hey all you fanfic writers
I can 1000% guarantee that someone has flailed and gushed and swooned over at least one of your fics because it spoke to something in them.
You have connected with more people than you know and you should be completely proud of yourselves.
Never compare yourself to others because everyone builds these connections in their own amazing way and fandom would be far less interesting without you in it
Abusive parents who “just did the best” they “could” are still abusive parents.
Same goes for abusive parents who “have” their “child’s best interest at heart” or “are doing it out of love”
Same for abusive parents who took care of you really well in between the abuse.
Never apologize for being nerdy, because unnerdy people never apologize for being assholes.