Hey everyone!

Y'all probably know me as Weatherbug02 since I never gave anyone my real name, but my nickname is Bertha I'm almost 15 years old right now and started writing Barbie fanfic 2 months before my 12th birthday, so yeah I wrote my first stories a super long time ago YIKES. I was pretty cringey back then, I will admit (Still am lmao). I love Barbie so much and I still love the fanfic I've read and created, despite how bad it was. It's made me grow so much as a writer and be open to constructive criticism and helped me express my feelings so much better. I'm no longer a shy 11-year-old who could barely look people in the eye. I've just started high school and I'm happier than I've ever been in my life.

One person I'd like to thank from the bottom of my heart is KeelyKelly. KK, you probably aren't reading this, but I got super worried when you dropped off the radar and to this day I think about you sometimes. You had such an influence on me as a child and your stories inspired and crafted me into the person I am today. To this day, I still go back to your fics and remember my feelings reading Corinne and Louis fall in love over and over. I remember when I was first writing, trying to copy your style (unsuccesfully) and then that ended up creating my own style which is still adapting and changing today. I just want you to know, whatever happened to you (And I hope you're ok) that I love you so, so much and thank you for everything you've done to shape me as a person. I'll never forget you

To Lyssita Lennon: You were the scariest person on . You still kind of scare me honestly, but like you're such a cool person. We don't talk that often anymore, but thanks for putting up with my cringey 13-year-old self. You really helped me adventure into more mature fanfic and helped develop me as a writer.

To Spirit Ella: You wrote the first "Sexy" thing I'd ever read (Love Duties) and like I'm blaming you for my obsession with Helsa and... Girl, you pushed me over the edge of sin. You also introduced me to bisexuality and that's influenced me a lot throughout my life and taught me what the LGBT community was.

To everyone else who has supported me throughout the years: I love you so much. God, I do. You all have been so fucking amazing and I love you so freaking much you don't understand. FanFiction has shaped me as a person and I love all the influence you all have had on me as a person. Just... thank you. I love you.

I'm still writing stories, but they're in different fandoms and much more mature than mine on here since I've grown and matured as a writer. I've pretty much stopped using at this point and have moved onto archiveofourown. You can still find me on there as Weatherbug02, but you're welcome to message me here as well (Though I may not reply quickly). You can also find me on Tumblr with the username @serenshipity. Message me anytime about anything.

I hope you all are having a great life. Have a fantastic year, everyone. :)

Bertha

AKA Weatherbug02