HELLO, ALL.

It's been a long while. I'm sorry for my disappearance but I think it was something much needed, for various reasons. However, I am back now and I'm proud to say that my writing has improved a great deal! No, I don't have the eloquence of Shakespeare or the vast imagery detailing skills of, say, J.R.R Tolkien. I'm not great but I am better than I was before.

Looking back at my writing, it's clearly the work of a young child or someone who wasn't very skilled in writing, at least. I'm not saying that I regret writing anything. Not at all. Writing those works helped me see my own mistakes and it helped me improve in the future. I also had a lot of fun connecting with my viewers via the reviews and simply writing things that I enjoyed. Nowadays, I struggle to write something that I truly enjoy or love once I'm finished. It's hard for me to put all my thoughts and ideas into words. Especially considering how hard I am on myself about my writing.

"Is this good enough?"

"Will people like this?"

"Are these words fancy enough? Do I sound smart enough?"

This might seem like stupid things to think about. But I think about them all the time. Sure, sounding smart isn't important. There's no such thing as 'good enough' because everyone has a different perspective and view on things. One person's 'good enough' may not be another's person's 'good enough'. Make sense? But these are all still things that go through my head. Irrational fears, I suppose.

But instead of going through all my personal baggage and crap about my writing, I should simply say...

I'm back.

For real this time! I've been trying so hard to write something incredible, deep and inspiring - or something along those lines. I've tried so hard to be so complex and detailed. But I never thought about just keeping it simple. Writing should be fun and not feel like a chore. Writing should be something that makes me happy, not stressed out. You know when I was most happy writing?

When I was writing my dumb little fanfics.

Yes, they're silly and some may even say it's cringy. But it's something that I enjoy and that's what matters right? I shouldn't feel like I have to write something only others will enjoy but I should write something that I enjoy. If others happen to enjoy it too then that's a plus! If not, then they can always find something else that they're interested in. That's really what it comes down to. :)

So, what does me coming back (for real) mean?

It means I will be reworking some of my old fanfics, starting with AFOA and HetaFear. I actually already started rewriting AFOA (A Far Out Adventure, for those that might be wondering) but I haven't yet posted any reworked chapters. I think I'll leave my old writings up for anyone that still wants to look back at them and I'll simply post the new works as separate stories. I know that I had previously said that I was going to try and continue AFOA without rewriting it. I tried. Please, believe me. I tried.

However, my writing has changed too much over the years. It's too vastly different, and that childish persona I had when I was younger is no longer there in my writings. Yes, I still try to have some personality in my writings, in my author's notes, so that my writing doesn't seem so dry and bland. But in no way will it be the same as when I was fifteen or sixteen. It was fun and cute, I suppose, at the time. But now I'm older. I changed and it makes sense for my writing to change and grow with me.

I do want to say THANK YOU to everyone who supported, reviewed and read my stories. THANK YOU SO MUCH. It means so much to me that so many people helped me along on my way. So many people read and eagerly waited for the next chapter to be posted. It makes me so much happier than I can express! You guys are amazing 3

I hope you'll join me for this new journey and continue to support me through this as you have in the past. However, I know that many years have gone by. As much as I have changed, you guys might have as well. If it's time for you to move on and find other things to occupy your time and bring you joy then I wholeheartedly say to go for it! Have fun and cherish all the little (ang big) moments! Thank you so much, again, for all of your support. :)

So, I know this has been a long read but if you've made it this far then thank you for taking the time! I won't keep you much longer, however. Below, I'm going to list the stories that I'm currently working on. I'm going to slap a big ol' 'OLD' mark on all of the old stories that I have posted. The new stories will likely have the same names but if not, then that will be clearly stated somewhere. If any story I decide to remove, then I'll post an update somewhere for that as well.

Thanks, all my fellow readers :)
Stay safe and take care!

CURRENT PROJECTS:
AFOA - Originally, the cast of Hetalia found themselves facing off against strange aliens(?) that America accidentally summoned when interrupting England's spell. In addition, the 2P's made an appearance later in the story! In the revamped version, the plot will likely still be the same. However, the way things happen might be slightly altered. I have rewritten two chapters of AFOA so far.

HetaFear - The Hetalia cast find themselves facing off against their worst fears! This story didn't get super far before I went on a super long hiatus. The plot has stayed the same, for the most part, but some things have been altered. Nothing too drastic! But it's a noticeable change. I've currently rewritten all the current chapters for HetaFear and am now working on new chapters.

[If you would like to read the OLD versions of my stories, please make sure to check the title for the 'OLD' stamp! Thank you.]