We're leaving Scratch. We tried to return, but it's not our space anymore. It's not the right place for us. But there are some things we want to say first. And something we need to tell the truth about. You might know us as Faerry. Faeofthewoods, or Faeoftheforest. We left that mask behind because it didn't feel like us; it didn't feel authentic and it was making us increasingly insecure in both ourselves and our relationships. We wanted to be able to be openly plural, without having to explain ourself to, and worry about the reactions of, those that were close to us as Faerry. We were also uncomfortable with some of the people who we became close to as Faerry, but that is not something that we need to address. We'll bring that up with those people when we feel ready to do so. We should have been more honest. I'm sorry that we thought lying and leaving everything we had made and done as Faerry behind would be the best solution. You might not know us at all. And that's okay. We've had to accept, time and time again, that we're not the center of the world. We've been working ourselves to the point of burnout to be known - to be a "main character" in TSS, when there is none. We were roleplaying out of a precarious need to be seen instead of for enjoyment. We've also realized, on that note, that we've never been good at making a genuine connection. We clicked onto a singular person when we joined, and don't feel like we've met anyone we would consider a close friend since. We stuck around for that person instead of for ourself, and now that person is gone. And we've realized that isn't exactly healthy. We need more than one friend. So we need to find a new space. We need to find somewhere that we don't connect with that one friend, because we need to find space to meet more. I wish TSS could be that space, but I don't think it can be. That being said, we'll try to stick around for long enough for Fleecepaw to become a full medicine cat. Then we'll be going. We'll be roleplaying Fleecepaw's training roleplays. Otherwise, I'm sorry, but we won't be replying to roleplays. They've become a major stressor for us, and partially led us to nearly make a terrible choice that we would not have been able to go back on. Please know that this is not the fault of any of the people we were roleplaying with, it's our own fault, for overworking ourself. If we owe you art, points, etc., please let me know. If you have questions, please feel free to ask them. We'll be keeping Jester/Jo and a couple others of our hypocharacters and editing them to no longer be TSS species, and we'll eventually be sharing a project where others can claim those we don't want to keep. Please give them good lives. TSS has been a major part of our life for over a year and a half now, and we'll miss it so much, but we need to move on. For real this time. If you see us around on another site, feel free to say hi! We'd love to meet some new or old friends.
