If you ask any author on AFF, of course subscribers matter.
to me, as well. of course. today morning when I checked AFF,
i found out that I have hit the 400 mark. & I teared. 
I actually teared not because of the number, but because of 
the fact that I realized that I've really come a long way on here.
it's not been long, relatively compared to my other unnies, of
course. they're all much more experienced than me, amateurish
compared to them, definitely. 
I went back to my old account... & well. my real anniversary 
on AFF is December the 20th. which means in a week and a day,
I'll have been on here for a year.
looking back at my past oneshots and fics I've realized that I've 
really improved. of course, I'm not that good yet, I'll have to wait
another year to actually get anywhere, but I'm trying. & I'm glad
that I have so many readers to cheer me on for this. 
I thank every single one of you out there, because with you,
I've realized the true joy of writing...

thank you very, very much. <3 I love all of you. 
and look forward to a better writer in 2012. :)