Someone has to talk about limerence over characters because man... In a way, intense emotional connections to characters can be some of the best things ever, but when you cry because they're not real, project all your fantasies on them... It can get too much, to the point of spiritual beliefs? It's all fun and games trying to be a character's number 1 fan, having them as your pfp everywhere, blocking people out of jealousy (non-share)... But sometimes I wonder if it's healthy. Take it or leave it. But when you start to feel deeply in love with a character...
Yeah, those emotions have fuelled my writing lots of times, but writing & reading is entertainment, it's a story, not you venting out your feelings. And the best fics imo have to keep a good plot going, you have to detach a little. x