Oh, this is a fun story. Thanks for giving me the chance to tell it, anon!

To cut to the chase, I met my girlfriend because she wrote some really stellar Persona 4 fanfiction 😆 In a way, you were right—it was somewhat accidental (but so fortunate) that we met.

I’m someone who makes a point of leaving comments on stories whenever I can, because I know how much impact they can have on the writer. Even when I don’t think my comments could ever adequately express just how much I loved a story, I try anyway, and I most certainly felt the need to do this with her stories. With every additional chapter I read, it became evident to me not just how talented she was, but how creative, intelligent, and compassionate as well.

Her stories are very intellectually stimulating because they guide you to look inward at your own beliefs of right and wrong, who deserves redemption and why, why cruel people do what they do, and so on. And the answers her themes led to always came from a place of kindness, sympathy, and understanding. Acknowledgement of suffering while simultaneously not excusing wrongdoings. It became so clear to me that she was a mature and empathetic person, and I just couldn’t get enough of her well-written fics and the remarkable insight on life that she infused into them.

So I uh… naturally found myself writing many (often long) comments on her works. And I didn’t expect any responses. I just wanted her to know how brilliant her work was and get the recognition she deserves. But she was kind enough to respond to them, so we ended up having some interesting conversations.

We got to know each other more and more that way. But I distinctly remember the day that she checked out one of my works and… let’s just say, I was absolutely over the moon with joy when she left a comment 😭😍 I was immensely honored that a writer I looked up to so much took the time to read my work and, furthermore, actually enjoyed it. I was losing my mind a bit the night I got that email notification and read her comment!

Eventually, I followed her on Twitter, and she followed me back. I just kinda lurked for a while, too shy to DM her, until one night where I got over my nerves enough to shoot her a supportive message in reference to something she posted about that was stressing her out. This is when I realized I had a crush on her because after sending it, I was so extremely nervous (not common for me!) that I couldn’t fall asleep until 7am 😵‍💫 I realized later, after very minimal sleep due to my anxiety and overthinking, that maybe it was more than just a case of me admiring her as a writer…

Everything went well though and from then on, we DMed regularly and had some very deep and meaningful conversations that just drew me in even more. We got to know each other better, bonded over other interests we shared (it helped that the music playlists she added to her fics were full of the type of music I love!!), and overall just grew closer. DMing with her was and still is the highlight of my day.

There’s a lot more to this story that I’ll be keeping just between us because it’s so special to me, but it was a wild ride for me emotionally. From realizing I liked her, to vowing never to admit my feelings for fear of ruining our very strong friendship, to then eventually confessing my feelings and, later on, asking her to be my girlfriend, it was an emotional rollercoaster unlike anything I’ve ever felt before. I genuinely was such a skeptic about love before, and didn’t believe all the hype about how it makes you feel, but I can confirm being in love makes you feel all those overwhelming emotions you’ve probably heard about—and more. I love her immensely and am reminded daily of just how lucky I got 🥹💞

Oh yeah, and here’s her fics, if you’re curious:

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1787008