Commander Hanji Zoe's Log

Subject: Carlton Jaeger (son of Eren and Levi Jaeger)

Observations, Experiments, and Conclusions

(If found, please return to the Survey Corps.)

Year 860 (beginning September 1st): Carlton, Age 5, Aoife, Age 0.

School has begun. Carlton is in the same class as his friends Andres and Nadiv, along with another boy named Hadeon.

Reiner and Bertholdt announced that they were married in secret. Well, more like Eren pointed out their matching rings in front of everyone, so they had no choice but to announce it. Nobody reacted negatively.

Connie and Sasha celebrated their first year anniversary at home with their family.

Carlton is excelling in all his classes, but he's remained humble. He's still quiet but not as shy.

New Survey Corps Recruits: 30

Year 861 (beginning January 1st): Carlton, Age 5. Aoife: Age 0.

Armin and Annie are married. It was a small, private ceremony with no reception, because Annie didn't want to draw attention to herself.

I led my first expedition outside the Walls. We managed to set up a small camp about eighty kilometers south of Zhiganshina. Only six Titans were sighted throughout the entire expedition, and five were killed. Soldier Casualties: five dead, two seriously injured, four with minor injuries.

Carlton invited Hadeon over. He refused.

Aoife celebrated her first birthday.

Commander Dot Pixis of the Garrison passed away this morning. Squad Leader Rico Brzenska is Commander now.

New Survey Corps Recruits: 26

Year 862 (beginning January 1st): Carlton, Age 6. Aoife: Age 1.

Armin and Annie celebrated their first wedding anniversary.

Carlton's teacher asked Eren and Levi to a meeting. Carlton is at the top of his class, but the teacher believes that he's too advanced for it. He suggested Carlton skip to the next grade. After discussing the matter with Carlton, Eren and Levi refused.

I led another expedition outside the Walls. We set up another camp about a hundred kilometers south of Zhiganshina. Ten Titans were spotted, and six were killed. Soldier Casualties: seven dead, one seriously injured, three with minor injuries.

Hadeon agreed to come over the Jaeger house, but he refused to stay for dinner.

New Survey Corps Recruits: 41

Year 863 (beginning January 1st): Carlton, Age 7. Aoife, Age 2.

Zita has completed her training and is now a full-fledged midwife. She just delivered her first baby, a healthy boy to a Garrison family in Trost. Levi and I don't have the heart to tell her that Erwin isn't the marrying type.

Jean and Mikasa are engaged.

Hadeon's father, a man who aligned himself with the old Military Police, discovered that his son was visiting the Jaeger house. He's been banned from visiting again. Carlton cried, explaining that they had made so much progress towards becoming friends. Andres and Nadiv agreed and comforted him.

I led another expedition outside the Walls. This one was merely to kill as many Titans as possible. Fifteen Titans were spotted, and eleven were killed before we had to turn back. Soldier Casualties: nine dead, four seriously injured, twenty with minor injuries.

Annie is pregnant. So far, she has no nausea whatsoever.

The trainee class containing the rescued children from the underground graduated.

New Survey Corps Recruits: 102

Year 864 (beginning January 1st): Carlton, Age 8. Aoife, Age 3.

According to Garrison lookouts, no Titans have been spotted near the Walls in weeks. We may be on the verge of a breakthrough.

Jean and Mikasa are married. The reception was huge, with the entire Survey Corps wanting to congratulate Humanity's Second Strongest and nearly the entire city of Trost looking for an excuse to party.

Hadeon has been spending more time with Carlton, Andres, and Nadiv at school. His father is considering moving him to another class. Carlton is still at the top of his class, which is causing jealousy and friction amongst his classmates. He's been bullied recently, but he hasn't let it bother him too much. He says that, as long as his parents and friends love him, he's okay.

I led another expedition beyond the Walls to check on our camps south of Zhiganshina. This one was short, and no Titans were spotted. Our base camps have remained untouched. Soldier Casualties: none. This marks the first time the Survey Corps has ever not lost a soldier on an expedition.

Sasha is pregnant with her second child. Aoife is excited to be a big sister.

