Storytelling

Fan experience

Fans are the audience for everything artists publish. They sign up in seconds, scroll a vertical Feed of episodes, and watch, like, comment, and share — no application, no trial. Here's the full fan journey from sign-up to settings.

Signing up as a fan

Head to /register and pick the Fan role, then enter your name, email, and a password. Fans skip the artist application and trial entirely — you get instant access.

  1. 1

    Choose the Fan role

    On the register screen, select Fan (not Artist) and fill in name, email, password, and confirm.
  2. 2

    Verify your email (when enabled)

    If email verification is turned on, you'll enter a 6-digit code at /verify-email. When it's off, your account is ready immediately.
  3. 3

    Land on the Feed

    You're taken straight to /feed — there's no approval queue or trial countdown for fans.
The OTP step only appears when email verification is enabled. By default fan accounts are pre-verified and you're signed in right away.

The Feed

The Feed at /feed is a vertical, TikTok-style scroll of published episodes. Swipe or scroll to move from one episode to the next, full-screen.

Vertical full-screen scroll with For You and Trending tabs and live engagement counts.
  • Two tabs — For You (personalized) and Trending (what's hot right now)
  • Each episode shows live engagement counts: views, likes, comments, shares
  • Sign-in is required to browse the Feed
  • Tap an episode to open the full watch experience

Watching

Tapping an episode opens the player at /watch/[id], where you can engage with the story.

Player with like, comment, and share actions plus view and average-watch counts.
  • Full player with like, comment, and share actions
  • View count and average watch time are shown on each episode
  • Signed-out viewers can watch, but can't like or comment
  • A view counts once per signed-in viewer — re-watching won't inflate the number
Notifications and shared links deep-link straight to /watch/[id], so fans land right on the episode someone sent them.

Fan avatar & settings

Open /feed/settings to make your fan account your own.

Set a display name, add an avatar (upload or AI-generated), and change your password.
  • Avatar — upload your own image or let the AI generate one for you
  • Display name — the name that appears on your comments
  • Change password — update your account credentials anytime

Next up

Settings

Account, security, and notification preferences.