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Mochi711: Fandoms are a community of people who share a common interest in a person, book, etc. Due to their mutually supporting nature, fandoms are a breeding ground for creativity in all forms, be it art, music, dance, and of course, fanfictions. I have found fanfiction to be like a whole new world. Once I entered this new world, I was in awe at what I found.
Without fanfiction, I never would have guessed that I of all people could be a writer. I found friendship in an amazing community of supportive readers and writers. I found joy in discovering a new hobby. I found a home in a place I always assumed would be a transient, short-lived memory. I found warmth, and all of it was possible thanks to the carefully cultivated space Wattpad has created for fanfiction writers and readers to interact freely with each other.
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Mochi711: It's a funny story, really. I have been a part of many fandoms over the years, yet I never even knew fanfics existed until I joined Wattpad almost exactly 11 years ago. I read a few One Direction fanfics and liked them, but I still didn't quite get into fanfics until after I got into K-pop, specifically BTS, back in 2017. I found a plethora of stories that were so amazingly written, that if the names were changed, I was certain they belonged on a bestsellers list.
For years, I read fanfics fanatically, no pun intended. I gained more friends, read experimental books, and expanded my ideas of what writing could be. Although I had published poetry and written a script before, I never tried my hand at prose until I got a crazy idea one day and scribbled it in my drafts. I ended up scrapping it, but the thrill of creating a story stuck with me, and I eventually discovered my niche: short stories and one shots.
Due to this discovery, I dove head first into writing and for years have enjoyed writing and reading fanfiction. Someday, maybe far off in the future, this may feel like the memory of a past life. It would be a cherished memory I will never forget for as long as I live.
