Fandom Friends

I have experienced something through Supernatural I have not before. Not only does the show speak to me, but I'm not alone in that! I have actually, thanks to the magic of social media found real friends in fandom. See if you're addicted to a television show to the level I am, most of the people you interact with on a daily basis think you're pretty much, to quote Dean Winchester, "cuckoo for cocoa puffs". They will stare at you and kind of nod and as my tweep Elizabeth says go "You're in love with who? But he's a fictional character..." They can't really be blamed. They just don't get it. It's not a fault they have, it just limits me from being me. Because ever since I accidentally fell in love with Supernatural and Dean Winchester, a huge part of who I am is ....Supernatural and Dean Winchester. So I've been thankful to find some special Dean girls out there in twitter world to share my Winchester journey with. It's quite wonderful for me to be able to able to say "God, I'm so worried about Dean" and have someone else tell me they are too. The other night when a headache and some speculations on twitter had me breaking down I confessed to my girls and they were like "let us worry about Dean tonight" and I will tell you, no one I see every day would say that to me.Nor would they watch an episode long distance with me to make me feel better. I've been way more blessed by Supernatural than just having a show to watch. I've found community, sanity, acceptance....family. because as Bobby Singer told us all a long time ago, "Family don't end with blood"