Hello my fellow aff readers! It’s your girl, Ari 😊

The last time I was here, I told you all that I was taking an indefinite hiatus to take care of my mental health (read here). I just came by to tell you guys that I’m doing better than before. It’s not easy but I’m coping and I’m positive that I’m getting there. Even my psychiatrist was glad with the progress I was making (but that was a month ago. I have yet to meet him again. Lol). I’ve been taking my medication, trying to balance out my life with new hobbies, and I’ve also started graduate school! I’m currently taking up my masters degree in clinical psychology and I’m very happy and excited! 🙂

I keep saying this but I will say it again now, I still have a long way to go and that’s fine. I’m not giving up and I’m determined to get better. I want get myself treated and at the same time, be the best possible psychologist I could ever be. It’s not going to be easy but hey, the best things in life don’t come easy don’t they? 😉

Which leaves me to this and it truly saddens me to say so. I know I promised that I would come back but in the time I was away, I honestly felt like I’ve matured and changed (in a strange, unexplainable way). I have decided to officially leave aff or basically retire as a writer. It was fine while it lasted and I’m so thankful to all the people I have met along the way.

I’m really sorry to everyone. I know I have left many of you hanging with my ongoing stories but rest assured that even though I will not be completing them chapter by chapter, I will be sharing the full details of the plot for my unfinished stories so you guys will know what happens in the end for our favorite characters 😀 Once again, I’m sorry to everyone but I’m thankful for all your love, patience, and support especially when I needed it the most.

I will linger just a bit longer to finish my final duties as an aff writer and I will officially say goodbye once I finish my tasks. It has been a crazy 3 1/2 years with you guys and it was really fun. I love you all.

Thank you for the memories, my fellow fans, and thank you to EXO, BTS, GFRIEND and Red Velvet for making me love kpop. I will not stop listening and I will still love you guys (even when graduate school is taking up 90% of my time). Thank you once more to the people who have stayed with me from But You Didn’t to You’re Beautiful to Before You and beyond. You guys are the real MVP and my muses and motivation to write. Thank you for the love and support I never knew I could feel from people all over the world simply through a story. It’s a gift and a blessing. I’m so thankful to you all. I will never forget you guys 😗

That’s it from me. I can’t wait to finish these duties and to just live my life and see where the wind takes me. Thank you so much everyone and I love you. God Bless you all! ❤

This is tangerineslice aka Ari signing off! 🙂

cute gifs of my biases!! eeeepp!!! ❤ 😊