I haven’t deleted the Riley story because I feel like as long as the story is still on Wattpad, there’s concrete evidence that the rumor is fake and based off of a fanfic. That is the ONLY reason I haven’t deleted it. But now that even Chris himself knows about this rumor, it’s honest to God humiliating. I go back and forth between joking about it myself and wishing that the whole thing would just die.
I also want to re-iterate that while yes, I came up with the Riley Cerulli character, I did not start the rumor that she’s real. I have no idea where that came from. All I can hope is that this just ends up being a harmless, funny thing that the fandom can laugh at. This fandom is so quick to eat people alive - I worry about this hurting my career or other aspects of my personal life if anyone were to know who I was, which is why I’m thankful that I was at least smart enough to keep myself anonymous on this account.
Is this as big a deal as I think it is? Or is this just my anxiety talking? SHOULD I delete it? Or, is it smart to keep it up so that, like I said, there’s proof that this rumor is all a fake?
I don’t even know if anyone will even respond to this ♀️