July 15th, 2019

Hi! It's nice to meet you!

The day I wrote that phrase, a warm, almost-summer day, more than six years ago, I filled them to the brim with cheer to hide the quiet fear of mediocrity that faded, but never disappeared, over the next year and a half I spent actively writing on this website. My memories of those times are tinged with golden sunlight and fresh summer breeze, filled with excitement and passion. At risk of sounding cliché: I was young, and excited, and ready to make my mark on the world, or, at the very least, the Hetalia fandom.

I don't know if I am that person anymore. I've moved on, as time has. I cannot write the same way I used to. I've left this community for far too long now to return for anything more than a final farewell that is, perhaps, four years too late.

So, to those who I used to know, thank you. To those who supported me along the way, thank you. To those who have left for greener pastures, thank you, and may you find what you're looking for. To those who are still waiting, thank you, and I'm sorry. To those who may come in the future, thank you, for indulging me. I leave to you all this archive, in hopes that you find it, if not fulfilling, at least enjoyable. So, as I wrote on that warm, barely remembered day six years ago:

Have fun reading!

Other works: Our Turbulent Sea of Peace: A collaborative project with SeraSearaSpin. The story of Kiku Honda, a Japanese immigrant to America, and Alfred F. Jones, his best friend, during WWII. Incomplete; abandoned. Can be found at: /s/9606311/1/Our-Turbulent-Sea-of-Peace

The previous iteration of this profile can be found at: https:///yU12PAZM

A complete backup of all works originally posted here can be found on Archive of Our Own, under the user account A_Field_Of_Starlight.