Getting-to-know-you-game: JOIN OR DIE

[majitzu]

For the Ace Attorney fans, did you know there will be an anime? This saturday is the first episode, I'm so excited.

[coffee pig]

i'm irrationally mad at my parents for not having me 10 years earlier so I could witness the glory days of myspace/emo culture myself

From what you said, I'm assuming you are probably in your mid-teens? Speaking as a failed scene kid who witnessed these days in all their terrible glory, I do miss old Panic! and My Chemical Romance. However, I do NOT miss the weird hair and all the drama that was 2004 MySpace, oh my God. Everyone was such a dramatic attention whore, including myself. You're not missing out, trust me.

achika wrote:
- I used to write bandom fanfic and fell out of the scene, am slowly getting back into writing these days, 2016 was the first time I posted my writing to AO3 in years and I had a full on panic attack once I did


Wahay, I used to be in bandom heavily too! Did you have a certain band you focused on?

Ooh, both of you please tell what bands you were into. Not that I was ever heavily into bandom myself, not at all.... *has war flashbacks to posting Ryden fanfiction on LiveJournal in 2007*

[internetakeover]

- Good god I love Marvel (and DC too but that may change once I see Batman V Superman ) films and I am soooo excited about CA: Civil War but I try not to geek out too much

Noo, don't ever be sorry for geeking out. I'm SO excited for Civil War I've been hyping myself up through Stucky fanfics for weeks.

It's just that I ramble a lot when i'm geeking out about something like that, with the Winter Soldier it was a case of "Omg did you see the fight sequences, how amazing were they! Seb and Chris did the majority of their own stunts too, how fantastic is that. Scarlet wore an arrow necklace the entire time because she thought BW would end up with Hawkeye but Joss Whedon (King of the NERDS) scuppered that.. DO you think they'll be true to the comic for Civil War or will they go waaaaaay off base.. omgomgomg..*incoherent babbling*" and the person just stares at me silently with dead eyes. It's for the best I don't geek out.


I'm sooo excited too! Me too about the stucky fanfics.

coming in a bit late but
ahh I'm so excited about Civil War too!! I'm exactly the same with rambling, don't worry! (Deliberately not even getting started on your BW/Hawkeye/Whedon/AOU mention...) I actually just read the best Stucky fic (also Steve/Rhodey and Steve/Sam, but the beginning is Steve/Bucky centric), which is basically a super queer look at Steve's life from before CA:TFA all the way through to after CA:TWS, with an additional superpowered kids subplot, and is just absolutely beautiful, it's my favourite MCU fic now. I'm awful at summarising fics for recs (I tend to remember the feel of a fic - 'super queer' - rather than what actually happened?), but it's called Known Associates if anyone wants to have a look, the tags give a good idea of what you're getting into - warning that it is 290k though!! (also it has a lot of gender feels - which I adored and don't want to spoil too much - if that's something you like Winterbury? personally I eventually got fed up with never really having an answer on 'wtf is gender' and decided to try out agender/nonbinary as labels, and found that super comfortable so haven't looked back since!) /ramble!

Been absolutely loving reading this thread I feel like if I started to reply to everything I found interesting I'd never stop though!

Looking at the HP and MCU recs flying around I wonder if people think it might be worth starting a non-D&P fanfic rec/discussion thread?

[swofro]

For the Ace Attorney fans, did you know there will be an anime? This saturday is the first episode, I'm so excited.

Yes, this. My brother talk about this like maybe a few weeks ago. I don't want to put my hopes too high but I hope it is as good as what I imagine it will be.

[bluebox-away]

Been absolutely loving reading this thread I feel like if I started to reply to everything I found interesting I'd never stop though!

Looking at the HP and MCU recs flying around I wonder if people think it might be worth starting a non-D&P fanfic rec/discussion thread?

We could make a general 'other fandoms' thread, for fic recs and general chat as we seem to have a lot of fandoms in common on the whole?

[deerly]

You all are soo cool, it was really nice to read all of the posts in this thread!

