𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐑 , steve harrington ⁽ ¹ ⁾

300k & bonus scenes

hi everyone, this is pretty late but this story hit 300k (almost 350k now wtf), which is just so incredible ! i just wanted to thank everyone because it seems to surreal to me - i never thought i would reach 50k, let alone 300k. i remember when i hit 20k i celebrated it with my friends and i was so excited ! the fact that so many people are reading this story is just astounding to me, i almost can't believe it. so prepare for a really long, genuine author's note because i just appreciate you guys so much and i'm just shocked. i'm also posting this because i just hit 1k followers, which is another milestone i literally NEVER IMAGINED reaching. like 100 followers was crazy to me, the fact that 1000 people follow me is just insane wtf.

in this chapter after this author's note, i will be posting some bonus scenes i wrote, so stick around if you want to read those, or feel free to skip to them !

sorry if this author's note seems arrogant or egotistical or something ?? i promise i don't mean it like that, i'm just being genuine with what i'm saying uwu, i promise this isn't me trying to flex or something like that ! reaching 300k just has me emotional and i just wanted to be real with you guys i supposed ? idk it might be dumb but you all mean a lot to me so !

i'm just so glad that you guys like sar, james and katie, and the story that i created for them. this story has been so important for my writing, it's what got me back into creating stories that i would actually post instead of just keeping them to myself. for a super long time i completely lost confidence in my writing (because to be fair it wasn't all that great back then, but i can appreciate that old stuff now!) and this story is exactly what i needed: a really long work which i could concentrate on and love and would improve my writing overtime. i probably would have never continued if i didn't receive so much support from all of you guys - your votes and comments literally still make my day and i still get so happy when i see them. i'm sorry i struggle to reply to your comments sometimes - either i don't, or it takes me a long time to - it's just that i'm often super busy, even though i'd love to reply to every single one! maybe it doesn't seem like it but i appreciate you all so much and you all make me so happy!

this story also helped me to make so many friendships, some which have literally lasted from the first few months of posting this story in december 2017 (i still can't believe this story was posted a year and a half-ago now, it seems like just a few months ago when i was rushing to get the first chapters out so i could just get sara's idea out there). i'm going to write lil notes to them so skip this if u don't want stuff to get sappy but i just thought they deserved a spot in my author's note bc they've had a big impact on me and my writing. check out all these lovely people's work and writing, they're all so talented !!!

first of all, harley ( harlellanatorrero ) who was one of the first people to read this story and who has somehow been reading ever since. you were like my first supporter, voter & commenter and i love u sm wtf. THANKS FOR JUST STICKING AROUND THIS LONG ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND ILYSM

next is to freyja ( mccIained ) who is my darling, ik we don't talk much anymore but i love u ! i still can't believe we were introduced bc we both had sara hopper stories and i still regret that you took yours down bc damn i wanted to read it so bad :( (uh if u still have it pls consider not deleting it bc it was amazing) BUT I LOVE U SM AND I JUST ADORE U OK U DESERVE THE WORLD. WE WERE SARA HOPPER BUDS & IT REMAINS THAT WAY I JUST LOVE U LOADS