Fictional Fans

That's a good question and an interesting topic for discussion! In my case here I'll be talking about a niche ship in an already niche fandom: Harlock. (At least in the english speaking side, but even in other countries like france or japan where the series is vastly more popular, the ship is still niche.)

For my one Harlock ship I've drawn countless pieces of art for them (I truly cannot count, but my guesstimate is 200+ if I had to combine things also not posted and things both drawn traditionally and digitally across the years), and have written quite a few fics too! (Not all publicly posted either since some are really old.) My entire website also has a dedicated section to the ship, and I've done other things I can too at times. Small graphics like website buttons, and I've done a ship manifesto too!

Even though I'm deep in the toku zone right now, I still think about them and have doodled them still. I'm happy creating things for myself and the maybe 3 other fans who like the pairing. It's how I met my one friend from Japan! Even if the feedback I get is very limited, I still love creating for them. They just make me really happy!