- 19/agender/pan/polyamorous
- My mum always listens to d&p radioshow with me and I don't know how to tell her that the hiatus may be permanent, she'll be so upset
- My fav animated series is Baman Piderman, and I ship a green tentacle monster with an anthropomorphic pumpkin in converse shoes more than I ever shipped any pairing and they can't even talk. Sorry Dan and Phil, sorry Sirius and Remus..
- I buy lipsticks when I'm stressed so there is a whole shelf for them. Srsly, had to drive to the ikea and buy it and then build it with my friend while horribly drunk
- Lomography is one of fav my hobbies but I'm embarrassed to tell people because I'm already a walking hipster stereotype

[cbgb]

I also used to write fanfic in my head before going to sleep!! But I did it with Dragon Ball. Lol. I totally ship myself with Trunks.

Super embarrassing confession time, Trunks was totally my first (ok well second after Chiba Mamoru "mamo-chan!") Anime boy crush! To be fair he did have the exact same haircut as my irl crush so yeah

I was in love with Vegeta, he was so cool to me (idk, I've always had a thing for anti-heroes). I also had an unhealthy obsession with Gilmore Girls (team Jess all the way, I can't stand the latest seasons), Gossip Girl (until they ruined it with absurd story-lines) and Veronica Mars (I hope I'll like the GG revival as much as I liked the Veronica Mars movie).

[internetakeover]

Been absolutely loving reading this thread I feel like if I started to reply to everything I found interesting I'd never stop though!

Looking at the HP and MCU recs flying around I wonder if people think it might be worth starting a non-D&P fanfic rec/discussion thread?

We could make a general 'other fandoms' thread, for fic recs and general chat as we seem to have a lot of fandoms in common on the whole?

Good thinking! A general 'Other Fandoms' thread can now be found over here!

edit: moved the thread from 'Introductions' to 'Off Topic', oops!

[Aurdie]

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[jhamba]

As a big HP fan I'm quite intrigued that so many people here read HP fan fiction. I have never read any. Can anyone recommend a good introductory one?

Totally depends what you're into as there is something for everyone, but if you want to start close to canon I recommend http://archiveofourown.org/works/753521 ... rs/1407407 which is generally really well written and sort of fills in the other side of the story for Deathly Hallows (it's long af tho)

Lol, the writer of this story is infamous. If you are into drama in fandoms, I'd recommend looking him up. He started a full actual cult. Pretty scary stuff. Fascinating, though.

[angrymob]

i'm irrationally mad at my parents for not having me 10 years earlier so I could witness the glory days of myspace/emo culture myself

From what you said, I'm assuming you are probably in your mid-teens? Speaking as a failed scene kid who witnessed these days in all their terrible glory, I do miss old Panic! and My Chemical Romance. However, I do NOT miss the weird hair and all the drama that was 2004 MySpace, oh my God. Everyone was such a dramatic attention whore, including myself. You're not missing out, trust me.

achika wrote:
- I used to write bandom fanfic and fell out of the scene, am slowly getting back into writing these days, 2016 was the first time I posted my writing to AO3 in years and I had a full on panic attack once I did


Wahay, I used to be in bandom heavily too! Did you have a certain band you focused on?

Ooh, both of you please tell what bands you were into. Not that I was ever heavily into bandom myself, not at all.... *has war flashbacks to posting Ryden fanfiction on LiveJournal in 2007*

I'm definitely glad I avoided ever getting a myspace. God, remember scene queens? I'm still recovering from that.

I was really into The Used and My Chem (also, From First to Last, but they don't really get classified as bandom ever and now I have to constantly avoid Skrillex fans), but I definitely dabbled occasionally in the Panic! fandom, as did achika apparently. I wondering how deep one needed to be into internet bandom to encounter Ryden fic? I know I was sort of surprised when I first heard Dan mention it.

