Fandom language is so fascinating. Like, it needs to be it’s own field of study within Linguistics. A few years ago I had no idea what “headcanon,” “ship,” or “Stan” meant. You people invented your own language. You’re a strange but functional virtual tribe basically. Distance is no longer a factor in what can constitute a cohesive community. Like, you have rules, you choose to include people or kick them out, you trade stories, you’re sort of ranked by popularity, etc etc. It’s really interesting that we set up similar systems of society to the ones we use in real life. The anthropology nerd in me loves this shit.