I feel like there should be a better understanding of the different classifications of fan content enjoyment.
Like there’s obviously the “I love this because I basically share the same headcanon” tier and the “this is not my headcanon at all and I hate it” tier.
But there’s also the “Wow, I don’t share this headcanon but it’s really interesting and I enjoy reading about it” tier, which imho doesn’t get acknowledged enough and it’s absolutely valid and encompasses a lot of my personal fandom experience. It’s also closely related to “Wow, this isn’t my headcanon but I wish I thought of it, damn,” which is also common.
There’s also the “I hate this but I’m also morbidly intrigued so I’m just gonna go with it for now” tier.
And the “this is dumb and probably ooc but I kind of love it so fight me” tier.
‘Tis a vast and varied spectrum. I personally REALLY enjoy seeing what other people come up with, even if I don’t agree with it or share the same ideas, and while of COURSE I like seeing stuff that lines up with my personal views, I’m not all that creative, so I like to see what other people do, too. I mean, at the end of the day I’m a fan of the original canon, so even if I’m playing in somebody else’s wacky sandbox, I can always go back to that. I always have my vision and my ideas and my images, but it’s fun to see different interpretations sometimes.
With tags because hell yeah:
#headcanons#fan fiction#it’s really why I love the silm fandom so much because fan content is so varied#there’s no ‘official’ visual medium for it and the narrative is so sparse so headcanons are all over the place#it’s a lot of fun#like there’s always gonna be stuff you hate but there’s so much creativity in this fandom I really enjoy it
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