Annie gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Raisa. Her labor was easy. She had no sickness or pain throughout her pregnancy, and her cravings were minimal. Hypothesis: A female Titan Shifter's Titan-laced DNA protects her from illness during pregnancy the same way it does in average life. I want to know if this would be the same for a human woman carrying a Titan Shifter's offspring or if she would experience the same sickness Levi did, but that shall remain a mystery. Additionally, because Ymir and Historia don't want children, whether or not two women could produce offspring shall also remain a mystery. Whether or not Raisa will demonstrate the same mind/body characteristics as Carlton (slightly accelerated healing, accelerated brain development, etc.) remains to be seen. I'd also like to know if Annie is capable of having another child. Also, if she could have another child, would that child also be a girl? Hypothesis: The offspring of a Titan Shifter has the same biological sex as the Titan Shifter. I want to know, but Armin and Annie are the only ones who can decide if they want another child.

New Survey Corps Recruits: 54

Year 865 (beginning January 1st): Carlton, Age 9. Aoife, Age 4. Raisa, Age 0.

Apparently Bertholdt cried for hours after visiting Armin, Annie, and Raisa. Reiner came to me asking if there was any possible way he and Bertholdt could have a child, so I explained the situation to him using the same blood test I had used to break the news to Eren and Levi.. It didn't go over well. I asked Zita to put them on a list in case she knew of any children who needed to be adopted.

Jean and Mikasa celebrated their first wedding anniversary.

Eren, Levi, Carlton, and I agreed that I can perform some minor experiments with Carlton when he turns twelve. For now, he's just trying to get through school. The classmates who were bullying him know who his parents are, and they've completely stopped acknowledging him at all. Andres and Nadiv are still by his side. Hadeon is still in his class, and the rumor is that he's trying to convince the other children to get to know him.

I led another expedition beyond the Walls. We set up another camp about fifty kilometers southwest of the hundred-kilometer camp. Five Titans were spotted, and all five were killed. Soldier Casualties: One dead, three seriously injured, two with minor injuries.

Sasha gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Neil.

Raisa celebrated her first birthday.

Aoife started school and she's thrilled to be in the same building as Carlton. She already has a best friend, a little girl named Marvelle.

New Survey Corps Recruits: 43

This is the highest the Survey Corps population has ever been.

Year 866 (beginning January 1st): Carlton, Age 10. Aoife, Age 5. Raisa, Age 1. Neil, Age 0.

Reiner and Bertholdt, by order of the monarchy, are forbidden from having their own children, and Zita was ordered to take them off the wait list for adoption. Even Erwin's voice has no power here. I suggested that they become mentors to new recruits within the Survey Corps. Through tears, Bertholdt agreed, knowing that would be the closest he'd ever come to being a parent. All of our hearts ache for them. When asked why Annie was allowed to have her own children, it was explained that Armin was there to keep tabs on her. Horrible.

Carlton recently spent the day with Aoife and Marvelle. Marvelle has a bad leg, which, according to her parents, she's had since she was a baby, so she can't run and has some difficulty walking. Carlton has decided to play the role of her big brother since apparently her classmates have been teasing her about it. Nobody messes with a Jaeger.

Neil celebrated his first birthday.

I led another expedition outside the Walls. This time, we headed north to set up another camp. We spotted Titans about seventy kilometers out. We spotted eleven Titans overall, and we killed seven. Soldier Casualties: seven dead, six seriously injured, and seven with minor injuries. When Eren and Levi returned home, a teary Carlton greeted them. He may be growing up, but he still clings to the two of them.

Mikasa is pregnant.

New Survey Corps Recruits: 36

Year 867 (beginning January 1st): Carlton, Age 11. Aoife, Age 6. Raisa, Age 2. Neil, Age 1.

We will not go on any expeditions this year.

Word is that Hadeon stood up to his father and is spending time at the Jaeger house again (though he still refuses to stay for dinner). With Carlton, Andres, Nadiv, and Hadeon together, nobody stands a chance. Aoife and Marvelle both love to spend time with Carltom, and Aoife seems to have a crush on him. Marvelle is quite clingy, too.

Carlton just turned twelve, so experiments have begun. I asked him if he has any urges or instincts to transform into a Titan or merely to harm himself. He said no to both. I asked him if he has ever had memories that were not his own. He said no. I asked him if he's ever had strange, sudden thoughts or if he's ever mentally or physically felt something foreign within him. He said no to both. So far, he does not display Shifter mentality.

