Towards the deep end · 7:23am Jun 24th, 2012
I confess - no, I'm not copying this over to Pony Confessions - that the storylines and concepts I planned to pursue while digging into fanfic do not necessarily equal the storylines and concepts I have actually been reading over the last week or so. For one thing, I have found that I have more appetite for shipping than I thought: shipping, in my mental calculation, has gone from "Avoid it" to "Maybe if it looks interesting" to simply "Hmmm. How would this pairing work?"
For another, I am dealing with far more stories tagged as "Sad" than I anticipated. I am not sure if this is simply a desire to indulge my own insecurities and fears, or if I'm subconsciously trying to test a heart I suspect may be permanently out of repair.
The most remarkable aspect of all this, though, is how infinitely adaptable headcanon has proven to be. I have never participated in a fandom this wide or this deep: even if Hasbro were suddenly to drop all its existing businesses and concentrate on raising llamas in the Andes, there is enough fan-created pony material to see me through the rest of my days. (Your mileage may vary; I operate on the assumption that I have fewer days remaining than you do.) Most of you, I suspect, can name several fics that, adjusted for time considerations, would make excellent episodes of the actual series.
I have vowed to write more comments in lieu of just clicking the thumb, so do not be surprised at the presence of my weathered (as distinguished from "withered") old flank.
