[awkward entrance]

Hey...guuuuys.

Uhmmm...I've been...absent, yeah?

As you know, the big girl life has settled in and I'm still trying to figure things out. :D I've been busy with work and hanging out with my roommate. I don't have the usual me time to do things that I normally used to do. No anime bingeing. No writing. None of my usual pre-big girl life activties.

These days it's a lot of work, randomly seldom dates, and sleep. Sleep what a wonderful thing. Anyways. I just celebrated my 5th year anniversary here on AFF. I would've posted something on the actual date but my anniversary falls on Halloween and this year I was out and about. I was a cat this year, simple. Sensibly y. Cheap. The costume...not me. Although...HAHA just kidding. 

I still can't believe it's been five years on here and apparently winglin has been removed? So all my first published stories are probably forever gone from there. Thankfully they are on AFF now but I'm going to miss the comments and the readers from Winglin. They were my first audience and guinea pigs for my writing and if it weren't for them...I would never be where I am now with my writing.

I am still INCREDIBLY lacking as writer but I wouldn't be posting my stuff if it weren't for their encouragement. If you were from winglin days comment below! I would love to hear from you again! :D And if you aren't but somehow found me on AFF, hey more friends to get to know! :D

I know I haven't been as active lately and I know a lot of you guys are SOOO ready to read the next chapter of LCF2 but it's been slow coming with this chapter. Until tonight. I finally figure out how I wanted this chapter to go but unfortunately sleep calls me and I will have to sleep on it before I can finish typing up the story. But I just wanted to let you guys know I haven't abandoned you or the story. I'm just silently mulling over this. :P

Tangent but I am still always surprised when I see new subs to my any of my stories. Even after being on here for five years to see that people are still willing to give my stories a change--really hits me right in the feels. Because my stories just don't exactly fit with the recent popular trends/standards of fanfics on AFF these days. So to have people sub to my stories even now--I just...I'm speechless. Thank you and I hope I can help you escape your reality for just a moment with my stories.

And as always to those who have always stuck by me. Thank you too...you've been so patient and somehow you haven't forgotten me or given up on me. I really wouldn't be able to continue without you guys. I adore you more than you know...more than I express.

Whaaaat...I sound like a boyfriend from a fanfic. My bad haha.

Anyways, how are you these days? Mid terms and finals are coming up. I hope you are studying, eating, sleeping, and laughing well. I hope you are living your life to the fullest and finding the simplest of joys in whatever it is that makes you...you. For those of us who are in the big girl/boy world. It's tough some times but you know we were made for this. Work hard and play hard. We've all made it this far, let's dive in and see how much further we can go to achieve our dreams. I really mean it when I say I adore you all and with your encouragement...I just wanted to return some to you. 

Keep smiling. Keep dreaming.

The next adventure begins now...