[bluntedclaws]

Ahh bluntedclaws, it's good to have you back!! Dw, maybe I'm just *too young* but I've never been a fan of smut either. I mostly just skip it whenever I come across it in a fic.
As for HP fanfic recs - I'm glad you asked as I can now push my Wolfstar agenda onto you
But seriously Stealing Harry is a HP fandom classic and imo the right place to start your journey into the world of HP fanfiction.

Aww, thanks for the welcome Winterbury. I'm surprised anyone remembers me as I never posted much! I've been lurking on GG fairly regularly I just don't post cos shy. I'll give your Wolfstar rec a try.

Totally depends what you're into as there is something for everyone, but if you want to start close to canon I recommend http://archiveofourown.org/works/753521 ... rs/1407407 which is generally really well written and sort of fills in the other side of the story for Deathly Hallows (it's long af tho)

Thanks mez29 I started reading this and I'm enjoying it so far!

My favourite HP fanfic is probably Commentarius, it's a Princess Diaries type diary from Lily's point of view, but it's an ongoing work in progress longer than all the HP books put together, and hasn't been updated in 4 years.. the 'Harry Potter' section of fanfiction.net is worth a browse though there's lots of really good stuff - and some extremely strange stuff too

I'll give this one a try too. Thanks

[iero]

- i found phil's videos from 14 year old me seeing his confused.com advert on tv and i found him cute af so i went searching for him
- i'm a 20 yo cis girl from england. for sexuality i dno what i label myself.
- i'm an advocate for vegetarianism and veganism
- i'm weirdly into gaming videos. i say weirdly bc i'm not a gamer whatsoever and have only played like 4 video games in my life.
- i read way too much phanfiction... i think i'm yet to have a day in 2016 when i haven't read any. my new years resolution was to read more but i'm yet to read a book lmao it's been purely fanfiction. i've not read any of the 'shock' d+p fanfics, not because i'll get disturbed but purely because i'm that desensitised that i have 0 interest. but on the subject of books my favourite book is morrissey's autobiography
- i go to way too many concerts and festivals, they're my favourite thing to do and a huge release for me & my mental health
- my 11 year old sister loves d+p and i'm not gonna lie, there's been times that i've used her love for them as an excuse to do things related to them myself lol
- i'm incredibly shy and have social anxiety which has lead to lack of social skills irl. but i have a resting bitchface and come across as rude/intimidating/closed off which is the worst combo and sf annoying and makes it harder for me to get to know people. if only they knew i'm just a big nerd
- i have a thing for dans forehead creases??? (see: https://www.instagram.com/p/BB5VpXCJgFC & https://www.instagram.com/p/m50Vx-JgD9) i feel awks mentioning it much bc i know a lot of people have insecurities about stuff like that

[shikaritrash]

I'm trying to find things to say about myself that I would never say in a normal occasion to introduce myself but why is that so hard Going to be very not original and jump on the bandwagon on a few topics ~

1) I also was part of some bandoms (I hate that word is that a word? I hate it for some reason). My Chemical Romance is probably my biggest one, not regretting it in the slightest, those were good times. I love them and their music and they're a big part of my life and part of who I became so everything's good. Still very sad about them breaking up but oh well. Was really really into music and still is. I had a few years where I unconsciously tried to act a bit more like a 'grown-up' about it and grow apart from it but it didn't really work out and now I am back to being total band trash and that. is. fine. (atm my faves are Enter Shikari - let's be honest it's been 7 years tho - and twenty one pilots)

2) I am bisexual and not out to anyone irl except a friend i met on the internet I guess. Still trying to figure out everything even if I'm 23. Yup. (yeah okay there you go for something I wouldn't say to someone when we first met)

3) Dan and Phil are the reason #1 why I'm back at enjoying things that might not be targeted to someone my age. They kinda made me realize it's fine to like whatever I like without being ashamed of it or without wanting to run away from it and like adult! things! instead. I might do a post about that at some point but yeah, pretty big deal tbh.

and 4) I've been on tumblr for about 7 years and I would like to say I want to get away from it but man...sometimes there's just nothing better than tumblr humor. This sh*t's too funny.

