I'm relatively new to QAF (6 months) and very new to fanfic (1 month), but I find I prefer to hang out with the newly converted. The fresh blush of innocent enthusiasm suits me better than the "good grief, do we HAVE to discuss that again?" tone I sometimes see in old timers. Not all of them, of course.
Due to my fandom youth, I can't really compare the current state of affairs with the QAF halcyon days, but it does make me wonder how long I (and we) can maintain this blissful state. My own opinion is that Brian and Justin are a timeless and enduring couple (and I totally agree, xie, they ARE real) who will live on in our consciousness long after the last lesbian has written the last Post 513 chapter. They are the Scarlett & Rhett / Romeo & Juliet / Heathcliff & Catherine of our generation, and in a way, it doesn’t matter if I met them 6 years ago, 6 months ago or 6 years from now.
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Due to my fandom youth, I can't really compare the current state of affairs with the QAF halcyon days, but it does make me wonder how long I (and we) can maintain this blissful state. My own opinion is that Brian and Justin are a timeless and enduring couple (and I totally agree, xie, they ARE real) who will live on in our consciousness long after the last lesbian has written the last Post 513 chapter. They are the Scarlett & Rhett / Romeo & Juliet / Heathcliff & Catherine of our generation, and in a way, it doesn’t matter if I met them 6 years ago, 6 months ago or 6 years from now.