Fandom Snowflake Challenge

Day 5: In your own space, talk about your fannish origin story. How did you come to fandom, why did you choose your fannish name, do you have more than one secret identity? Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

My uncle died in February of 2008. My mother, the following summer. I'd seen some Buffy reruns but didn't know that much of the show. My friend Susan, giving me something to help me through my grief, lent me her Buffy DVDs, season by season. I found fandom and fanfic. By the end of 2008 I'd started writing my own stories.

I still get lost in fanfic when I'm stressed. Actually, if I've been reading lots of fanfic, it's a pretty good indicator that I'm stressing over something. When I first got into fanfic, I was in a bad headspace. Not just from the deaths but from a job I couldn't endure and a physical illness. I'm not sure I would have made it through that time if it weren't for fanfic. Some days, other than my cats, it was close to the only joy in my life.

I'm sure you'll be glad to know I'm much better now.

Fic: Shanshu 11 - Rescue

Title: Rescue
Fandom: BtVS
Prompt: 442 - Sidekick
Rating: PG
Summary: Part 11 of Shanshu
Word Count: 1882
Note: After taking a gander at Sparrow2000's process, I decided to write my dialogue first and add details and descriptions later. As I was writing the dialogue, I realized I needed to start this scene earlier and so the dialogue I first wrote doesn't start until Xander calls.

( Angel had been taken and, even though it'd been less than a day, it seemed to Buffy as if the sun had vanished with him. The shadows had deepened as if the light wasn't strong enough to hold the dark back. The trees that had been full of buds – just yesterday, hadn't it been – now raised stark branches to a dreary sky, branches that held tightly to their few desiccated leaves as if those tiny bits of unlife could survive the ravages of winter. )