Fandom School (3rd period)- I Can't Even: The Heart of a Fangirl

It's time for another class at Fandom School. Today, we are learning about the heart of a fangirl (or fanboy, or simply a fan). As anyone who has ever joined a fandom will know, being that devoted to any show/book/movie can cause serious emotional trauma. We get excited when things go well, happy when we see more of our favorite characters/actors, and when characters die... well... let's just say we're not too happy. In any case, when these things happen, we often say things like "I can't even!" or "Too many feels!"

What are feels?

Apparently we fangirls and fanboys are too impatient to say/write a full word, so when we talk about feelings or emotions, we say "feels". Typically, these relate specifically to fandoms. For example, "That trock (Time Lord rock) song brought back the feels. Why must you do this to me?"

What causes feels?

Basically, anything the least bit emotional. A new character? Feels. A character/actor leaves? More feels. A character dies? Even more feels. Your favorite character dies? The feels are off the chart!
Fan works, such as songs, fan art, fanfiction, etc. can also cause feels if they are made well.

How do you deal with feels?

From what I've heard, Game of Thrones fans would be the best people to answer this question, as lots of people die in that show. But more on how to deal with feels next class. That's all for now. Next week's topic will be either "Fanfiction" or "How To Survive Hiatus". Comment and let me know which one you want next (I'll post both of them, it's just a question of which comes first). Thank you all. Bye!