My first ever fic (written in 2003!) was RPF. I think I feel more guilt about writing it these days than I did then.
It doesn't help that celebrities are so fandom-aware these days. I used to be in McFly fandom and the band members started using the pairing names themselves and I was just going NO NO STOP THAT YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS OH GOD NOOOOO.
Re: Feeling old
It doesn't help that celebrities are so fandom-aware these days. I used to be in McFly fandom and the band members started using the pairing names themselves and I was just going NO NO STOP THAT YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS OH GOD NOOOOO.