For me, I was already lurking on this site when I had no account yet and I had just discovered kpop. That was in mid 2012. I liked U-Kiss and then through U-Kiss I got to know SS501. I was curious as to whether kpop fanfitction existed and so, I started looking around for it. I stumbled across this site. My first fanfiction was a SS501 story (forgot the title) with the main girl moving in with SS501 and then falling for Heo Younsaeng who was not exactly a good guy; I read it avidly, swallowing every word and taking in every detail for 3 days nonstop, without sleeping or eating on time. I was hooked! But SS501 didn't last long for me...

Then I came across DBSK; which was my first ever serious fandom! I loved the group and listened to their every song, watching their every variety show...and naturally I looked for fanfics starring them, for I was curious to know the kind of stories there would be about them... I read and enjoyed what I came across, passively though, for I never thought of making an account. Just reading satisfied me. I had tons of stories bookmarked and came home from school everyday to read those stories. Things were not going well at that time, I was a little depressed; school was becoming more tiring, things were tense with my friends, my parents were very busy and I was left to myself... AFF provided a means of escape for me; a 'Dreamland' which no one knew about and which no one could tear me apart from. AFF kept me going and made me smile to myself and keep my head up no matter how depressing the situation was; I was starting to develop plot bunnies without actually meaning to write them.

The first fandom I officially could say I am a part of; E.L.F. I believed myself to be one and declared my identity as one; Super Junior could not keep me out of their world! I saw every video, collected every song, every picture... The Super Junior fanfic that drew me in was 'Kyuhyun It's Been Hard on You' by Janie; it was so realistic and I was hooked! And every other reader was commenting and expressing their different opinions on each chapter. I wanted to be more than someone silently sitting behind her screen and reading; I wanted to join the conversation and let the author know how much I liked her work!  I made an account on AFF and started commenting actively! I only subscribed to the stories I knew I would be interested to read and comment on. At that time, I had different ideas going around in my head; mostly concerning Super Junior's Heechul. I wanted to write a fanfiction, a school fanfiction based on a dream I had. I even started planning it, but ended up not writing anything.

My second official fandom is Shinhwa Changjo! I totally fell in love! I also consider Shinhwa Changjo as my home! Why? Simply because this is the first fandom that allowed me to make really good friends who I keep contact with even outside of AFF! I read fics, old (before they went to the military) and new (Venus era), and noticed the lack of newer Shinhwa fics. These men needed more loving! And so, I started making graphics and writing! Even though I took a cliche idea, I recycled it so it would be different, I wanted to write something different, so I started 'Shinhwa's Dear Little Venus', which tells the story of a 'Fashion and Design' intern at SMEnt who involuntarily gets involved in a show with Shinhwa! I tried my best to make it realistic and put effort in my work as I was getting more and more readers. I soon got addicted! Reading comments, talking with fellow SHCJs and writing, reading other Shinhwa stories, it was fun! Even when I moved to China for University, this site kept me going through all the hardness and loneliness.This site has a special place in my heart, it's not just a site for reading, it's a place you can find yourself again in, discover new talents, find really good friends - it is a site where you can get this feeling of belonging when you are a mess. For me; AFF contributed to who I am now; a smart, happy and confident individual.

Happy anniversary AFF

Thank you for being there

SJcandy