FANFIC: Wilby Proud

Woohoo! I finished a thing! I started this fic in 2005, after we saw Wilby Wonderful. Sixteen years later, it turns out that I have a lot to say about queer community, finding it, and creating it. Especially outside of major urban centres.

Wilby Proud Maybe next year, Wilby will have a parade. Mackenzie Fisher finds community and home. For everyone who can spot a rainbow flag at a hundred paces, has played the pronoun game, or has had to leave where they are to find home. This is for you.

Fandom: Wilby Wonderful (2004)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Categories: F/F, M/M
Relationships: Mackenzie Fisher/OFC, Dan Jarvis/Duck McDonald
Characters: Mackenzie Fisher, Emily Anderson (Wilby Wonderful), Duck McDonald, Dan Jarvis, andra Anderson
Additional Tags: Coming Out, Pride, Gay Pride, Pride Parades, Queer Themes, Queer Culture, Queer Youth, queer community, Canon LGBTQ Character, LGBTQ Community, Small Towns, Canadian Content, Families of Choice, Lesbian Character, Queer Character, Canon Gay Character, Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA), Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), Rainbow Crosswalk, LGBTQ Female Character, Canon Gay Relationship, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Happy Ending, supportive parents

Chapter Index
1. 2004: When did you know for sure you were gay?
2. 2005 - 2009: She’d never felt so incredibly seen, and incredibly alone at the same time.
3. 2012: I just want it to be better for them, you know?
4. 2013 - 2014: It’s weird, but she doesn’t mind being someone who knows Wilby.
5. 2016: She’s always known that the world isn’t always safe for people like her.
6. 2018: Welcome home.