Louise & Levi

To the Transformers Fans here.
          
          From today, all my Transformers fanfics will be put on permanent hiatus/discontinued.
          
          Over the last year or so, I've pretty much left the creative side of the fandom. I barely watch the shows anymore. I just, I don't have as much love for it anymore. I still enjoy it, its just not where my heart is anymore.
          
          This does not mean you can pick up the fanfics and continue/claim them as your own. They are still my creations and hold my characters.
          
          I'm just finally closing that chapter of my life. One day, maybe, I'll come back. Just now, I'm moving on.
          
          I hope to still see ya around, maybe in a different book or fanfic.

Younger Me: *gives as much trauma to my OCs as possible for "character development".
          
          Me Now: *finally gives those OCs therapy and an emotionally stable support team who accepts unconditionally*

A while back, I put out an announcement saying about the fact I may be realising I have undiagnosed ADHD...
          
          It's no longer undiagnosed. Yep, I have ADHD, which honestly was not a surprise.
          
          Now, why am I telling you this? I am open with people about stuff like this anyway for one. And for another, I guess to bring awareness in a way. If someone has a condition like ADHD, I want people to feel valid when talking about it, not dismissed. But also, if a person believes they may have it, to go get tested, because if they do have ADHD, getting tested opens up so many clearer paths. And even if you don't have it, the test and the people behind it can help you work out how your brain works and therefore also open those paths that may have been originally messy or blocked off.
          
          And then of course there's the writing side of it (since most of us are writers here).
          Being aware of ADHD, either having it yourself or knowing someone with it, you can create better, more realistic characters. Instead of saying a character has ADHD and writing them as always hyper, you can write about the different quirks a person with ADHD might have, like the fact I have 5 different keyboards, with all different clicky-clack sounds, so I can switch between which one is helping my brain focus a little better that day.

Aaanndd I'm back. Still not 100%, but better than before.

I'm going to be taking a break for 3-5 days.
          
          The last few days have been such an emotional drain, which was just an add on to an extremely stressful last few months. So I'll be turning off all my notifications on both here and Discord.
          
          When I come back, I'll turn those back on and reply to any comments I missed during my break. The latest they'll come back on is November 1st, but it should be just the 3-5 day time period.
          
          I'll see ya when I get back.

"It's better to have an imperfect story you can improve upon, then have a perfect story and learn nothing."
                 - PhantomDragoness 2025

Okay, how is it we're not getting a sequel to Transformers One, one of the best Transformers movies out there, but we're getting a 4th season to Transformers EarthSpark, one of the worst Transformers series out there?
          
          (Yes, I know in the past, I've said Transformers EarthSpark was great, but that was when we only had 12 episodes, not a shit second season and a terrible third one)

I feel half of Wattpad's user base is now just bots. Apart from two comments on the last chapter regarding my fanfic, have been about these comic artists scams/bots.
          
          One look at my profile and you'll see I am an artist. If I want something done as a comic, I can legitimately "do it myself".
          
          I've honestly given up on reporting these accounts as Wattpad has done nothing about them in the past. Now I'm just blocking them and deleting the comments.
          
          What to look out for:
          The initial comment will talk about the character, but in a way it feels like they pulled it from ChatGPT or Gemini. And they'll usually have a question. Some will be how do 'you' (as the author) this certain characters will react or evolve. Smarter bots/scammers ask about how you get ideas.
          
          The nail in the coffin is they'll always ask to do visual ideas, ask for your Discord, Insta or even email.
          
          They also, always seem to follow you.
          
          On their accounts, it'll be a freshly made account, usually in the last few days or weeks. Their bio will have nothing or a definitely AI generated summary about being an artist. And their profile pic will be a basic Wattpad-given one or an AI art image.
          
          Do not play into these bots/scams. The least they'll do is make you pay for an image they generated through AI, not one they created themselves. The worst is they'll hack into your accounts and steal personal information.

Finally got around to watching KPop Demon Hunters, and I can see what the hype is about. It is a damn good film.
          
          There's quite a bit I'd like to say about the film, especially what I like, but as they almost all involve spoilers, I'm gonna have to stay quiet for now.
          
          Was it a film I expected to enjoy? Actually, no. When I watched the trailer, I was quite worried.
          
          Is it going to be something I'm gonna obsess over? Likely not, so don't expect any fanfics or OneShots from this account. 
          
          Did I enjoy the film? 100%. The things I was worried about, like the cartoonish expressions on semi-real faces (like what I see often in anime), the potential overuse of songs, was something I ended up enjoying along with the plot. 
          
          Overall, I do suggest watching it if you haven't already. Sony has yet again done a great job with an animated film.

Next chapter of Journey To The North will be released at 8:30am AEST
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/395446674-journey-to-the-north-lego-monkie-kid-fanfic