Gothic Charm School: pretty things

i cant find the original source so idk who made these or if they are official. if anybody knows please lmk

(leaving these here as more of an archive for myself)

edit ; found out these are official!! so these are just here as an archive now lmao

So here it is, I just wanted to wish you an absolutely awesome day. You’ve been doing so much for our tight knit fandom for what feels like forever, and it really shows. You’re honestly legendary, and I hope you know how much you’ve shaped things and inspired people along the way. You deserve to feel incredibly proud of everything you’ve done. xoxo barachiki

I LICHERALLY had a double take to see who sent this.

Barachiki. This is such high praise from someone I consider a legendary staple of the fandom themselves, from someone I genuinely admire and am intimidated by. I literally cried when I saw this come into my inbox a few days ago, and again now as I am replying to this.

I often don't FEEL like that I'm really doing much around here, I just... "do my thing" and carry on, but lately all these amazingly kind messages coming from everyone is really overwhelming for me (in a GOOD WAY!!!! I PROMISE) and messages like this are what keep me going here. I love this fandom so MUCH, and while I'm not as deep into it as I once was, I can honestly say I stay because I feel like I am loved and appreciated here.

I love reccing fics. I love writing meta. I love drawing. I love making people feel welcome in a fandom that can be overwhelming for new people. It's a weird thing to "be", I know, but there we are.

Seriously though, your message is OUTRAGEOUSLY kind and generous, and I am so overwhelmed with love and happiness. Thank you, Bara, for taking time out of your day to exposit appreciation for my blog and taking notice of my little corner over here. I genuinely didn't think I was on the radar of people who are bigger staples in this fandom than I am, and this makes me all fluffy inside.

That all said, I will take this opportunity to thank YOU for all your amazing gifs and graphical contributions to this fandom!! It's awe-inspiring, and as a professional graphic designer as a day job myself, the TIME it must take to do what you do is not lost on me. I love your work. Thank YOU for being here forever giving us the best silly graphics for us to use as memes <3

spaghettitoesdad

also, @sonnetseven - yes - life is to be lived and enjoyed!