Wow angrymob, From First to Last. I listened to them too! Really was into their music. Even though I can't go back to listening to them because it really is attached to bad memories. This was along the times I was listening to Escape the Fate, blessthefall...
I don't really remember myspace like you guys seem to. Like I remember having a myspace when that was a thing but not much drama went on on my side and I guess that's for the better

iero, i feel like I know you from somewhere else on the internet in the past years but yet again that might be someone in the mcr fandom with the same username or just me remembering seeing your posts on gg (not like you're going to remember me from anywhere because i'm almost always lurking or with a diff username soooo) (wow that was a useful intervention from me )

[bluebox-away]

- i have a thing for dans forehead creases??? (see: https://www.instagram.com/p/BB5VpXCJgFC & https://www.instagram.com/p/m50Vx-JgD9) i feel awks mentioning it much bc i know a lot of people have insecurities about stuff like that

I have forehead creases like that and I absolutely hate them! I genuinely feel so much better knowing someone out there likes that kind of thing haha, always just thought it made me look old
I consciously try not to raise my eyebrows anymore to stop it getting worse but I have a really expressive face I guess?

[daphenaxa]

I was in love with Vegeta, he was so cool to me (idk, I've always had a thing for anti-heroes).

ahaha I was in love with Vegeta too!!!! He was so cold and tortured and BAMF

[2old4thisshite]

Omg you gice are geniuses/genii lol

You've even got the site popping up with Google search! I've been in a state of anxiety trying to find you, then I found the messages omg it's been a stressful couple of days.

Anyway ... My secret life: heteronormative af, use my little sister as my D&P beard, not into any other YTers, loathe most celebrities and the culture that surrounds them, detest Kayne, have nothing in common with Daniel Howell but want to marry him anyway

I'm so boringly normal that I can't think of an exciting secret, except for my unhealthy obsession with D&P.

Hate avocado. Love you guys.

The site is a work of art. Proud of you! Don't mess with the Phandom, especially the middle aged nose/hand/belly button perverts.

Omg the emojies!!!

[Aurdie]

- I wish for nothing more than for Phil to change his haircut.

I feel you on that one...I know it's an "iconic Phil" look or whatever. ..but time to give up the ghost and update.

[angrymob]

1) I also was part of some bandoms (I hate that word is that a word? I hate it for some reason). My Chemical Romance is probably my biggest one, not regretting it in the slightest, those were good times. I love them and their music and they're a big part of my life and part of who I became so everything's good. Still very sad about them breaking up but oh well. Was really really into music and still is. I had a few years where I unconsciously tried to act a bit more like a 'grown-up' about it and grow apart from it but it didn't really work out and now I am back to being total band trash and that. is. fine. (atm my faves are Enter Shikari - let's be honest it's been 7 years tho - and twenty one pilots)

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Wow angrymob, From First to Last. I listened to them too! Really was into their music. Even though I can't go back to listening to them because it really is attached to bad memories. This was along the times I was listening to Escape the Fate, blessthefall...
I don't really remember myspace like you guys seem to. Like I remember having a myspace when that was a thing but not much drama went on on my side and I guess that's for the better

If anyone recognized me from my active years in MCR fandom 2006-2009, I'd be shocked (very very shocked), but I coincidentally actually had a very similar username to my one here. The only two times I've used it too!

And, I almost completely forgot about Escape the Fate, wow! AP magazine used to cover them so much and then they just died (losing your lead singer seems to be the death trend for these bands, but FFTL's new album is actually really good).

[swofro]

Omg you gice are geniuses/genii lol

You've even got the site popping up with Google search! I've been in a state of anxiety trying to find you, then I found the messages omg it's been a stressful couple of days.

Anyway ... My secret life: heteronormative af, use my little sister as my D&P beard, not into any other YTers, loathe most celebrities and the culture that surrounds them, detest Kayne, have nothing in common with Daniel Howell but want to marry him anyway

I'm so boringly normal that I can't think of an exciting secret, except for my unhealthy obsession with D&P.

Hate avocado. Love you guys.

