Hey, Shannon. So...Iâve told you countless things before, things that Iâve repeated over the past, because theyâre worth hearing, theyâre worth knowing. Told you how much I love you, because you know that, you do.
But, I never run out of things to keep telling you.
I...was going through a pretty rough time, you know they, you do. You mightâve known that I was feeling a little withdrawn- maybe, maybe not as confident as I once was.
Around March time, I actually had a LOT of insecurities with myself in meeting new people, putting myself out there. I found myself lonely, very many nights.
But, thatâs where I turned to AvatarRewatch. Always, at 6 PM PST, every night, I had somewhere to be. Even though I couldnât mod most days, because you knew I was out, I was still THERE, and it gave me SO much comfort to know I always had a community I could fall back on. I laughed, I cried, I smiled, I whooped, and you were always there for us ^___^
But, you know what the incredible thing is? This community has ALWAYS been there for me. ALWAYS. I could hop on right now any SECOND, and find myself loved and supported by so MANY people. Iâve made...so MANY friends and become closer with a LOT of others, and...I donât think you realize that youâve made that for a lot of other people. Youâve made a FAMILY for SO MANY people, one where we can always turn to, and find support. Not everyone has that, esp with online communities, and thatâs v fucking important.
Moreover, youâve...defined the Avatar community? I feel like, we are so much CLOSER than we ever have been before, and there has never seriously been- ANYTHING like this before. No community engagement, no collaboration, no fun, no- communal sense of feeling as this one has had before. I feel like weâre a stronger fandom, and youâve re-ignited us all, and weâre just out here loving Avatar and LoK and Korrasami :) :) :) <33
But tbh...I probably wouldâve stopped with Korrasami, had it not been for you. Maybe not ENTIRELY, but I went through a REALLY rough few months, where I wasnât connecting with ANY Korrasami. The AvatarRewatch community was what kept it there for me, brought it back, reminded me I ALWAYS had a home in my heart to go back to. And, tbh, if it werenât for your constant picfics and presence here, I probably wouldâve dropped out altogether! Just...your energy is such a PRESENCE, and it inspires so MANY of us, and I donât think you truly know how big you are, my friend. You truly donât.
You really donât know how much of us you have affected, or how INCREDIBLY amazing your influence has been, on so MANY people (and today has definitely shown, it is PLENTY of people, my darling dear <33), or how amazing your positivity, light, compassion, energy, adorable-ness, dorkiness, sweetness is...you arenât aware of how much it truly is.
Because let me tell you, you are one of the SHINING examples of what it means to have a ripple effect. Just doing one simple thing- posting a comment, spreading positivity, uploading a fic- makes SO many peopleâs days SO much better, and you need to know that. WE need you to know that. Weâve dedicated an entire day to you, darling. You remind me that...no matter what we do, and how much we do, someone is always watching...and someone is always counting on us to make their day feel better. Someone takes comfort in our actions, and thatâs a beautiful thing.
You make me think, that positivity has a real effect. Youâve made me BELIEVE so. Youâve put so much personal faith in ME to make a difference, and you have ALWAYS believed in me, my darling, and I can not- CAN NOT- explain to you how grateful I am for that. I truly canât <3. Youâve made me believe in my own power, and my own self, and words cannot express the pure gratitude I have for that, nor will they ever. Youâve...fuck, Iâm actually tearing up now, you reassure me so MUCH, that what I do, is so IMPORTANT, and it IS, and I...youâre able to see that âI feel everything with every molecule of my beingâ, and I can not, can NOT, say how thankful I am, that youâre able to understand me, and see my true self. <33
Just...youâre able to see what a kind-hearted, caring, wonderful, amazing person I am, and you have helped me INSTILL that belief for myself, and I canât thank you enough. <33
Just...I hope you know how much you are loved. (You truly canât, but). I hope you know how appreciated you are by the community, and COUNTLESS others. I hope you know how absolutely TREASURED you are, and how IMPORTANT you are in this community (and how... how important youâll always be to ME), I hope you know how precious and absolutely LOVED you are, and weâd do ANYTHING for you. Absolutely anything. Youâre our fandom grandma, and we love you for all the entire world <33
So, to the person who makes it all worth it, who always brings light into my life, whoâs TRULY created a family out of this fandom- I thank you. From the bottom of my heart.
@threehoursfromtroy , my grandma girlfriend
