if you just recently got into ghost, you are a real and valid ghost fan.
if you discovered them through hearing moac on tiktok or seeing ghost related content on your fyp, you are a real and valid ghost fan.
if you enjoy their music but don’t know all the lore, you are a real and valid ghost fan.
if you’re super into the lore but haven’t heard all of their songs, you are a real and valid ghost fan.
if you still don’t know all of the ghouls names and/or can’t tell them apart, you are a real and valid ghost fan.
if your favorite song is one of the more popular ones, you are a real and valid ghost fan.
if you’ve never been to a ritual, you are a real and valid ghost fan.
if you don’t own any merch, you are a real and valid ghost fan.
if you don’t read fanfiction or simp for any of the characters, you are a real and valid ghost fan.
if you care more about headcanons and fan theories than canon lore, you are a real and valid ghost fan.
if you don’t care about headcanons and fan theories, or disagree with any of the popular ones, you are a real and valid ghost fan.
if you like ghost, in any way, shape or form, you are a real and valid ghost fan. that’s it.
as long as you’re respectful to both the band members themselves and others in the fandom, you are a real and valid ghost fan.
it doesn’t matter how or when you got into ghost or what parts of the fandom you do and don’t want to interact with. if you like ghost, if you enjoy their music, the lore, the characters etc, you are a ghost fan. period.
this is a gatekeeping-free zone.