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2-Year Anniversary: Appreciation

     Now that I've been on Wattpad for two years, I decided it's time to show some love for some of my favorite people on this site! This is gonna be LOOONG!

My oldest IRL friend, @blackhorse13 ! Most of my friends have come and gone, but you've stuck with me for, what is it, 8 years now? You're fantastic. Even though we're in almost completely different fandoms I know we can always gush about them together bc we have the exact same feelings about different things.  Thanks for coming to my shows, listening to me rant, and always being a shoulder I can cry on. Oh, and being super smart and a great dancer. You're gonna do great things.

Anna, otherwise known as @ajayartsy , my adorable fellow musical theatre freak and one of my first  and best friends on this site. You have the best things to say about like every musical and singer ever and you're so goofy and relatable and lovable. And passionate. LONG LIVE THE SPROUTS! AND THANKS FOR GETTING ME INTO SOMETHING ROTTEN!

ALRIGHT, LET'S SHOW SOME LOVE FOR THE BEST FAN CLUB EVER, THE CALLING ALL LOSTIES SQUAD!!!
@GodHatesYourOutfit - I'll never forget when you first commented on my profile and I was like "OMG, ANOTHER LOST FAN! FINALLY!"
@awkwardambisextrous - very smart fellow Downton Abbey fan
@Bookoholic777 - Also super smart and VERY FUNNY
@DaWoildIsYerErster3 - Adorable cinnamon roll who makes BEAUTIFUL aesthetics
@-hawkwing - I love reading your stuff about Johnny Depp and you also low key made me love Bryan Cranston. Great, now it's gonna be even harder to wait til I can actually watch Breaking Bad.
@themeanaswany - the only fellow Alias fan I have met so far in my life and I love her for it
@FoxTrot518 - Great writer! You should totally do more stuff- In Command was gonna be my new favorite fanfic and I would love you to update it!
@cnsltng-crmnl- YOU ARE ONE OF THE FUNNIEST PEOPLE I HAVE SEEN ON THIS SITE AND YOUR POSTS CRACK ME UP.
We've made something pretty awesome together and I absolutely love seeing everything you guys comment on my stuff. And you're all fellow Ben fans! I couldn't be happier with our semi-revival of LOST's internet fandom.

@golddustghost - Your taste in music is epic. You're really nice and I love reading your comments on My Rock N Roll Story!
@rhyebread - I love reading your Queen stuff and I bet you're an awesome singer! SHE LOVES ME ROCKS

@NickOlBacc - You're so smart, I honestly can't believe you're younger than me. You have awesome taste in movies and music and stuff and you're also really funny. NICKOLBACC X SAX BOI FOREVER

@vanlepjovi - We members of the Give Michael Emerson a Hug Squad gotta stick together! Your stuff with Gracie cracks me up.

@erin.s_24 - (who is hopefully not secretly my emotionally abusive theatre teacher- it's an inside joke, she'll get it) Squealing with you while watching Good Omens was so fun- Ineffable Husbands is otp

@_shoto_chan - My dear theatre friend and the absolute BEST Olaf I have ever seen. Adorable sweetheart with a beautiful voice and the best sense of humor. I love hearing you squeal about anime and Disney (and Varian/Jeremy Jordan) and I don't care what anyone else says. (Lord what fools these mortals be)

@swirlribbon - Another awesome theatre friend! You have amazing comedic timing and you're an all around sweetheart and dorky in the best possible way. And no matter what tour-de-force roles you take on in the future...to me you will always be Samuel Seabury.

And finally, my first ever follower, @bleed-the-freak. You wrote a big long thing about me, so I'm doing one for you. Gracie, my extraordinary fellow music geek, Christian memelord, and INFP. Bro, you're so epic I don't even know where to start, especially after you wrote that beautiful, beautiful thing in Fandom Rants. I can't even put into words how much you mean to me. I can talk to you about literally anything and I never have to worry about embarrassing myself because you are possibly the most caring, loyal, empathetic person I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I have had so many people let me down these two years I've been on this site, and you've stuck with me and listened to me through it all. And it's not just me- that story you told me about the girl all your friends made fun of that you were still friends with anyway and how your sister said "That's what Jesus would do?" That was so beautiful.
     Oh my goodness you're so funny. All of our inside jokes that we have are just great, especially about POI. (Respect Women Juice,  The Snow Hate Club, Harold being a virgin, the list goes on) You always have the most hilarious things to say to cheer me up. Oh, and Toxic Man/The Biggest Douche in the Universe/The Danger. You might as well have been right there on the front lines with me when we took him down.
A semi-complete list of the many amazing things Gracie has gotten me into:
George Michael
Skid Row
David Bowie (pretty much)
The Terminator movies
The Book of Mormon
Deepened my love for Lord of the Rings significantly
I've also listened to several awesome things by Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, GNR, Metallica, Chris Cornell and Alice Cooper because of her even though I haven't fully gotten into them yet
And in turn, I got you into POI! And a little bit with Heart, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead and The Who too.
     You are so much smarter and more capable than you give your self credit for. I honestly think your writing is beautiful, and you come up with the best metaphors. Like when you said David Bowie's voice was like dark chocolate, or George Michael's is like a dimly glowing candle in a dark room. I love your appreciation for classic books like The Great Gatsby, The Outsiders and The Lord of the Flies. YOU CAN PLAY SIX FREAKING INSTRUMENTS. WHAT THE HECK. And you're also really pretty.
     Gracie, I love you so, so much. Every time I think about how crappy my life can get, no matter how many boys reject me, no matter how many "friends" betray me, no matter how many roles I lose, I always feel a little bit better knowing that you're my friend. And in the words of Victor Hugo, "to love another person is to see the face of God."
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Thank you all so much for making my Wattpad experience so awesome. here's hoping I'll have 100 followers by the three-year anniversary!