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Plenty of Time + fandom thoughts
Dec. 21st, 2023 08:17 pmPlenty of Time (2166 words) by rockyroadster95
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Sims (Video Games)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Beau Broke/Alexander Goth
Characters: Beau Broke, Alexander Goth
Additional Tags: Religion, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, literally just hanging out and talking about things, it counts as fluff if you're gloomy enough, Alternate Universe - Real World, Slice of Life, Post-Canon, i mean the sims barely has a canon time but they are adults now, One Shot, some mentioned childhood issues, small amount of gender thoughts
Summary:
Hey, new fanfiction. ts2 again. alex/beau again. I think it probably is weird that they're my chosen ship but I think I find them both a lot more relatable than the more popular ones? At least the complex layer of headcanon i've attached to them. whatever.
Maybe it's like, super weird to apply real religion to sims because the closest to a canon religion is the vaguely-christian figure of the Watcher but idk. I think theology's too interesting (plus i wanted to project) to give them the analogue. maybe there's too much water under the bridge for me to believe there has to be a god-analogue without bringing up the end of religion that has less to do with god.
I have written journal-style lately about how I don't really feel like a fandom person. not in a "i'm not Like That" way, just in a "I struggle to understand community" way, you know? people sort of collaborate storytelling and cling to a few specific characters and pairings, which is fair, but I kinda play off in my own world when I do any fan content. it's all self indulgent to me. idk. i get a fear that people will hit me with the "where did any of this come from" and I'd just have to shrug and say "no clue. writing's how i figure out my own stuff." maybe that's how it is for most people, but it feels more digestible to the crowds at large. or I'm just too in my own head? who knows.
I talked with some irl friends a few days ago about how none of us really Want new friends, which also limits me as a fandom person. not saying i hate people or won't be friendly, I just don't really have the bandwidth to form a strong attachment to too many people. it feels like something i'd have to warn people if they tried to start really talking to be about fandom stuff. even in the rare discord i join i get burnt out almost immediately. i've always been like that.
anyways, thoughts aside, i did like writing this fanfic. it's definitely not really something people normally seem to write? but whatever. i think it communicated a very specific thing to myself.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Sims (Video Games)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Beau Broke/Alexander Goth
Characters: Beau Broke, Alexander Goth
Additional Tags: Religion, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, literally just hanging out and talking about things, it counts as fluff if you're gloomy enough, Alternate Universe - Real World, Slice of Life, Post-Canon, i mean the sims barely has a canon time but they are adults now, One Shot, some mentioned childhood issues, small amount of gender thoughts
Summary:
A hot summer day brings up casual conversations about what to believe in.
Hey, new fanfiction. ts2 again. alex/beau again. I think it probably is weird that they're my chosen ship but I think I find them both a lot more relatable than the more popular ones? At least the complex layer of headcanon i've attached to them. whatever.
Maybe it's like, super weird to apply real religion to sims because the closest to a canon religion is the vaguely-christian figure of the Watcher but idk. I think theology's too interesting (plus i wanted to project) to give them the analogue. maybe there's too much water under the bridge for me to believe there has to be a god-analogue without bringing up the end of religion that has less to do with god.
I have written journal-style lately about how I don't really feel like a fandom person. not in a "i'm not Like That" way, just in a "I struggle to understand community" way, you know? people sort of collaborate storytelling and cling to a few specific characters and pairings, which is fair, but I kinda play off in my own world when I do any fan content. it's all self indulgent to me. idk. i get a fear that people will hit me with the "where did any of this come from" and I'd just have to shrug and say "no clue. writing's how i figure out my own stuff." maybe that's how it is for most people, but it feels more digestible to the crowds at large. or I'm just too in my own head? who knows.
I talked with some irl friends a few days ago about how none of us really Want new friends, which also limits me as a fandom person. not saying i hate people or won't be friendly, I just don't really have the bandwidth to form a strong attachment to too many people. it feels like something i'd have to warn people if they tried to start really talking to be about fandom stuff. even in the rare discord i join i get burnt out almost immediately. i've always been like that.
anyways, thoughts aside, i did like writing this fanfic. it's definitely not really something people normally seem to write? but whatever. i think it communicated a very specific thing to myself.