Stay, Stay, Stay

So I'm sure you guys want to throw things at me after receiving a notification after so long only to find that instead you get to read my babbling and not more from Sid and Bea. But I just wanted the opportunity to recognize how much you mean to me.
Today, April 21st, 2016 marks the third birthday of Stay, Stay, Stay. Three years ago today, I had pink hair, and a lot of anxiety about putting my work out for you to read. Now I sit here with something that I think is my natural hair colour, and hundreds of thousands of reads, but more importantly I have new friends, and something I will forever be proud of. Thank you for making this possible for me, for your support, love, and dedication. This is more than fan fiction for me, and I know that sounds corny, but this is my book, my baby. This is the sign I needed to know that I want to spend the rest of my life writing.
In a lot of ways Beatrice and I are alike. We're both heavily tattooed, we both passionately love the Flyers, but more significantly, we both struggle with our own minds. Many of the issues I've written about these last three years have been things I've experienced --with some exceptions of course-- and having the opportunity to share this with you all has changed my life in the best way possible. I know for a fact that I could have never continued to write without your reads. It means more than I can say to have so many of you eager to enjoy the world of Beatrice beside me.
This is not me writing to tell you it's over or anything that tragic! I know I've been absent for a terribly long time and I can't help but worry that you've all moved on, but in the event that you're still interested in reading, I will resume writing again. This last semester has been a bit rough in terms of both my health and my academics and I'm incredibly sorry I haven't been keeping up with updates. Having finished the semester I'm planning on taking the summer to dedicate my free time to finishing up the remaining chapters. It's going to be hard, and perhaps the fear of ending is what has fuelled my procrastination, but nevertheless I am looking forward to revealing everything to you.
I love logging in to see your comments and know that despite my absence many of you still care. There's no better feeling than hearing that this little experiment I started so long ago means so much to so many people.
I look forward to getting back into it.
All my heart
xx- Theodora

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