Hey guys, I know that this will probably disappoint you. An author's note instead of a chapter, but I will upload a chapter soon.

But first, I have something to say:

"I have a Crusade

Do you want to know what it is? To berate those who write My Immortal commentaries. I know what you may be thinking. "If you don't like it, don't read it." No. Just...no. This review is a wake up call to A)tell you this commentary is no different then any of the others about My Immortal B)challenge to create for yourself, instead of just tearing someone else's work down (in an unoriginal way, no less.) I am not so much defending this story as I realize its terrible, but why are you compounding the problem by recirculating it? If you think you're so fucking clever, then write your own characters and make them witty, instead of just spewing your own inane thoughts all over the already-pitiful My Immortal. Please, no more. Either write for yourself, or don't clog up the site."

This is a review from an anonymous person. First… I shall correct the incorrect grammar: A) tell you this commentary is no different than any of… blah blah blah.

Also: … I am not so much defending this story as I realize it's (it's is a contraction between the words it and is, obviously.).

Now that I've corrected the grammar and spelling, I can talk about this. I am actually really hurt and angered (well, not so much angered as pissed off by) this review. This review genuinely offended me and I am so embarrassed for the person that wrote this, to not have the courage to even leave a NAME or username for me to contact you and make it so that I had to write an author's note. I genuinely hope that you're reading this, because then you'll realize how much this actually upset me. I found this incredibly rude that you didn't have the courage to private message me or to just keep your opinions to yourself.

I am aware of the fact that you find my comments on My Immortal "inane" and unoriginal but, to be completely honest, I really don't give a shit about what you think. I'm sorry, but that's my opinion.

First off, I know that I'm not being original about writing comments about My Immortal; but goddammit, I will if I want to. Second, I struggled with self-esteem issues for a LARGE amount of time and seeing this just brings those feelings back. I sincerely hope that you will have the courage to write back without an anonymous name because I truly wish to speak with you. I would like you to know that I'm writing this right after I read this thoughtless, rude note and so all of my feelings about this are fresh in my mind.

Answering your comment about not reading these if you don't want to… I'm not going to say it, although I believe if someone wishes to express their opinion then they are free to do so. This writer will not berate you for it; however, I will berate you for completely disregarding my feelings as a writer and as a person in general.

Now, I would like to speak about WHY I did this. It's not because I was copying someone, or because I don't have any original ideas as a writer. Frankly, I did this because I read some simply amazing and hilarious comments about this and I thought that it would be fun. And you know what, this is my most popular story currently. So, legitimately, without any hard feelings, fuck you and have a great life, just away from my writing or commenting because I don't want people like you clogging (as you so eloquently put it) up my inbox. So thanks but please go away.

To my other readers that actually enjoy my writing/ commenting/ whatever you wish to call this:

Thank you for sticking by me and reading me, I truly appreciate all the nice reviews and alerts and everything you guys do for me. Reviews like the one I just responded to actually make me appreciate my amazing readers even more. Thank you for everything you've done for me, if it wasn't for the writing/whatever that I do then I probably wouldn't be here. I know that I've probably offended some people in the past by making inappropriate jokes about sensitive matters and I would like to apologize for that, I tend to comment on My Immortal when I'm feeling rather cynical or judgmental and sometimes forget to censor what I say so I don't offend people.

I'm sorry you guys had to read this but I want everyone to realize, it's incredibly easy to be mean to people over the internet because you can't see them which is why cyberbullying is so easy. It's different from face to face because you can't see how much you hurt the person and it doesn't even seem that hard but I posted this because I want you to realize how much your words can hurt. You never know how much your words will affect someone because, over the internet, you don't always know the person or what they've been through.

I think that my reaction to this really could have been an insight into me because now you know more about me, if you've stuck around. Not that many people realize that writers on Fanfiction are people too and I know that I've probably forgotten that and said some possibly offensive things to writers in an abrasive manner. Thank you for everything that you do and, I know I'm going to sound like a kindergarten teacher when I say this, please use kind words on the internet and in real life, you never know how much words can do to push people to the tipping point.

Thanks for everything guys,

Love always,

Tori

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