My Affection: Introduction

As a human being with interests—as a nerd who is, as John Green states, "unironically enthusiastic about stuff"—it is only understandable that I would find myself enthusiastic about writing and discussing "My Affection," or my obsession.

In my original discussion post, I purposely kept my descriptions vague, despite knowing that vagueness created a barrier, a distance between my audience and me. I was talking about myself without allowing the reader to see into my passions. I mentioned the things I do when I find myself invested in a fandom, a series I am obsessed with, without ever mentioning the series or why I loved it, specifically. 

When I wrote my original post, I was fully conscious of the fact that if I began talking about my current obsession, I would be opening floodgates and babble on about why I love Yowamushi Pedal. In my revision, I remove this limiter on my writing. I retain the majority of what I wrote originally, but then continue on to explain how Yowamushi Pedal falls into the pattern of my obsessions. I provide examples of characters that I love and use their stories to explain why they are likeable and what emotions they inspire from me. While I regard my revision with criticism for its length, I do believe that the length and description I provide serve to illustrate my obsession with the series and the characters. Both the revision and the original post are included for comparison's sake.