I love One Direction.
My friend Carleigh took me to a 1D concert fifty-three hours ago (that's about two days for you mathematically challenged, like me). And it was amazing. Those five boys have so much raw talent, and seeing them and hearing them live definitely proved it. They always look like they're just genuinely having fun up on stage, and they get the crowd to have a good time with them. They don't need choreographed dances or backup singers or fancy outfits or anything (but dANG their lightshow was so cool!!). They just get up on stage, be themselves, and get lost in the moment. I think that's why this fandom is so spectacular. We live in the moment, take what comes, and make the best out of it.
Carleigh and I got to the venue about two hours before the show. We went around to the service entrance because we saw a big group of girls all standing together. We thought maybe we could catch the boys on their way in (it didn't happen, don't get your hopes up). All the girls were so nice. There were probably about 30 or 40 of us. Car and I got so many compliments on our shirts! Pretty soon we were getting impatient, but One Direction fangirls are so flipping resilient lemme tell ya. It started sprinkling a bit and thundering and lightning, but did that scare us off? No! We all got together and started chanting "One-Di-rec-tion" and laughing and yelling, but it just kept raining harder and thundering louder and lightning brighter. So we decided to sing their songs. We sang a few, then a few more, we must've gone through an entire album at least. It was so fun. There was a photographer there from a local online newspaper (http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/the-crazy-drenched-fans-of-one-direction-41816858/#11) and he was taking lots of pictures of all of us. We huddled together, trying to stay warm and dry, posing for the photos and singing at the top of our lungs. I felt like all of us were instantly best friends. With one common interest, we were all united. That's what's special about the One Direction fandom.
Actually, that's what's special about fangirls in general. Being passionate about something or someone is not something to be ashamed of. Pour your heart into it and embrace it. It's exhilarating. It provides infinite hope and endless friendship. Dedicate yourself to something, become a Fangirl (or fanboy, those are even cooler because they're more rare tbh). Be cautioned though, it'll be both the best and worst decision of your entire life. (I've cried myself to sleep thinking of the concert the past two nights and my high-pitched screaming voice has been absolutely gone for the past fifty-three hours BUT it's so worth it. Good luck.)
