Fandom Snowflake 2025 Challenge #2

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Challenge #2

In your own space, talk about your fannish origin story. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Some fandom firsts~

First fan creation: after I saw a live production of Cats for the first time as a small child, I wrote a script for various OCs having a dramatic adventure

First encounter with fannish community: met my eighth grade best friend, who showed me anime and fanfic and emulated games and doujinshi scanlations

First convention: Anime Expo Los Angeles, 2003--didn't cosplay, but did make iron-on transfer t-shirts with art from Yu Yu Hakusho