Mikasa gave birth to healthy twin boys named Masaru and Mordred (the M being for Marco, or so I hear). Leave it to Mikasa to naturally deliver healthy twins without a midwife. By the time Zita arrived at the house, she and Jean had already cleaned and fed both boys. Zita found the whole family taking a nap in the master bedroom. Carlton officially has cousins, and Eren and Levi are officially uncles. Jean's mother is beside herself with joy.

Eren, Levi, and I took Carlton out to an open field in Wall Maria today. I gave Carlton a needle and asked him to prick his fingertip while thinking of a specific goal. Eren, Levi, and I stood back, all wearing our uniforms and gear just in case, and gave Carlton the signal. He pricked a finger, and nothing happened. He did it again, and nothing happened. By the time he got to the third finger, he was in tears, and Levi ended the experiment before I could. He and Eren immediately took their son back home.

Conclusion: Carlton Jaeger has no Titan Shifting abilities. Aside from his slightly accelerated healing and advanced intellect, he is a normal human boy.

Carlton is also officially done with primary school. He is now a doctor's apprentice. I asked Eren how he felt about that, and he said that he was proud of his son for devoting himself to such a noble cause.

New Survey Corps Recruits: 45

Year 868 (beginning January 1st): Carlton, Age 12. Aoife, Age 7. Raisa, Age 3. Neil, Age 2. Masaru and Mordred, Age 0.

Carlton apologized to me for not being able to help with Titan research. I told him that he did help me, that we now know that Titan Shifting isn't a gene. I want to test this on Raisa, too, and I also want to test her intelligence and brain development, but I'll only do that if Armin and Annie allow it.

Speaking of them, Armin and Annie do not want any other children. My previous questions about the possibility of a female Titan Shifter having another child and about children taking on the biological sex of the Titan Shifter will remain a mystery. I should be disappointed, but I don't think I am. I almost want all of this to fade away someday.

Ymir said something about trying to force Eren and Levi to admit that her baby showed gift worked. No one had any idea what she was talking about, but Eren and Levi both gave her dirty looks and refused to respond.

Masaru and Mordred celebrated their first birthday.

Reiner and Bertholdt told Carlton that they're also Titan Shifters. He embraced them and replied that he knew.

Year 869 (beginning April 12th): Carlton: Age 14. Aoife, Age 8. Raisa, Age 4. Neil, Age 3. Masaru and Mordred, Age 1.

Survey Corps soldiers and their families are starting to move outside the Walls.

Year 870 (beginning May 23rd): Carlton, Age 15, Aoife, Age 9. Raisa, Age 5. Neil, Age 4. Masaru and Mordred, Age 3.

In the past two years, we've only encountered about a dozen or so Titans. Soldier Casualties: two dead, three seriously injured, eight with minor injuries.

Year 873 (beginning April 29th): Carlton, Age 18. Aoife, Age 12. Raisa, Age 8. Neil, Age 7. Masaru and Mordred, Age 5.

More people are moving outside. We're thriving.

I don't know how it's happening, but there are so few Titans out here. What is going on?

…I'm getting bad at updating this notebook. Ilse Langnar would be disappointed.

Year 878 (beginning October 13th): Carlton, Age 23. Aoife, Age 18. Raisa, Age 14. Neil, Age 13. Masaru and Mordred, Age 11

Carlton and Aoife went out on their first date.

Dear god, the world is beautiful.

A shrill wail rang out throughout the house.

"Your turn."

A man laughed and pushed the bedsheets off himself. "I know," he said, an exhausted smile on his face. "You make it very clear every time it's my turn."

His wife grinned, her eyes still closed. "Get to it before Ymir screams at us from across the village again."

The man laughed again and stood, heading across the hall towards the nursery. "Heh, I don't think I'm the one who got to her first." He opened the door to the nursery and smiled gently at the scene. "Hey, Pop."

Levi looked up at his son, bouncing a crying baby in his arms. He quickly shifted his gaze away from Carlton, instead focusing on comforting the little girl. "I heard her cry and…"

Carlton nodded. "I know, thanks, Pop. Give her here." He reached out and Levi gently passed him the infant. She immediately clung to her daddy's nightshirt, still sobbing and occasionally letting out little screams.

Levi shook his head. "No doubt she's Eren's grandkid. She has his overly healthy lungs."

