After a really bad bad discussion I had with a bunch of people about fanfiction, let me remind you, fanfic writers
YOU are important to the fandom.
You fill the empty spaces left by the canon, you take the story you like one step forward and do it in such a wonderful way.
I admire fanfic writers because I think from my point of view that writing is fucking hard, and write a character so he stays in character is more difficult than anything, and yet they still do their best.
I admire you and never, ever let anyone say bad shit to you either because you write fanfic and that’s “bad” or for whatever reason. Enjoy it, expand the universe you like, create Au’s, create headcanons, do whatever the hell you like.