I just hadn't ever told them about the media/derivative aspect because that's what I find embarrassing. I can talk about cock all day long, so long as I don't have to mention that it's Clark Kent's cock that gets me all the positive attention online.

I feel the same way. Writing gay porn is not embarrassing. Writing stories about Clark and Lex being boyfriends? Very embarrassing. So here's my question, was their reaction what you expected? Did they seem to think that this hobby is indeed unbearbly dorky or we they just all, "ho hum"?