"I dunno," Carlton said as he sat in the nursery's rocking chair, the very same rocking chair that had once been in his nursery, "have you heard how loud Sasha and Connie can be? For all we know, she got those lungs from Aoife's side of the family." He slowly started to rock back and forth while rubbing the little girl's back. Her cries began to calm, but she still clung to him as if her life depended on it.

Levi leaned back against the wall. "She got that from you, the clinginess. And there's no way in hell she's hungry or wants to play or needs her diaper changed right now. She's tired as all hell, but she's also lonely. That's also you."

Carlton sighed, still smiling tiredly. "C'mon, I wasn't that bad."

Levi shook his head. "No, you weren't. We loved every single moment of it." He sighed quietly and, seeing that his son had the situation under control, headed back towards his and Eren's room, only Eren wasn't there. Levi looked out the window and then headed outside, walking down the beach until he reached his husband. "Hey."

"Hey," Eren replied as Levi sat down next to him. "Sorry, the baby woke me up, but I guess there isn't much point trying to sleep tonight, huh? She's having none of that." He looked back out at the ocean and sighed. "So I thought I'd come out here."

Levi nodded, also looking out at the water. "It really is beautiful, isn't it?"

Eren nodded again. "I just love looking at it."

They sat in a peaceful quiet for a few minutes, watching the waves lick the shoreline and listening to them crash. The moon was full that night, so it illuminated the calm waters and the soft sand just enough for Eren and Levi to see each other clearly. Eventually, the shorter rested his head on his husband's shoulder. Getting the hint, Eren wrapped his arm around Levi, and the two snuggled up on the beach.

"I hope she went back to sleep," Levi murmured.

Eren smiled. "Unfortunately, not every baby comes with a rocking chair-triggered mute button."

"Heh, yeah, we lucked out on that one. She usually falls asleep with that lullaby though." Levi smiled slightly. "Lullaby and goodnight/go to sleep, little baby/Now we love you more each day/while you sleep and while you play/The day is done so take a break/We'll be here when you wake/It's time to fall asleep by any means/You have to catch the unicorn to your dreams/Run through a rose garden and smell the flowers/Take your time and sleep for hours/Fly through the stars up in the sky/On the Wings of Freedom you'll go up there and fly/Tomorrow we'll go out and play in the sun/The Titans are gone so we can have fun/Lullaby and goodnight/go to sleep, little baby."

Eren hugged Levi a little bit closer. "That was beautiful."

But Levi wasn't thinking about his singing skills. "…I blinked and he grew up."

Eren frowned at the glumness in his husband's voice. He looked down and, sure enough, Levi's eyes were sad as he kept staring forward. Eren hesitated for a moment but then leaned down and kissed the top of Levi's head. "Just because he grew up doesn't mean he's not our son anymore."

Levi let out a short sigh and then nodded. "Connie was right, he broke my heart, but he did it in the best way. Our baby isn't a baby anymore, but he'll always be our baby. He'll always be that precious baby boy."

Eren nodded and gave his husband another kiss before turning his attention back to the ocean. They continued to sit in silence for a few more minutes until Eren spoke up again. "Hey, Levi?"

"Hmm?"

"If we could live again, what kind of life would you want to live?"

Levi cocked an eyebrow. "The hell kind of question is that?"

Suddenly they heard footsteps behind them. They turned and there stood Carlton, smiling tiredly with a shrug. "Next time it's Aoife's turn, so I thought I'd come out here."

Levi immediately broke away from Eren and pat the empty space between them. As soon as Carlton sat, Levi shook his head. "How the hell did I end up with two giants. I have a 6'5" husband and a 6'2" son. What happened to that little kid who was always too small for his age?"

Carlton grinned guiltily. "Sorry, it was that growth spurt when I was eighteen."

Levi shook his head. "Unbelievable."

"Maybe that could be something," Eren interrupted. "Would you want us not to be as tall?"

Carlton looked at him. "Huh?"

Levi rolled his eyes. "Your dad's being ridiculous. He asked me how I'd like things to be if we could live again."

Eren shrugged. "There's no harm in dreaming, right? I think we deserve that at least." He leaned over to get a good look at Levi, smiled, and said, "C'mon, what kind of life would you want to live?"

