Completely agree! For me it's a consumption vs. creation mindset. In large fandoms/pairings there's so much out there that sates what I want out of fic that I can just read happily, but in rarepairs you gotta make it yourself. There's also the community aspect, where in smaller groups it's more likely people enthusiastically welcome new people. I've very rarely made personal connections in megafandoms because I'm less likely to randomly speak up or reach out in such large groups.
(I also don't like portmanteaus, mostly because it can make it hard to search for pairings between platforms. Does somebody tag their art by the portmanteau, or by full name/full name, or what? Sometimes I can't even figure out what the portmanteau is. D:)
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Date: 2022-01-26 05:56 (UTC)(I also don't like portmanteaus, mostly because it can make it hard to search for pairings between platforms. Does somebody tag their art by the portmanteau, or by full name/full name, or what? Sometimes I can't even figure out what the portmanteau is. D:)