I was in sort of a downswing of fandom activity when Castle first started, so I can't say I was ever really into the fandom. But I really fell in love with Kevin and Javi as supporting characters, and happy read fic about them. Then, as the show progressed, I starting wondering more and more what they were getting up to as the Castle/Kate thing go more in-your-face. They seemed to have a really sweet, meaningful friendship, and I couldn't deal with the show sacrificing that to make sure that everyone had a hookup. (Because life just isn't complete as long as you're single, right?)

I haven't had the occasion to use IMing in, OMG, years, but I could resurrect/make an account if need be. I also have AO3 and tumblr accounts with this username. I basically always hope online at some point during the day to check in to fandom things and relax, but I haven't really a set time for doing so.