Fanfic Helped Me Finally Escape From An Abusive Family Member - Tumblr Posts
fanfiction is so degraded and underappreciated - both within but especially outside of fandoms. it makes me see red to think that something so genuine and selfless is made to look like a mockery or a guilty pleasure. i know it’s been said before, by people who are much more eloquent than i am, but a lot of fics are infinitely better than the half-assed books sitting on top of those “top 10 best selling books” lists. fics have changed the way i relate to people in my life, fics have helped me understand & deal with my own struggles and fics have definitely made me more empathetic. my family is not one to speak openly about their feelings, so believe me when i tell you that reading about healthy and trustful relationships in fanfictions was pretty much the blueprint for 13-year-old me. i have no doubt society would benefit from reading these intricate and well-developed stories, written by people who put their entire hearts into it, out of nothing except love.