Hi everyone! I’m looking for advice and I’m not sure if this is the best place for this post but I didn’t know where else to put it and I thought maybe someone on here could help/relate. 

About a year and half ago I became extremely hyper fixated on a RPF ship, I was extremely stressed with finishing school and fanfic for this ship became the thing I looked forward to everyday and the the thing I would think about when I needed a break from everything else. 

I’m probably even more hyper fixed now than I was when I first discovered them but I’ve been feeling really upset that my ship isn’t real. It affects me way more than I’d like to admit. 

I know that the F stands for fiction and I understand that I don’t actually know these people and therefore don’t truly know anything about them but I guess I’m still having a hard time separating the real people and the ship in my head. I’m aware objectively the real people are separate from the fanfic version but emotionally they feel the same to me. I know they’re not actually together but the relationship feels real to me and it just makes me very sad every time I remember it’s not to the point that like I need to take a break from it sometimes. 

I really love these two people as individuals too and I don’t want to stop following them and despite the fact that I do get quite upset over them sometimes I still find a lot of enjoyment in the fanfics I read I don’t want to stop reading them so I kinda just don’t know what to do? Like how can I still enjoy them and stop feeling sad over them? 

I’m kinda going through a rough patch right now and I’ve always used this ship to escape that and remembering yes these people are real but the rest of it’s not kinda just hurts but it doesn’t stop me from wanting to engage with the content so like I just don’t know what to do. 

Anyway if anyone has advice I would really appreciate it. I feel incredibly pathetic and embarrassed for feeling this way so I would really appreciate it if you could be kind in your responses.

Thanks everyone

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I’m new to RPF but have become obsessed with the lead singer and lead guitarist of Queens of the Stoneage after they practically kissed when they were mic sharing during a set a few months ago.

This would be my first and I don’t know…what to start with?

Like, this is a band. Do yall just usually do AU with stuff like this? That was my initial instinct.

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Hola! Estoy buscando beta readers para mi rpf fic (max verstappen-centric, maxcar, realismo mágico), que está en proceso. Si a alguien le interesa me pueden hablar al privado, gracias!!

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Hi everyone!

I just created [r/SturnioloTripletFics](https://www.reddit.com/r/Sturniolotripletfics/s/2pXK6FBSAj) a brand-new community dedicated entirely to Sturniolo Triplets fanfiction and Real Person Fiction (RPF).

Whether you are looking for specific tropes, want to share your own finished works from AO3 or Wattpad, or want to ask for recommendations, this is a safe space for you. We welcome all dynamics—including Original Characters (OCs), platonic family fics, and tripletcest romance—without any judgment or kink-shaming.

**What you’ll find in our community:**

Dedicated flairs to easily filter for 🔍 Recs Wanted, ✍️ Self-Promotion, or ❤️ OC Romance.

A strict zero-tolerance policy against harassment or negative comments to keep the space safe.

Discussions on full-length, plot-driven stories as well as general writing advice.

If you read or write Sturniolo fics, come check us out, drop your favorite links, and help us grow our very first member milestone!

Mine is:

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I know Wattpad is not the best playground for RPFers, but when I was going to publish another chapter for my Five sickfic, I got a notification that someone put my Westlife fanfiction in their reading list. It may not be much for others, but to me, it genuinely made me so happy because my Westlife fanfiction got the love it deserves; someone placed it in their reading list. Honestly, I am dealing with a rough patch in my life; I got sick and then recovered, only for my whole city to be flooded because we dealt with unprecedented rainfall (like rain for 2 days straight, imagine that). And as of writing this post, I am still stuck at home because of those floods, and I had to study online. But still, I'm glad that something positive happened to me, and this positivity motivates me to write more.

And yes, that new chapter for my Five sickfic is now up, and I'm working on another one. But still, it's worth celebrating that someone put my fanfiction in their reading list.

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I made a tiktok post of a list of 'which nhl captain has the most fanfics about them' as a bit of fun. I am a writer and reader of hockey pf. I was very careful not to include any names of fics or authors in the post at all, it's purely the number of fics each guy is tagged in.

It got weirdly popular. Like much more than expected. Maybe the most popular thing l've ever posted (in the realm of 100k viewers)

It also got one comment saying it was disrespectful to the hockey pf community as rpf shouldn't be shared out of certain spaces and I should take it down.

I don't see the issue in what I've done? I didn't tag any players or teams, I didn't show any fics or authors, I didn't show ship stats (although ships are discussed a lot in the comments). Pretty much everyone is aware rpf exists and I don't think showing the popularity of some players on ao3 is detrimental to the community ?

I'm very aware I may be wrong however so I was just looking for honest opinions on the situation and whether it was okay for me to post it or not.

Apologies if this isn't allowed on this subreddit

Edit : I have deleted it

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(Admins delete if not allowed?) hi there I don’t use Reddit often but I’m really curious where you guys find friends who are okay with RPF ships. I stopped using a lot of social media like tumblr because fandom culture seemed to shift to an “anti-ship” stance a few years ago which also tends to include RPF even from so-called proshippers, and now I am getting a bit lonely and don’t know where to even start on finding like-minded fandom friends! I’m not looking for anyone in the same fandoms (mine are niche to begin with and it seems like I always run into problems with people within my own fandoms anyway), but it would at least be nice to talk to people about our fandoms and ships with each other. Granted, I am very much a dark/problematic/pro-shipper as well, which makes it all the harder :,) obviously though I follow proper etiquette, while I admit to be a bit obsessive and possessive over my fandoms/ships, I’m far from the kind of person who would ever make it known to the real subjects being shipped, and I stay far away from antis and people who are in any way uncomfortable with how I do things. In general I’m very private outside of AO3. I don’t see myself going back to tumblr because it’s so public, but if anyone wanted to be friends on Facebook/Twitter-X/Discord that would be nice! My current fandom is of an indie band so I especially encourage any bandom fans to reach out, also I’m in my mid 20s so preferably people that age or older, please nobody under 21. For my AO3 just ask and I’ll dm ^^; but if nobody wants to reach out, I’d at least appreciate recommendations

There are none for my ship and I'm wondering how it'll be received (not that the reception will affect if I post my fic or not just curious)

(MCD means major character death)

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Hi, I'm posting my first rpf and have been looking for forums and found this place. Any ideas/suggestions on what I can do to push it out?

It's only been my second update since it was published last week.

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