Statement of Support for TJLC

ivyblossom:

I am not personally in the business of making predictions about fiction. As a reader and a viewer, as the good audience member that I am, I am no good at predicting what comes next. I am always surprised and delighted at a story’s twists. I always scream when something jumps out at the protagonist. I live in the fictional moment. I can talk about what’s here now, and what’s led us here, but I can’t piece together the next step. My brain is stalled out on the tarmac. For that reason, I’m not a TJLCer. Not because I disagree, but because I’m not a predictor.

But I want to voice my 100% support for TJLCers. I respect what you see. You are not the radical wing, you are not the problematic side of fandom. You think backwards and forwards, you fit pieces together. You see patterns. You extrapolate from evidence. You make the reasonable assumption of intelligent design. There are all good things, and they are fun things, respectful things, and productive things. You are not “crazy fans” because you see that this story has all the hallmarks of a romance and that that means something. You have more certainty about what will happen next than I, caught in the thrall of the pretty lights from the screen, do. But that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy and support what you do. You bring passion and thought to the table, and that’s always welcome and provoking. I’m glad you’re here.

I will continue to document the canon evidence along with you. There’s so much of it we’re going to need all the eyes we can get.

Thank you ivyblossom!