i feel that i should address this subject;
as an author of an unreasonably successful ianthony fanfiction and a fan of the smosh channel and franchise, i was shocked to hear that anthony padilla was leaving smosh as a whole after being there for 19 years and co-creating it with ian. i do not believe that i have any involvement concerning this development, nor to i delude myself into believe things along those lines. i would like to give my 5 cents, though.
spending years and years watching those early videos right when they came out of ian and anthony living in the same house, laughing and pulling stuff on each other, those may have very well been some of the best years i remember of youtube. i remember those late nights i wasn't supposed to be awake watching their channel and laughing like i never could. there was a lot of therapy for my depression experience in those videos. i made it through so many hard times through that channel.
which may be why i was so shocked at this current juncture. i'll always remember those old videos, but change is a good thing, which is something i feel like people don't remember. this is a good thing for these boys who have had their lives and their childhood creation and friendship branded by a corporate company be able to lead independent lives. this is a good thing for these boys to make their own choices without losing any love for each other.
i love anthony padilla, and wish him so much luck for the next few endeavours of his life. i want so badly for him to be happy in his choices and am proud of him for making this choice for himself. if he does come upon this, anthony, i love you and wish you the best. he means the world to me and will always make me smile no matter what he decides to do with his life.
with love and support to anthony padilla and his new channel,
emma.
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