Levi sighed heavily. There was no winning this one, not with Eren looking at him with those eyes that had stayed so bright and green even into his old age. "…I'd want to be stable," Levi finally said. "I'd want a job that didn't involve putting my life or anyone else's life on the line. I'd want to wake up every morning and go to sleep at night knowing that everything was okay, that all of us were okay. And I'd want all of us to be alive and happy, all of us and all our friends who have passed. I'd just…want…to live peacefully."

Eren smiled at his husband's words, feeling himself fall in love all over again. Levi had the purest heart, even if he didn't often show it. "Yeah, I'd like all that," he agreed. "Also, hmm, I'd want you to be a bit more lighthearted. And maybe not as much of a clean freak."

Levi shot him a playful glare. "I'll meet you at lighthearted. And, if I'm going to be that way, then you won't suck at dancing, and you'll actually learn something from your dad and not mix up medicine jars."

"OH MY GOD, THAT HAPPENED ONCE!"

"Yeah, but it was hilarious, looking back on it," Carlton laughed. "At the time, not so much, but now, yeah. And, c'mon, Dad, you gotta admit, you'd probably burn the house down if Pop left you alone for too long." His grin widened at his dad's grumpy eye roll.

Levi's glare turned into a soft gaze, and he smiled slightly. "But I'd let both of you stay as tall as you are. I don't mind."

Carlton turned back to his pop and smiled back at him. "Dad's tall because of his Shifter DNA, right? But there would be no Titans in that next life. So…could he grow so tall?" He shrugged and then continued, "Well, Annie is still small, despite her Shifter DNA."

Eren and Levi whipped their heads to stare at their son with wide eyes. "Wha…Carlton…" Eren gasped out, "…you know that Annie's a Shifter? Did she ever tell you?"

Carlton shook his head. "No, I just knew. Don't tell her though, okay? She doesn't know that I know."

At that moment, another wail rang out, and this one was loud enough to reach the ears of the family on the beach.

"OH MY GOD, JAEGER, SHUT YOUR GODDAMN BRAT UP, WOULD YOU?! THIS IS NOT THE WAY I WANT TO KEEP HISTORIA UP ALL NIGHT!"

Carlton winced. "Ymir's awake."

Eren and Levi nodded. "We noticed."

Carlton sighed heavily as he stood and made his way back towards the house. "Ah, that's what I get for figuring out how the cucumber thing works, but I'm glad I did. Sorry, I should help Aoife. We'll try to give everyone at least a little sleep tonight." He grinned sheepishly as the other village residents opened their windows one by one to see the commotion. Carlton waved at them all, and they all smiled back sympathetically. Carlton only winced again when he heard what he assumed was Ymir's bedroom window slam shut.

Levi immediately moved back over so he was secure in Eren's arms again, shaking his head. "Let's not worry about our next lives for now," he said. "Let's just focus on getting through our granddaughter's infancy."

Eren threw his head back and laughed. "Yeah, that's our next mission," he agreed before settling himself so he was resting his head on top of Levi's. "Don't worry, it's nothing Humanity's Hope, Humanity's Strongest, their son, and their daughter-in-law can't handle."

And Levi couldn't help but feel his chest warm at that. That was his family, and it was steadily growing. And then there were all his friends and all the underground children who had all grown into fine adults and…this life wasn't so bad, even if it hadn't started out great. One by one, the windows closed behind him. Ymir and Historia. Connie and Sasha and Aoife and Neil. Mikasa and Jean and Masaru and Mordred. Reiner and Bertholdt. Armin and Annie and Raisa. Erwin. Hanji. Zita. Even Nile. Even Marlowe and Hitch. Andres and Nadiv and Hadeon and Marvelle. Eren and Levi and Carlton. All together. All living. All happy.

"Eren," Levi said quietly, turning towards his husband, "I love you. I mean it, even if I never really said it. I really, really love you. I lo—"

Eren cut him off with a kiss.

"I know," he replied. "I've always known, Levi. I love you, too. I love you so much, more than I can say. Please don't beat yourself up anymore, okay? Please don't think you haven't done enough. You've done so much more than you think. You deserve the world, Levi. I'd be fine with living any life as long as I got to fall in love with you." And he leaned in for another kiss.

A tear ran down Levi's cheek. For once, the whole wide world was in front of him instead of on his shoulders.

