I don't know how I should start this. It's better to give it to you straight out. I'm Echo. I'm Bagel. I'm a lot of people, but right now I'm focusing on Echo. 4 months ago, my life was bad because of things I did. I know that. I've accepted what happened and I moved on. But I hadn't moved on then. I was running from my problems. To escape the bad name I'd made here and on past accounts, I made Echo. He was perfect, or at least better than me. Echo is everything I wanted to be. He was also kind of a test. I was trying out he/him pronouns and other different labels. I was seeing how friends would react to a problem. Who stayed loyal to him, who stayed loyal to me. I don't agree with what I did as Echo, it was sick, twisted, and hurt many people. Even with all the hurt I've caused, a lot of good has come from this. I've met amazing friends. I've learned more about myself and my identity. I've developed a more consistent art style. I've matured. You might not think so, but I can notice a big difference in myself from 4 months ago, and myself now. To Aleio: I believe that the best gift I could give you was the truth. I've felt guilty every day for the past couple months for keeping this secret from you, but I could never find the right time to tell you, or anyone. I've always wished I could be like you; that I could be myself and do my own thing without seeking the approval of others. Without lying to make myself seem better than I am. Just myself. To Daisy: I-- there's nothing I can say that will make this better. I don't want to try and defend myself, because there's not much I could say except sorry. I love you and I'm sorry. I understand if you want to break up, and I'll respect any decision you make for our relationship. To other friends (echo's friends): Everything I've said to you is real. The emotions, the friendships, the compliments, it's all real. I still love you all, even if this changes how you see me. The pain, the conflict, the apologies, it's all real. It's all Echo. It's all me. I still love you all, even if this changes how you see me. I will 100% understand if you no longer want to be friends. I will leave comments on, always, and you can ask questions, tell me how you feel about all of this, anything. After all of this, I've learned a lot of things. But the biggest lesson is this: If you run from your problems, they'll chase you. They won't stop chasing you until you turn around and face them. You could get hurt by owning up, but in the end, it'll feel nice to stop running, slow down, and live life. A real life. This is my final post on this account, I might delete this account later. I might delete all of my old accounts later, I don't know. But for now you can reach me on this project and on . That's all from me. I made a vow to myself and everyone that I'll never do this again. Never make a new person to hide behind. Never lie like I've done many times before. Never again.
