A letter to @the_ether

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———————— (@the_ether / @plastic_stars), I was just an amateur when I came back on scratch in I think was 2023 through my old account. I had NO such clue in what I would be doing, I mostly joined for the games and stuff. One day in January I decided to host a little writing contest for funsies. I remember choosing you as the winner at the end, because something about your story drew me in. Your work obtained great talent and pure determination. Upon getting to know you, I saw that you were a very creative artist and a master at short stories. I honestly began to feel very inspired. You are also a really kind person and even though you weren’t able to comment back then, you hearting and faving my art projects as I was slowly unraveling my own talent in the platform because of your inspiration already spoke enough. You were one of my very first supporters. ❤️ Thank you for helping me re-discover my own writing talent. If I hadn’t given your stories a read, the motivation it took for me to post Fever Dream wouldn’t have existed at all. You literally saved me. And after I sadly put it in hiatus and moved on to my phase of songwriting (which I’m still on) you were still there to enjoy my songs and you believed in me a lot!! ☺️ My friendship with you is something I will never forget. I admired your advice-giving and how you made others feel great about themselves. When you were finally able to comment, I would talk to you whenever I needed help or your advice and when the conversation ended I would always find myself smiling. Thank you for always being honest with me. Being there for you was something I’d never give up doing too. I lately have found myself giving others kind words of reassurance and I’m proud of myself for following the right path. We would also yap about all sorts of stuff we’d relate to, fandoms we were part of, especially TADC, ohmygosh I still remember when we were both scared out of our minds for episode 9, and the day it officially released we both watched it and updated our reactions every few seconds on my profile comments, that was so entertaining, and I was so happy I got to watch the Last Act with a friend like I always wished I would! And yeah, I stayed up until 3am that night to watch it with you but that was totally okay! ༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ And when you’d quote benjixscarlett songs in funky text to ‘make it better’, then we’d suggest eachother normal songs to get over the trauma, I’m gonna laugh thinking about that. (GIRL THEY GOT ANIMAL HOSPITAL BEWARE HAHA-) I surely will miss goofing off with you. It is an absolute honor to have you as part of my scratch journey, especially as the close friend who never failed to inspire me. these 3-4 years mean a whole lot to me. I really hope you stay safe out there in your out-of-scratch life. Keep on writing and drawing, I believe you will become successful one day if you don’t give up. Stay brave and resilient. I promise I’ll stay strong too. Now it is my mission to inspire others with my talent just like how you inspired me with yours. Or in basic words, I’m going to take after you ;) I will miss you greatly ✌️✌️ - ria ⭐️ ———————— So now y’all can stop asking me about her lol, but I rlly do appreciate the concern, she’s going to be happy that y’all care about her GNG IM NOT CRINE YOU ARE