10 years ago I posted my first fanfic. I had zero exceptions going in. I just wanted to write some angsty silly lil stories about some scientists from a marvel show I was obessed with at the time.
I had just finished high school and it was... it wasn't great tbh. I'd barely any friends, and so in the summer of 2014 I spend far far longer on a certain website than I care to admit.
And in December, I posted an idea I'd had for a number of months.
I didn't expect much, maybe a few kudos and some comments. In fact, I can't even remember how well the fic was initially received but I continued to write. I only did it as I found it fun. I wasn't expecting anything from it.
I wasn't expecting friends from all around the world. Friends who laughed and cried with me. Friends who I've been privileged to meet and travel with. Friends who supported me when I cared for a terminally ill family member and friends who helped me with my undergraduate dissertation when my supervisor ghosted me and went to Canada (and also wouldn’t let me right about otters. It's been 6.5 years and yes, I'm still bitter). They've helped me with job applications and comforted me when I failed another driving test.
They've been with me through the highs and the lows of the last ten years and I hope they're able to say the same of me. They have made my life so much better 💕 and for that I am forever thankful for them.
Here's to the next decade.














