❤️ I heard there was validation for my ego involved and clicked into your askbox so hard I think I broke the sound barrier
And I thought that curious boom earlier was only fireworks <3.
Okay, so, I’ve been in fandom a long time, and I’ve made a lot of friends, some casual friends who come and go, some fandom-specific friends where we hung out while we were into the same things then drifted apart, and a particular, special clutch of people where I’ve kept them over years, and get the feeling I’ll be keeping them for years yet to come.
You’re part of that latter category of very special people, and it’s for so many reasons. You’re a talented artist, and a phenomenal writer. The imagery you conjure up is just… out of this world. You’re wickedly funny, and you come up with delectable ideas for smut, and you have a wonderful comprehension of the difference between understanding and liking Problematic T.M. characters and excusing what they do.
But what I love so, so much about you is your strength, and your generosity with that strength. Like, I don’t go in for inspiration porn, suffering doesn’t do anyone any favours, but that doesn’t mean I can’t admire the hell out of you for surviving what you have, and admire even more that you have so much thoughtfulness and generosity in you despite that.
A lot of the time I make friends with people and it’s great and all, but because of being autistic, I often feel like there’s some ingredient I’m missing, something where I’m not quite getting the Friendship Formula T.M. right. And I have never felt that with you. Even when I make verbal missteps and similar, I never feel like I’ve broken whatever thread it is that makes a friendship? If I ever had an argument with you, I know it’d be worth figuring out how to make amends afterwards, because I just - I value our friendship so much. You’re someone I want to keep around for a very, very long time.
I’d do most anything I could for you and I love you almost more than I can stand. <3
