feeling really wistful and nostalgic today. i'm going through some old art to put in my happiness journal, and i stumbled across what must have been the first bit of selfship art someone ever made for me 🥺💖
the artist's name was gironatsugaru, though i called her 'Swirly-sama' (yes we really did do that) and we were both just a couple of silly kids obsessed with anime and cartoons - especially Fanboy and Chum Chum 😭💖 the younger people on here might not believe this, but this was around 2011 so we mostly communicated through YouTube comments (slash vids of our favourite shows 😂), DeviantArt, and email. and one day, out of the blue, she emailed me this adorable pic with Fanboy and Benson (the latter from Regular Show who i had a major crush on 😖). and i loved it so much that it stayed up on my bedroom wall for over a decade 💖✨ it's strange, having old internet friends who just vanished one day. i wonder where she is now. what she's like, what her interests are. if she has a family, or a job. i wonder if she ever thinks about those excited messages we'd share, yelling about our favourite ships and learning little bits about each other's lives. if you're out there, Swirly - thank you for everything. and i hope you're happy 🥰
