June Something Days 1, 3, 6

[impala_chick]

Time to distract myself with a fun June fandom meme.

What's a new fandom that you've fallen into since the last June Something/in the last year?

The Expanse! And Schitt's Creek, but I'm not done watching the series yet. And I loved The English Game, although I have hardly seen any activity for that fandom.

Who is the first character that you fell in love with?

Tom Welling's Clark Kent. Holy smokes, I was so in love for all four years of high school. Then the show jumped the shark and I was heartbroken. He's probably the reason I still have a thing for dark haired dudes with blue eyes.

What is something that has surprised you about a fandom? Like, you expected the main fandom pairing to be X/Y, but the main pairing in fandom is actually X/Z. Or a pairing you expected to be slashed together isn't very popular?

The overwhelming popularity of S*terek makes little sense to me. It's my Notp for a few reasons. But when I first started watching (a total accident because it came up on Prime, I think?) back when season three had just started airing, I wasn't familiar with the fandom at all. I really thought Scott/Stiles would be the number one ship, because best friends turned lovers always seemed like a popular trope on LJ. Their dynamic is fun and Scott and Stiles are hot. I will admit that Stiles is shippable with a ton of characters, though, which is what makes the Stiles/Derek popularity even more confusing?

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[thrillingdetectivetales]

The early seasons of Smallville were so integral to my later preferences in romantic partners, lol. Kristin Kreuk was life-changing. I'm pretty sure I still have the first four seasons on DVD, I was so obsessed with it when it came out.

And while I am a fan of Stiles/Derek myself, I can totally see why it would be off-putting and agree that Scott/Stiles is a DRASTICALLY underserved pairing. I stopped watching the series after certain characters left the show but I'm also with you in that Stiles is a highly shippable person, just in general. I always high-key hoped for some Stiles/Lydia because I really enjoyed their "smart bastards who refuse to acknowledge how squishy they are" attitudes and their general dynamic.

[impala_chick]

Totally. Kristin Kreuk was a revelation - I wanted to be her but I also had all these other complicated feelings?? I still watch early episodes occasionally. I was very grateful when it was put on Hulu.

Yes, I did ship Stiles/Lydia for a while too. That was the first ship I wrote a big bang for. Dylan O'Brien is just really good at bringing energy and chemistry to his interactions with other actors, I think. And I do love "smart bastard" characters, lol. Teen Wolf is one of those shows that is excellent for poly ships!