
enderraiden
hi everyone, itās been years since i last posted here, and i canāt even begin to explain how surreal it feels to be back. first, let me say that iāve missed this community more than words can express. wattpad was such a huge part of my life for so long, and not being here has left a hole in my creative heart that iām finally ready to fill again. i want to be honest with all of you about why iāve been gone for so long. life, as it tends to do, threw a lot my way, and i had to step back from writing and focus on just surviving. for those of you who donāt know, i recently left new york, the city i called home for 22 years, to start a new chapter in california with my fiancĆ©. while that sounds like a fresh and exciting adventure (and it is!), the journey here has been anything but easy. after high school, i had plans and dreams, but like so many others, the pandemic hit and derailed everything. my senior year was stolen by covid, and the college degree i was pushed into by family just didnāt feel like me. i dropped out, feeling lost and unsure of where to go next. itās taken years to shake off that sense of failure and find my way back to my passion: writing. something iāve never fully talked about before is that iāve also been navigating life with autism. for a long time, i didnāt even realize how much of my strugglesāsocial anxiety, burnout, feeling overwhelmed by expectationsāstemmed from trying to navigate a world that often feels too loud and too fast for me. itās been a huge part of my journey to learn to embrace that part of myself instead of fighting against it. writing has always been a refuge for me, a place where i can process my emotions and create worlds that make sense when everything else doesnāt.

enderraiden
that brings me back to wattpad. i know my account has been dormant, and some of you may have noticed that all my old stories are gone. donāt worryāI didnāt lose everything. i saved many of my older works, and iām going to be reworking and polishing them before posting them again. they deserve better than the rushed drafts i shared back then, and i want to give them the love and attention they need to shine. alongside those older stories, i have so many new ideas i canāt wait to explore. over the years, iāve kept writing in my own wayāpoems, fanfictions, lyrics, and even entirely new stories that have been simmering in my mind, waiting for the right moment to be shared. that moment is now. but iāll be honest: wattpad isnāt the same as it used to be. the magic of the old daysāthe excitement of uploading a new chapter and seeing all your comments and thoughts come pouring ināfeels harder to find. i donāt know if itāll ever feel quite like it did back then, but i want to try to rekindle that spark. i also wanted to mention that i have an account on ao3 now. if any of you are on there, too, iād love to connect! feel free to share your usernames with me so we can support each otherās work there as well. over the next few weeks, iāll be cleaning up my account and preparing to start posting again. i want this space to feel like a fresh start, while still honoring the journey that got me here. i hope youāll join me on this next chapter of my creative life, and iād love to hear from youāwhat youāve been up to, what stories youāre excited for, and how we can rebuild this community together. thank you for your patience, your support, and for being hereāeven if youāve moved on or forgotten about me. iām back, and iām ready to share my heart with you all again. stay tuned. things are about to get exciting. with love and endless gratitude, ender
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enderraiden
through all of this, iāve been battling anxiety, self-doubt, and the pressure of trying to be independent in a world that often feels overwhelming. but then, i met someone who changed everything. my fiancĆ©, jon, has been my rockākind, supportive, and always reminding me that i have stories worth telling. moving across the country to be with him has been one of the scariest and most rewarding things iāve ever done. iām finally in a place where i can start focusing on what brings me joy again.
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