sarcasticsciencefictionwriter asked:
š¢: What was the first fandom you ever got into?
and
š: Tell me a sad headcannon you have for James Watson.
Just found this! Sorry š¬
What was the first fandom I got into?
I always debate being honest when this question crops up because I was 11 and it was more wanting someone to be nice to me, than any actual personal passion for the show. Anyway! It was The Royal/Heartbeat. Thatās been off the air for a long time now but Heartbeat was something of a British institution for 20 years or so. Set in the 1960ās, sort of a slice of life drama I guess. It was more āepisode of the weekā shenanigans than a pure soap.
When I went to high school I immediately found myself in the library. Friendless 11 year old. I started helping out with shelving books, checking them out etc. The librarian my first year was a very nice lady, sadly she left and her replacementā¦ but thatās another story. Anyway there was a 15 year old who also volunteered and they were trying to write fanfic for The Royal. I think they might have been dyslexic because even though I was a lot younger I beta read for them. Then they wanted to make a fansite and I already knew how to code basic websites so I helped them with that, which led to being a mod on the forum, and eventually I started writing my own stories. Iām a writer and I wanted to be included so it follows.
The experience ended poorly. The forum got members and one of them ended up becoming a mod as well, and they didnāt like me. They were in their thirties I think and I canāt imagine treating an 11 year old like they did me, but I admit I likely didnāt help myself – I was 11 and so obviously not likely to make the best choices always.
I had moved on by then to other fan spaces on the internet. I had started writing for Without a Trace. I then discovered fanlistings and got really heavily into making little fansites. I did some graphic edits, a few music videos. Do people still do those? Set show clips to songs? I quit everything fandom-wise when I was 19. I didnāt start back up again until I was 25.
A sad headcanon for James Watson
I donāt know why but I have just always thought that his father died when he was a child. I donāt recall any basis for this in the show but it was the background I think I wrote inĀ Choosing Fate. Once I have something that works I tend to keep it as a headcanon. Like thinking that originally Helen was given the source blood by an abnormal she helped one day. I canāt remember if I specified an age but I think it was maybe 6-8 years old. Old enough to have a few memories but young enough for the image of his father to be more idealistic dreams and impressions.
Thanks for the ask ā¤ļø sorry about the delay. It was hiding.