I am feeling very discouraged after fandom drama. Not sure if I can ever write fanfiction again.

I don't mean to blame you, I'm just curious. Did you explain this to the people in the comments before closing off the ability to comment? Did they wrote back? What did they say? If you didn't explain it this might have been the reason why more people thought you're a pedophile, because if someone gets such reactions and doesn't answer, closes off the comments instead, it might make them look guilty, like they can't explain. Sometimes the age is not visible, but the date you joined is, so if you joined many years ago, closed off the comments where people said you're a pedophile, and other people see it, they might really believe it. Do people know your real name? If not, why don't you just create another account? It might be hard to move on from this, but having a fresh start with an account where people can't read those old comments, could actually help improve your mood. I'm just curious how this could have happened when so many people like this type of content...

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