So Iāve been thinking about this, and I have to say that of all the people whoāve been really, really constant in encouraging me in my writing, @midgardiannerd is definitely one of them. I feel I donāt really appreciate her enough, but the truth is, before she came along, I was used to basically having no commenters on my fics on AO3. Or at least very few commenters.Ā (I still have very few comments and kudos, which is admittedly a bit discouraging because it is like...what am I doing wrong? But I think itās because Darkpilot is a very niche ship, and itās not like Reylo or Kylux which have all but taken on a life of their own in the fandom. Or hell, FinnPoe -- I am not referring to it as Stormpilot because I prefer not to get in trouble -- or Poe/Finn/Rey, and even stuff like Reyux and Finnlo isnāt as niche as Darkpilot. But nonetheless, writing for Darkpilot...I wouldnāt have it any other way) In a way, ever since I posted that one extended slightly smutty scene for my Ben Solo ficĀ āThe Broken Edgeā, sheās been my constant audience. Sheās told me -- enthusiastically at that; one benefit of having @midgardiannerd as a commenter is how enthusiastic and kind she really is -- when things have worked, and sheās been gentle when sheās told me when things donāt make sense (usually in like private messages and such). Iām glad I reached out to her on Tumblr when I did, because...she is my friend now. Weāve traded moodboards, fics...and even though I have enough issues to make Freud horrified, sheās always been there for me.
So hereās to you, @midgardiannerd. You are made of awesome. :3 (And as a bonus point, youāre a phenomenal writer. You have an infinite amount of potential in you, and honestly? I predict youāre going to go on to do great things. You really are)
