/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

It was definitely a surreal experience.

>Cosplay from a western show that has a notoriously awful fandom (No, not steven universe, the other one)
>Make a friend who's also likes the show
>Go to a con and meet up first on friday in cosplay from different shows
>Had a lot of fun, they acted like a normal fucking friend
>Saturday arrives
>Cosplay from the same show
>Together we make up the most popular ship in the show
>They do a 180
>Flirt w me a lot, it's very very awkward and they don't seem to get my uncomfortable body language or how I quickly change the subject
>Finally I politely tell them that I'm not interested in them romantically, but I really cherish them as an important friend
>They ignore it and continue
>Separate for a while bc I wanted to go to the dealers hall w other friends and they wanted to check out a few panels
>I have an almost empty itabag, I got cash that I saved, I go buckfuckingwild and buy tons of fanmerch for a pairing I really like in the show
>That the friend doesn't ship, but who the fuck cares it's just shipping
>Well they really fucking care
>We meet up
>They see my itabag filled with charms, and LOSE IT
>Call me a pedo, accusing me of liking incest, and grooming
>The characters are both adults and aren't related
>I'm in shock because I can't believe people like this exist in real life
>They say something along the lines of "Is that why you don't want to date me? Because I'm not underrage?"
>Rant more
>mfw
>I tell them they're fucking insane and scurry away
>Found out they vagued the shit out of me on Twitter, but before I could do anything they blocked me

I don't think they were interested in me as a friend. They just wanted to fuck me so their otp would come true or something. We're both 18+. They never knew, but I'm a csa victim and while being accused of being a pedo didn't trigger me or anything, I definitely felt like total shit and was shaken up for a bit. But my other friends made the rest of the weekend a blast!