only

picture it, The Internet, 2000

me, finally having a home computer, spending hours daily discussing Lord of the Rings movie news on TheOneRing dot Net

goes to the midnight premiere of Fellowship in costume with a full movie-accurate 9-set

almost walks out of the movie during Bree

immediately refuses to acknowledge the movies, never sees the rest based on rumors

cannot read Lord of the Rings for at least 10 years because the rest of fandom is hype on these movies

yall

I have severe book-purism

even just talking about the LA actors or seeing memes is borderline ruining OP for me. I have to block all of it so I can still enjoy my favorite series

it's not you it's definitely me but the only way I can interact is to block or leave the internet entirely, so. there you go.

that's good to know! I'll be happy to keep marking anything I say about it and will avoid bringing it up with you as much as possible. you are 100% allowed your preferences and I will fight anyone who disagrees

ty you are very good about tagging so I can mute and move on

it really didn't hit me until I compared it to when the LOTR movies came out and then it was just OH GOD I GET IT

it's funny, the LoTR movies ruined LoTR for me too but for a completely different reason - for me it was my strong hype aversion

oooooo yeah that too

suddenly everyone was obsessed and I was like well I guess I'm just doomed to hate this now!

I've gotten better about that as I've gotten older but yeah boy that was kind of a weird and polarizing time in fandom spaces huh

I've been a Tolkien fan since 5th grade, so like...shit. 1986?

so the movies should have been my everything and then they weren't, it sucked

I also struggle with hype aversion usually but this time it's personal

it will remain to be seen I guess how many LA RP accounts pop up but hopefully you can dodge them

I've seen at least 2 so far. but I also haven

't really been looking thanks finger

tbh I really need to find someone new to pick up, I think. revisiting old muses hasn't sparked me at all

well if you do pick someone up and want me to fling someone at them to voicetest, I'm here!

whether you want a tall klutz or a terrible little ghost boy

GOD

I need more Cora-san in my life but I'm feeling so rusty even with Law

I need someone super new

Cora-san can meet anyone super new and suddenly discover a new friend so it's fine

or new... enemy? new person to be deeply skeptical of?

person to accidentally set on fire

I don't even know who I'd play but they would absolutely need to be set on fire

accidentally

yeah the tall one does it by mistake

the short one will do it intentionally if you look like a cop

lmfao

fjahdakjhd

maybe I should go super retro and pick up fandom faves I never tried 15 years ago. Like Ferid, or uh. IDK someone YuYu Hakusho.