/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

The only reason I ever wish I were better known as a cosplayer is that I want to be able to do really nerdy stuff like cosplay musicals (yes, I got the idea from the infamous Nanjo Koji) or hold similar events to make other nerds happy and bring to life the characters I love. I wish I had friends I could discuss fandom, have sewing parties and organize skits with. I wish I knew someone who'd want to give the WCS prelims a try with me. I don't even want to win, I just think it's cool to get to meet up with so many cosplayers from all over the world.

tl;dr I just want good friends who are as creative as me to have fun and make other people smile...

>Attending very small local con to debut Rue's princess gown
>It's my first big project and costume of this kind, therefore I'm very insecure, fear I might look bad in it and get ridiculed: at least, should things get bad here, I won't be seen by too many people
>kind normalfag friend came along as moral support
>Things seem to go well and I end up posing with two little girls who wanted a picture with the "princess"
>Just as their dad is about to snap the pic, one of them begins to hop excitedly, demanding that her dad get the "prince" to pose with us too
>I look up to see what she's talking about: t-there's a Mytho cosplayer walking in our direction after the girls' dad motioned him to
>tfw he's just my type, handsome but delicate looking
>palms start sweating and I freak out because when girls say they want another shot with just me and him, he drops to the floor and grabs my hand as if to kiss it
>it doesn't even last a minute but to me it's hours as I tremble from the fear that my sweaty, shaking palms will give away what loser I am BUT ALSO from the excitement of having the man of my dreams treating me like a princess
>Somehow I make it through this, family leaves but friend says he needs to go because of a family emergency, promises to return and pick me up in the evening
>It's only after he's gone that I realize I should probably have followed him as I'm not comfortable being on my own in a large crowd of strangers
>Feel tears welling up in my eyes because I feel trapped and scared all of sudden
>Can of tea appears before my eyes out of thin air just as I'm about to sob: look up and it's the Mytho cosplayer
>"You look like you could use this... or not, I don't even know if you like tea" he laughs, slightly embarrassed, and still manages to look charming and handsome while I'm spilling spaghetti everywhere
>I hate canned tea but boy am I going to drink this one up and enjoy it

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