weirdly, there was never a conscious decision to pepper the post with fandom injokes, but I cannot deny the incidence is even higher than usual. I think my subconscious did it. I am happy to think you have a k-pop stan on tap to dissect where necessary. I am possibly overly delighted to report that the k-pop activity on nasty spaces has been joined by the furries, to general acclaim (except, obviously, by the alt-right), so it's clearly Fandom Movements Usually Deemed Irritating Instead Being Validated By Normies week.
Re: surreality of metaphors coming to a middle