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@ArthurMartin3 buddy,,, listen,,, listen mmkay
SAPH was literally an embarrassment to myself and every time I read it I was overwhelmed with self loathing,,,
See the reason it got so popular was that there's such a lack of RWBY fanfiction which has no causation to any talent I may have.
I've improved immensely, or at least I believe I have, and so saying I "can't recognize my own success" or whatever the fuck is really just an insult to the development of my talent that I've put a significant portion of my teenage years into.
I started SAPH when I was about 10, 11. Imagine going back and reading something you see as terrible, and an example of how embarrassing you were in the past. and then, imagine literally thousands of people seeing it. that, in itself, is stressful, so I played it off with some comical self-deprecation.
but the constant notifications were all this profile had become, and the potential for other works being seen was at a huge low.
and now you come here, and you guilt trip me in the name of a bunch of other people?
listen man, I tried to be nice about it. maybe one day, I'll even remake it. But until then, you're all just going to have to accept that I have creative freedom over what I write and what I do with it.
Thank you for being a fan of younger me. it was really a confidence boost for her. but, as someone 5 years older now, please accept that I've currently moved on.