Let's travel back to November 5, 2020. Just two days prior, the highly anticipated presidential election between Joe Biden and incumbent President Donald Trump had taken place. The entire nation anxiously awaited the results to determine the next leader of the United States. However, amidst this political fervor, an unexpected battle was unfolding on the nearly obsolete blogging platform, Tumblr. It was a clash unlike any other.

While most people were fixated on the election, a dedicated group of fans tuned in to watch the second-to-last episode of the beloved show "Supernatural." This popular series followed two brothers who hunted demons and faced various supernatural phenomena.

Little did anyone anticipate what would transpire next, myself included. As a high school junior that night, I found myself immersed in the chaos.

I had been refreshing Google for election updates so frequently in the past 48 hours that I was repeatedly prompted to solve reCAPTCHA puzzles. I had long outgrown my obsession with the Superwholock fandom from my middle school days. I still believed I identified with my assigned gender at birth. Yet, there I was, on Tumblr that night, witnessing it all. For those unfamiliar, Tumblr is a blogging platform known for its fan-dominated community.

Users create blogs where they share text, photos, videos, and more. While its user growth has stagnated since the mid-2010s, it has managed to maintain a tightly-knit, niche community. Once you become a part of it, like me, there's no escaping its allure. First, let's delve into the world of "Supernatural." For over a decade, the show had reigned supreme on Tumblr, especially among fans of the Superwholock trifecta, which includes "Supernatural," "Doctor Who," and "Sherlock.

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