What is the definition of "Flan"?

[chicken]

Not the tasty dessert.

I'm talking fandom here -- it's a fairly recent word, as in "flanatics" and "Flanvention". What's a "flan" and how is it different from a regular "fan"?

Aaaah, I'm ignorant! Help me.

Comments

[saifai.livejournal.com]

*blinks*

Muh?

*blank look*

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

Well, all is explained above in wickedgoddess_'s comment. It's a Firefly thing.