To Put On An Act ✔ [bxb]

Author's Note - Thank You

We made it. You made it. And surpisingly, I made it too.

First of all, thank you so much for reading To Put On An Act. Thank you to the readers that have been there since the beginning, and thank you to the readers that are yet to discover this. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to all the people that have given me their support, that have voted, commented, reviewed this for awards, have listened to me ramble and complain and gush on and on.

When I started writing (or rather, rewriting) this story in 2023, it was not ever meant to be shared with anyone, be posted, be for anyone but me. I started this project after struggling to get back into writing, it was meant to reignite my passion a little after a hefty block. It became a little more than that.

I never expected this to get as many views as it did, currently sitting at 13k views at the time of writing this. It's not the most conventional Wattpad story, with it's long ass chapters and it's shitty upload schedule, and I was often worried that it wouldn't find its audience here, but in the end, it did. And I found not only an audience, but friends thorugh it.

In all honesty, I don't think this book is particularly good. I started plotting it back in 2020/2021 as a fanfiction, started writing  when I hadn't touched google docs in months, and I learned and improved as I wrote it. So much time passed, I started multiple new projects in the mean time, and you can tell that I had/still have no idea how to properly pace a story or write good dialogue or really write anything well for that matter. And yet, I finished it! And yet, people read and enjoyed it. And yet, people have told me how much some characters and scenes mean to them. And yet, it's done. I wrote a book. And I kind of don't care anymore if it's good enough, because it's done, and I've learned and improved, and some people liked it. That's all that matters.

Now to the sappy part.

When I first thought of this story, I was at my worst. I didn't know what the future was holding, and if I wanted a future in the first place. Today, on August 13, 2025, I am alive. I'm now studying english literature! I can speak to strangers! I can be me, unapologetically! So, as many times as I've hated my writing, my characters, this story and what it stood for, it still got me through the most critical and difficult years of my life. So, I guess, thank you Youngbin and Alex.

Thank You to my best friends, Lilly and Louisa. They will never read this, but they know how much they influenced me. They got me out of the house. They hype me up. They inspired so many small moments in this story. They're my Lani and Margo. That last chapter was a love letter to them more than anything. I'm paying for drinks next time.

Thank You to the Official Dan Fanclub. They also won't ever read this, but back when this was still a godawful fanfiction, they were my closest friends and biggest supporters. I miss you guys. Thank you for all the memes and hype and the support. Thank you for giving me the feeling that I was special. Dan loves you.

Thank You to the Rainbow Bookclub. Some of them might actually read this! Thank you for being the first support group and friends I've made here on Wattpad, and thank you for listening to me bitch and moan about everything ever. I've made such great friends thanks to you.

Thank You to Lia. Hi! Hi Lia! Hiiii! Thank you. You mean so much to me. I never would've thought that I'd find such a close friend here on Wattpad. I love you so dearly and I'm so thankful I met you. Thank you for all your support and love. And thank you for coming to Berlin with me. That was kind of the full circle moment for me.

And Thank You to my brother (irl related living in the same house brother) Willi. You are my first fan forever and without you I probably wouldn't be writing in the first place. You taught me a lot of things about writing and stories. Thank you for being My Biggest And First Fan. Now go finish that drawing of Bin and Alex making out.

Well. Anyway. That's it.

If you somehow made it through and also enjoyed this book in any way, there's some other works on my profile, so come check that out if you'd like. They might even be better than whatever this was. And also, if you want to, leave any thoughts you still have, anything, in the comments. Thank you again for reading To Put On An Act.

I love you