Countdown to Small Gifts 5/7: Poll: Beyond the OTP

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How does R/S fit into your fannish life these days, folks? Into your larger fannish career? Did they help you get into fandom, or were you already involved in another pairing or fandom before you found them? Do you read/write/draw them currently, or are they an older pairing for you? Are there certain themes or emotions you associate with them?


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For those of you just discovering our posts, we're counting down to small gifts with a series of daily discussions of the ship:
Monday, November 23: Favorite eras and genres
Tuesday, November 24: Cliches
Wednesday, November 25: Sex
Thursday, November 26: Beginnings

Comments

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I started reading HP after OotP, and fell in love with Sirius right away. Since I read all five books in one go, I went seeking fanfic to heal my broken heart, but I didn't ship anyone except Ron/Hermione then. I read a ton of fics of this pairing and wrote a few stories, too. After reading one of the classical RHr stories: 'After the End' that features them together (this one was written before OotP), if in a small way, I got used to the idea that they formed a nice couple, but still didn't read much unless it was in RHr stories. I don't remember which fic made me go completely mad for them, probably one posted at FictionAlley, because at the time I checked their updates daily, but I fell hard for this ship, and have been following and reading everything I find ever since.

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I think everyone has read "After the End" except me! Need to track that down one day.

I also didn't find fandom until after OotP, and thus Sirius has always been doomed for me. I think we were saved a lot of heartbreak... M.