stages of finding a new fandom

stage one: hmm what’s this? it seems cool i may check it out…
stage two: oo i like these person. im going to find out more about them
stage three: wait no. i like this person with this person. i ship it
stage four: I WANT THEM TO BE WITH ME BUT ALSO WITH THEM
stage five: brb gotta find the merch
stage six: wait they have fanfiction of this
stage seven: I NEED THEM TO FUCK
stage eight: what was my life before this
stage nine: im not obsessed i swear *every background and profile pic is related to some part of the fandom* *has pictures all over walls* *always drops references*
stage ten: dies everyday from feels