Fandom friend-making online

[nimpark]

Despite trying a little bit of nearly every social media, I really don't have a lot of friends. My social life is nonexistent. I have 1.5 irl friends and a few mutuals on tumblr but we've never really talked. It's hard to open up in DMs and just talk about normal things. Or even fandom things! I wish I could talk to people one-on-one about fics and just have fandom relationships with other people.

I know part of it is up to me to reach out and initiate conversations. Remembering that the the people online are just that: people.

I want to join more fic fests, too. And actually talk to people (although I'm not great with Discord and that seems to be a popular messaging app for fests) about things. Next year I'd love to join the Harry/Draco Big Bang Fest.