When I was about eight I used to play Famous Five with my playmobil figures, with every single character mentioned in the books and as there's only about three girls compared to about eight boys, I decided the practical thing to do would be to turn some of the boys gay. And I can't remember a time before I shipped Frodo/Sam.

When I first told my mum about slash and fanfic she said, "Oh, if only the internet had been about when I was your age! I was always making up gay alternatives to my favourite books." Heheh.