Oh, no, I LOVE the books I read. It's just that they seem like a good dish. You've eaten it, enjoyed it and moved on. They don't consume you. Yes, you go to Tumblr, enjoy the fancontent, but realize it's just a story. Probably yes, it's growing up.

That is what I think. We grow up, know who we are and can just let the story and characters go by instead of absorbing every word and carving it into our minds.

Oh, I've heard of fandoms alright🤣 And I know mister Doyle was forced by publick to bring Sherlock back to life. My question was more about selfemerging in the story and "living" in a fictional world. Almost like make-believe. Do this new worlds have less effect on us because we know our world better? Because we are more "established" as a person?