Comments are Best (No, seriously)

Alright, I'm gonna spill out my guts here in this post, and it has nothing to do with any of my fanfictions. I mean, not one in particular. This is not a spoiler, this is just me being weirdly gushy all of a sudden.

Anyways.

Yesterday I was talking to my housemate and she was all "So you're a Psychology student, right?" and went to a major rant that basically came down to her being moody and having bad days. Plural. So I told her that, okay, I'm gonna read up on moods and how to regulate your emotions and stuff, but in the mean time, the only solution I can give you is something that I tried myself; smiling.

No, I ain't ting you. Smiling works.

Say, if I were to wake up in the morning, not ready to face yet another lecture, I'd pause and think of something that makes me smile. I'd greet people on my way to the shower, to campus, to class, anywhere. I'd smile a lot and think of happy things, and it really made me feel better. Even if, later in the day, I happen to encounter something particularly annoying, I can't help but think about how I would've been a lot more upset if I wasn't thinking about happy things at the start of my day.

So, that was why I write whenever I'm stressed.

I'm not the kind of author who can pop out spectacular stories or made up an entirely new universe, because that takes a lot of work (appreciate them, people, seriously) and time. I'm focusing myself on characterizations (their backstory, their description, their traits, the way they talk, their quirks, their relationship with others) because personally, that's what matters the most to me in a fanfiction. I love cliche, short fanfictions that doesn't really have a mind-blowing plot, but has a strong, mature characterization.

With that in mind, I know that I'm not a particularly good author, but I like to write, and so write I did.

The thing is, when I'm working on a project, my mind never stops working, and it's really helping me swat away my laziness. So whenever I have a down time, I write, and then before I go to sleep, I post the fic(s).

This is where you guys came in.

Like any other millenia, the first thing I do after I open my eyes is check my phone. I'll refresh the AFF page I never close in my Chrome browser and see the comments. And you see, your comments really does make my day, literally. Like, not even exaggerating. They bring a smile to my face every time and they help me a lot on days when I don't want to get the up and face the professor. As I said before, whenever I feel lazy and unmotivated, or just in a bad mood, I'd do my best to start the day with a smile and chant happy things to myself.

Your comments make it effortless. Seeing your kind words every time I wake up means I don't even have to make myself smile; the smile and happiness came to me just like that.

So, in conclusion, thank you all for commenting and giving me feedbacks. You're doing good deeds for people like me, seriously. I don't know, exactly, what 'people like me' entails, but still. You're doing good. I love y'all.

 

Chan out.

 

PS: I'm sorry if this didn't make sense and the grammar was ed up lmao I didn't proofread it I'm sorry.

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TaeminieAppa
#1
I'm a y commenter but I totally get it. I'll try for s sake to comment more lmao
ShizukaAmaya
#2
Everything you said is so on point, I feel the same! Comments from people are those little sparkles of happiness, those little beams of sunshine that keep me going, that make me feel noticed and appreciated and that can really brighten up my mood even on the worst days. And I think it's important to say such things out loud. Rarely do people realize how much comments mean to us, authors.
Thank you for this beautiful post! Fighting <3