Poll: When fan fiction meets real life, what happens?

[thefourthvine]

In America at this time of year, we get extremely used to answering invasive questions from total strangers. So I thought I'd conduct a poll that could yield potentially interesting results.

Basically, I'm curious about how you handle the interaction between your real life and your fan life; as someone who just recently invited a real-life, pre-fandom friend to view this rather fannish LJ, I find this a topic of relevance right now. And it's sure less depressing than all the political polls I've been reading.


[Poll #370787]

Comments

[rosaleendhu.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty honest about my fandom ties with the people I know. I think I've told a pretty even mix of guys and girls among my rl friends (but they're all roleplayers, so y'know...).

My friends have three basic types of responses. Some of them are supportive and possibly fannish themselves. Some of them will listen if I babble, but aren't interested. And some of them tease the hell out of me for it, but not in a bad way, more like a "I don't get it" way. Most of the teasing comes from guy friends who are Very Straight.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, roleplaying games. I started there myself. What games do you play?

All three of those responses actually sound pretty good. (And, hey, if you get teased too much by Very Straight men, you can always retaliate with lesbian porn/threesome fantasy teasing. Seems to me your average straight guy should get this better than anyone besides a fellow slasher.) I'm really encouraged, overall, by the results of this poll and by the comments people are making.