The incredibly kind (and mischievous) oomfies on Discord came together to surprise me with this incredible gift celebrating one year of the Celestial Crab Cakes Series. Art by @sleepyhe4ded ❤️
Emotional rambling under the cut but TL;DR: I love you all so very much
These madlads not only pulled this together in less than 24 hours, but created another server to plan the gift AND conspired with a mod to ensure any reference of this secret project was deleted from the main server logs... not to mention the group panic when I was about to go to bed at 9pm before they could deliver the gift, which led to a coordinated effort to keep me awake for another hour-- I cannot stop laughing. I've never had someone go to all this effort for a surprise like this before.
Thank you for all of the love and support, and for coming together to create something so kind and wonderful. I damn near cried. Hell, I may still cry lol.
This server has grown so very dear to my heart. Through this fic/server I have met such incredible, brilliant, and genuinely fascinating people. I learn about new countries (and their memes), their careers (from linguistics to computers to mortuary science), and so. many. animal facts. A lot of people involved with animal science in some way. And all of these really cool people were brought together by my silly little fic. And it has become a community of its own! In addition to Pressure/fic content, people share their OCs; yap about their hyperfixation (sometimes converting other members); organize their own game nights; build new friendships; and so much more.
This fic is very, very dear to my heart. And to see others care for it just as much means more than I could ever express. Reaching over 20k hits in a year is something I have never achieved before. It's overwhelming in the best possible way. Thank you again for all of the support: every comment, every piece of art, every kudos or bookmark, and even the silent lurking.
I cannot wait to continue this story. I have so much still to say about these two. And I cannot wait to share it with you all. ❤️💕
It was an absolutely amazing experience lol. And it was oh so worth it.
It's amazing how this fic gathered such a dedicated community. I came to the server for the sake of keeping up with updates, and stayed for the people. All the peeps there are so welcoming and kind, I quickly became a part of the company. The server feels like a genuine safe space and I love it.
As for Owl, keep doing what you do. Your work is very inspiring to a lot of people.
PS: whoever sees it go read CC, it's very much worth your time.
