to whoever needs to hear this 💌
you’re not taking up “too much space” just because you speak, share, or exist here. if you’ve been making yourself smaller so everyone else can breathe easier, you’re allowed to stop doing that !!!! you deserve room too !!!! just like everyone else !!!!
if you’re worried your honesty makes you look weak, the moments where you’re open about being tired, insecure, or hurting . . please know vulnerability isn’t something that disqualifies you from good things — you deserve to be held 🥺
if you’ve been quietly comparing your selfship to everyone else’s and thinking yours doesn’t measure up somehow, take a deep breath . . i want you to know that everyone here is loving their own version of that character — and the version you’ve imagined, built, and cherished loves you completely. there’s no competition in something so personal, okay? they ♥︎ you !!!!
if you’ve been the one holding everyone else together like glue . . always interacting, checking in on friends, being the steady anchor so no one else has to, please remember anchors need rest too !!!! you’re doing more than you give yourself credit for, and it’s okay to let someone hold you up for a change !! (⸝⸝⸝ᵒ̴̶̷ᴗᵒ̴̶̷ꕤ)
if you’re nervous about sharing your pronouns, correcting people, or asserting who you are . . please know that you aren’t selfish & that your identity isn’t an inconvenience. the people who truly care about you will respect you and keep learning because you matter to them :D
if you’ve ever thought you’re “too masculine” or that u don’t fit the usual vibe of a space and feel as though you have to soften yourself or hide parts of who you are just to belong — you do not !!! remember : communities grow stronger because people bring different personalities and characters into them c:
and if you’ve been thinking about coming back after disappearing for a while, but you’re scared no one noticed you were gone . . or that you never mattered enough to leave a mark — you’re wrong !!! people will always remember you !!!
end note : communities are built from dozens of people, regardless of what your role was — whether you were one of the people who commented every once in a while, avoided sending asks, liked posts with no other interactions, remembered every important date, the ones who forgot / were late to said important dates due to your personal life,
or if you were someone who got overwhelmed often and took more breaks that you believed were necessary, whether you wrote or shared art or simply talked about your favorite characters and the way they impacted you specifically, you matter 🌸
you have left a mark, and there will always be someone ready to welcome you back with open arms should you wish to return — you don’t have to earn your place here by being perfect, consistent, or impressive. you already have just by being u (ˊᵒ̴̶̷̤ ꇴ ᵒ̴̶̷̤ˋ)
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