The site is a work of art. Proud of you! Don't mess with the Phandom, especially the middle aged nose/hand/belly button perverts.

Omg the emojies!!!

Just out of curiosity, what do you actually type on google? Haha

Yeah, I've messaged you but you never show up. Wondering if my PM have been intercept by people that should not be named. Lol.

unite. Haha.

[Aurdie]

Joining in!

- I am an accountant and one of the main reasons why I love it is because I am a nosey bugger and love to know everything.

Hey there! I am an accountant, too. Well, was...I'm an attorney now. I'm nosy af, too...Um, I mean I have an inquisitive nature and penchant for problem-solving. I think that is partially what drover me into law...but the digging for info in both fields helps with Internet "mining expeditions", ahaha! Not sure how many finance professionals are lurking, but it seems an unlikely venue for most

[Anonymousse]

Just a sidenote: Haven't eaten meat since the very beginning of 2010, so you can #relate or not

- I wish for nothing more than for Phil to change his haircut.

I feel you on that one...I know it's an "iconic Phil" look or whatever. ..but time to give up the ghost and update.

I mean, like, he looks great with a quiff, and he is not a teen anymore... I like that he is not a teen anymore. Please Phil, please.

Omg oqua this... this just THIS! ='''D

[shikaritrash]

If anyone recognized me from my active years in MCR fandom 2006-2009, I'd be shocked (very very shocked), but I coincidentally actually had a very similar username to my one here. The only two times I've used it too!

And, I almost completely forgot about Escape the Fate, wow! AP magazine used to cover them so much and then they just died (losing your lead singer seems to be the death trend for these bands, but FFTL's new album is actually really good).

I don't remember seeing your username so don't be shocked I would be too tbh, I mean the only way someone would recognize me would be because I was the main mcrmy (omg) french account and that's it, and i had different usernames and stuff so it's all fine incognito (wow)

Yay ETF! That first album is amazing I still listen to it from time to time. Loved Ronnie Radke's voice even though I don't really like Falling in Reverse But yeah lead singer going to jail doesn't really work out I think they still exist with Craig Mabbit though? They might not anymore and I'm just unaware of it. Will probably check out FFTL then, why not. (we should probably move this discussion to the music thread shouldn't we? )

I'm in for Phil's haircut change too. He would look so damn. It's about time now!

Oh and I've been a vegetarian for about 6 years now. Would love to go vegan but that would imply me controlling my life in a better way and let's be honest that's not going to happen. One thing at a time. and i would miss cheese and i love cheese with all my heart but that's a bullshit excuse

[Anonymousse]

Oh and I've been a vegetarian for about 6 years now. Would love to go vegan but that would imply me controlling my life in a better way and let's be honest that's not going to happen. One thing at a time. and i would miss cheese and i love cheese with all my heart but that's a bullshit excuse

Lawl. Me myself I don't really care for cheese, It's more like a convenience issue. I really like to eat those convenient-as-f Russian pastries that don't cost s**t, but they all have butter or egg in them.

[iero]

iero, i feel like I know you from somewhere else on the internet in the past years but yet again that might be someone in the mcr fandom with the same username or just me remembering seeing your posts on gg (not like you're going to remember me from anywhere because i'm almost always lurking or with a diff username soooo) (wow that was a useful intervention from me )

most likely gg if it's me, if only i could get this username on the other sites i use

btw i relate to #3 of your post so much!! i used to have so many guilty pleasures but now i'm just open about what i love. like many people associate mcr with their younger teen years so i was kinda embarrassed about liking them at an older age (which i find weird now, like how tf does one grow out of music lol) but my life got so much better when i just started to let myself enjoy what i like and stopped caring about what others think.

p.s enter shikari

I have forehead creases like that and I absolutely hate them! I genuinely feel so much better knowing someone out there likes that kind of thing haha, always just thought it made me look old
I consciously try not to raise my eyebrows anymore to stop it getting worse but I have a really expressive face I guess?

that's one of the reasons i find them attractive, not only how it looks but how it shows somebody is really expressive!