2021 Fandom In Review

I saw a few people discussing doing one of these kind of posts on EAD and I thought it was a neat idea.

• I'm still most active at banahbanah and banahdraws
  
  
• I haven't really been into any new fandoms this year, which is disappointing but not particularly surprising given the circumstances. I got big into FF7R when it came out, so I've been kicking around there fanart wise as well as still hanging out in FFXV and a bunch of nostalgia fandoms. The longest fics I've read have been for fandoms I'm not even in and in one notable instance for a canon I've never consumed more than an episode of. (That would be Freeport by Maldoror-Chant for Gundam Wing. Fantastic worldbuilding.)
  
  
• I've also *lost* interest in the MCU in a big way, which feels strange after thirteen years of being low-key obsessed with it. I adored WandaVision and Black Widow, liked parts of TFATWS, was meh-to-moderately positive on Loki, and loathed No Way Home. Haven't worked up enough give-a-damn to watch What If?, Eternals, or Hawkeye. Listing it all out like that ... mmmmaybe there was too much of a good thing last year. Goddamn.
  
  
• Videogames wise I finally played Breath of the Wild which was FANTASTIC. Life interrupted my playthrough of Mass Effect Legendary Edition but I do intend to pick that up again soon.
  
  
• In late 2020/early 2021 I joined a neat DWRP game called databurst - had a lot of fun there initially but ended up having to drop due to some weirdness and then the entire game ended up tanking a few months later. Most excitingly I brought an OC to DWRP for the first time, my character Artemis. He was a blast and it's touched off a desire to explore my own characters and stories again. Met some cool people there also!
  
  
• After leaving Databurst I stepped back from RP and dove into art in a big way beginning back around July. I think I've made some major technical progress. Art roundup at the end of the post!
  
  
• Exchanges Participated In:
  • Recursive Exchange (1 PH)
  • Press Start
  • Trick or Treat (+2 Treats)
  • Multifandom Doodle (+1 PH, +1 Treat)
• I also applied to two zines but was unfortunately rejected from both. Will try again next year!
  
  ( completed art pieces, 2021; click to embiggen; not in chrono order bc lazy )