The Fandom Underworld

[franceslievens]

Maud Newton points to an interesting article on slash fiction. Of course it has the obligatory mention of albion_fic, but in the short span of the article it also provides a couple of insights into the curious animal that is the fan:

[...] the human species has an ineradicable need for narrative which rebelliously refuses to conform to the arbitrary norms and regulations of its host society. [...] slash-fiction is revealing about the mysteriously powerful, irrational and erotic emotions that feed fandom.