Today (for me) is March 13th. Which marks exactly one year since I got an account on Wattpad. One year since all this madness and craziness started, and do I regret it? No. Well, maybe a little, but mostly no. 

I wish I could tell you that I have some mass update planned or something fancy in store to celebrate, but unfortunately, all I can offer you is this mini-speech that hopefully won't turn out to be too sappy. 

(Those of you who don't like sappy things you don't have to read everything because there's a very high chance this will get sappy)

Actually, if I'm being honest this is kind of like an acknowledgments section, but... ah, well. Let's get on with it!

Beginning Friends: (friends from the first months I came here/started writing)

romeraki - Thank you for being my friend, if only for a short amount of time. It meant a lot to me and still does. I hope you're doing well.

EvangelicaMisanami - Your endless support and care for me means the world. Thank you for encouraging me through difficult times and being so kind as to still stick with me even now when you have since the beginning.

_SarcasticSmoothie_and Andro-meda- - Both of you have been adamant supporters ever since I started writing zodiac stories. Thank you so much for all your early support and help. 

_polxris_ - Thank you for letting me talk (read: rant) to you about the things we both have common interest in. It was such a glorious feeling to just shout and yell to another person who has the same interest as you. Thank you for that. I hope you're doing well.

TheSmilingChocolate - Thank you as well for talking to me all the time and cheering me up with your messages. It is always a delight to talk to you about our common interests. I hope you're doing well. :)

ichbinconfusion_2734 - Confusion, you don't know what kind of debt I owe to you. It's so great I can't put it into words. Thank you for igniting my interest and putting me down the path of zodiac stories and applyfics (the latter... is slightly regrettable now however... but not all the way). Without getting inspired by your zodiac book first I don't know where I might be now. 

Finally CauldronCookie5 - you are one of the few that have been with me since the very beginning, and words cannot say how grateful I am. Thank you for sticking with me back then and now. 

Middle Friends: (friends from the later months when I started applyfics, etc.)

RadishLeg - Losing you is one of the things I will forever regret. You may not ever be able to see this but I am forever thankful for being my friend... my only regret is that it didn't last longer and I didn't treat you better. I'm sorry for my ignorance back then. If I could turn back time and fix things I would but I cannot, so all I can offer is this message, if you ever see this. Thank you for being my friend.

-wattband - I cannot possibly name all of you without everything getting out of control, so I will tag all of you in one fell swoop! Everyone who is part of wattband, thank you all so much. You have given me a family within the Internet I never thought I would have, and that means a lot. (I suspect that's also the reason why I gradually accepted my sexuality calmly and without much fanfare) All of your support, it makes me so very thankful. Thank you.

halfasleepoverdue_89 - I know you're part of Wattband too, but I have to call you out. Thank you for being my friend and pulling me through when I was in the pits. You helped me so very much and for that I am grateful. Thank you. 

Finally Darkblaze450 - To say we've had some hard times would be. A dramatic understatement. A very dramatic understatement in fact although I'm just pulling out the melodrama. Even though we've had our fair share of arguments, miscommunications, bad times-I don't really regret befriending you all that much. You have impacted and changed my life in more ways than I can say, and since I know you hate sappy stuff I'll just say thank you. Thank you especially for teaching me how to stop being naive and ignorant, and thank you also for being a fellow fujoshi with me. ;) Thank you.

New Friends: (some of my latest friends/in the way later months when my writing was much more developed)

irenesagw - Irene you're one of my later friends, and I don't regret meeting you one bit. It's an absolute delight to talk to you and being your friend is something that is very delightful. Thank you so much. I can't wait to see where your stories will lead to next, and also not really minding my half-insanity. ;)

shashi1903 - I wish I could have participated in one of your fics, but that doesn't say that you are not a great friend. I look forwards to your stories!

-charcolate, Romano-Kinnie, gisellaeri, and MyBabySugaC - All of you are so new to me and yet I find myself getting excited for what's to come. I very much look forwards to getting to know you better and where your stories will all go. Thank you. 

Finally, this acknowledgments section wouldn't be complete without a huge, big, shout-out to...

All of you. 

Every single one of you, even if you weren't mentioned by name, just know that the fact you've put up with me, accepted me for all the faults I've got, all the idiotic times I can have-and yet you're still with me-even the thought is just... it's amazing. Utterly amazing. 

It's every single one of you that has built up who I am here on Wattpad now, and every single one of you that will continue to be influences on/to me even as I grow up more. It would not be a lie to say that my one year on Wattpad has changed me so very much. I learned, I regretted, I learned more-I learned good things, I learned bad things, and I learned life lessons. So many things. Thank you all for giving me a new definition of a 'family'. 

I could continue for a very long time but I'm sure you guys don't want me to continue melting into a puddle of sappiness, so:

Thank you. 

Once more, thank you all so very much for just being with me.

I consider every single one of you my dear friends. And will continue to be friends even as I walk more down my path into the future.

If I've done something wrong, there's no shame in telling me. If you break connections with me, I will still feel greatly sad. That's just how much I value... all of you. 

I hope, even as I continue my journey and grow up more, that all of you, everyone...

... I hope you will stay with me and watch over my journey.

Thank you. 

-awakened-angel-chan, A.A.C., Jimmy