elsewhere and that leading to them worrying about bothering someone with what they post. I rather see them spam but have fun and connect. I only feel safe about reading the prompts, fills and anon commenting on them. And I think I should stick to that.

Re: your fandom story

[cuddyclothes]

Oh, dear! I'd like to know if other posters feel that way.

Re: your fandom story

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, I don‘t mind some other topics being discussed either, if we can talk about our cultural backgrounds, why can‘t we talk about Star Trek or something else for a bit?
And aren‘t it always topic junctions and coincidences which lead to the really interesting conversations?

Re: your fandom story

[cuddyclothes]

I'm making it up as I go along, I'm not trying to be punitive. Sorry if it comes off that way.

Re: your fandom story

[(Anonymous)]

I also don't see what's wrong with people mentioning other fandoms here, or why they should be called out like this for doing so. Especially in this case where it's still extremely relevant and brief. I don't think it "clogs" a lounge thread that's specifically for friendly discussion. The intro says "anything goes" even "what you had for lunch" but people get scolded if they talk about Star Trek for a minute? Seems like an arbitrary request.
Also I have no problem with people identifying themselves if they want to.

Re: your fandom story

[(Anonymous)]

If there are topics I don't want to read about then I simply move on to the next. Just like with everything else here. If there's a pic of naked Stephen Fry and I don't feel like staring at it then I quickly scroll past it. If I know it's not my kink then I stay away from that kink. And if I start reading a fic but find out I don't like it for whatever reason then I simply stop reading it.

tldr The best approach is to pick out what appeals to you and ignore what does not but leave it be because it might appeal to someone else.

Re: your fandom story

[cuddyclothes]

Duly noted.

Re: your fandom story

[(Anonymous)]

Hello, I wanted to ask since you‘re a fellow Star-Trek-fan/German, do you know/like „Traumschiff Surprise“?
Just a random question, sorry :))

Re: your fandom story

[worth_a_wound]

I used to like it back then when it was part of their show on TV but did not like the film so much.