The RPF Question by Sacha Judd

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Apr 23, 202528:22Games & Hobbies

In our newest piece, Sacha Judd goes deep on RPF, tracing it back decades and tackling its thorny intersections with other kinds of fan practices. "The RPF Question" by Sacha Judd. Amid blurry boundaries between fic, cel...

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