It was six years ago today that I started this journey.
I’d been in Tumblr groups on and off with Abbey since 2012 but they never lasted long. A couple weeks here and there, then I’d stop for a few months, then try again. In 2016, I thought I’d try the same but Elle Fanning was taken so I decided to try someone new. I was in a group once that had Jane Levy as a FC and I thought she looked fun so...
Clarice Dagny was born. Or rather Elinor Henry was born. She was a wanted connection and I figured might as well go for it. I didn’t expect it to be anything too crazy.
She was meant to be a villain in the roleplay, only made to seek revenge and kill her father, but she developed her own style and personality. She made friends and enemies both on the dash and outside, and so did I. When I left Hollow Grove and moved to Red Creek, many of those friends came with and we kept our characters.
While in Red Creek, Seth was born. Yet another wanted connection that grew into a lot more than he was meant to be. From Red Creek, we moved to Ashbourne. And from Ashbourne, it went to being Indie threads. I only expected to do one or two to wrap things up with Seth and Clary and give them their happy endings but it didn’t turn out that way.
Abbey joined. Then Sam. Then Jackson. Soon more and more characters popped up. I always thought ‘this will be the last one’ and yet...
Six years later, this is where it is. So many characters. So many stories. I knew it’d end someday and when it did, it was bitter sweet but all good things must come to an end. During those six years, I made a timeline of every thread. Brief summaries of literally everything that happened. Not to brag or anything, but I thought it was rather impressive. Not many people can say they have something like that.
When it did end, I took that timeline and put it in a book so I could have a physical representation of everything I did in that six years. I like to have something ‘real’ to hold and look at and remember. Along with that, I made another book of every self para I wrote.
Both books are over 400 pages with size 8 font.
That’s mind blowing to me.
I know most people don’t get why these characters meant so much to me. Or why I was so dedicated to them for six years of my life. It’s because they became my world. I couldn’t travel but they could. I’ve never had a long term relationship but they had husbands and wives and all kinds of significant others. I’ll never have kids but they have extended families. I’m just some boring, overweight, nothing girl but they’re beautiful, magical, powerful creatures. I may not have an exciting life but through them, I feel like I have.
It’s sad it came to an end but that’s okay. Most of them had enough of an arc that they all got the happy endings they wanted and deserved. The ones that didn’t necessarily complete things, I could still head cannon what happened after.
These characters and their stories will forever be a part of me and I’m ever grateful to everyone who was with me along the way. Whether I only talked to them in a single thread years ago or they were my long term RP partner. They all shaped me and Clary and all the others into who they became and I’m thankful for it.
This is the last post I’ll probably ever do on Tumblr. I might post some Instagram musing pics for the characters if I feel compelled to do so but otherwise, this is it. It’s been a blast. And while I do regret some choices in my past, I know I can’t change them and can only grow and move forward.
Thanks for the memories <3
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