Carlton looked out the nursery window at the scene, smiling as he bounced his daughter in his arms. Aoife just shook her head with a smile, pushing her dark red hair out of her eyes to see her husband sit in the rocking chair. Next to it was the dresser, and on top of it sat an old friend. The Titan plush had seen its own battles over the years, and it was showing its age. A few patches covered tears, some of the hair had fallen off, and it had experienced quite a few intense washes. Nevertheless, it still sat there upright, with its friendly, happy smile and its soft, warm body and its widespread, inviting arms waiting for hugs. It sat there protecting its old friend's new family. The little girl clung to her daddy's nightshirt, her wails calming to hiccups as she felt his familiar warmth.

"Alright, baby, you gotta sleep," Carlton sighed as he began to rock back and forth. "You have to sleep so the rest of us can sleep! …Why don't I tell you a story? Grandpapa told me this story many years ago, on this night actually." He paused to pull back the hood of the pink bunny onesie and kiss his daughter's head, and her eyes (which would surely turn bright green one day) began to flutter closed. "And it's not just any story," he continued. "It's Humanity's Greatest Bedtime Story…about a fighter and a good monster."

He took a deep breath and sighed peacefully.

"Once upon a time…"

THE END

Masaru (Japanese origin): "victory"

Mordred (German origin): "brave counsel"

Raisa (Russian origin): "more relaxed"

Neil (Gaelic origin): "champion"

Carlton (English/German origin): "a settlement of free people"

(Carlton Jaeger all together is of German origin and means "hunter for a settlement of free people.")

Author's Note: And that's the end.

I have a lot of people to thank. First off, thank you to mitsucchi and babies-for-ereri on Tumblr for inspiring me to write an mpreg story in the first place. Mpreg is one of those things that isn't everyone's cup of tea, so I was worried that nobody would read the fic or that I'd get a lot of anon hate. However, the mpreg artwork these two did reassured me that there were at least a few people in the fandom who might like my idea. So thank you to you two.

Thank you to my IRL friends for supporting me in all my creative endeavors, even if they're not interested in whatever I'm working on at the time.

Thank you to Mom and Dad for checking up on me whenever I had writer's block and never asking what I was writing about.

And a really big THANK YOU to all of you! To all my followers, fans, and readers. It was because of your love and encouragement that I decided to continue on past the original oneshot. Your comments and reviews and recommendations mean the world to me and helped me keep going. THANK YOU.

This isn't the end though. I'll see you again soon in a modern AU spinoff. Please look for "Humanity's Greatest Disney Vacation" in the upcoming weeks.

I'm still sort of in shock that this fic took off at all. I really wasn't expecting to do anything beyond the original oneshot, but the response was so overwhelmingly positive that I decided to continue. And now look! This is my most popular fanfic ever by a wide margin! I guess that, like Carlton himself, it was unexpected but not unwelcome. I can truly say that I've never felt more welcomed into a fandom. Thank you.

And now I'm sure you're all wondering why I didn't reveal Carlton's name until the final chapter. Initially, because this was just going to be a oneshot, I didn't want to make a full-fledged OC. I feel as though once you name an OC, they truly become a character (now I have a plethora of OCs for this fic, holy crap). But then, after I continued writing, I decided to take inspiration from Hanji and do an experiment. I wanted to see if you readers would fall in love with Carlton even if you didn't know his name, and, as a matter of fact, you all did! I think this speaks volumes about who and what influences us and our lives. Carlton is a little boy throughout the entire main story. He isn't strong or powerful, not in the way we think of Attack on Titan characters anyway. He isn't famous and known in every household, but he does have influence, even if he doesn't realize it. He's kind to Annie and tells Armin that she's looking at him, causing Annie to want to become better as she falls in love with Armin and the Military Police really starts to clean up their act. He listens to Jean's theory about guardian angels without questioning him, so Jean starts to heal, eventually leading to him finding the courage to move on and be with Mikasa. He validates Bertholdt's feelings, which causes Bertholdt's confidence to grow so that he can realize that he deserves to be happy with Reiner. Carlton's actions are so small, but they have an influence on the people around him, and that influence influences other people in the same way ripples in water start small but grow overtime. So, if you think about it, you don't have to be big or powerful or famous to have influence. The world doesn't need to know your name for your smallest actions to change it. I'm also nameless to the world, but I really hope that I've managed to have an influence on your lives.

I know you all have had an influence on mine.

Thank you again. Follow me on Tumblr at gothicdancer if you'd like.

-GD