Chapter 16: Everything You’ve Ever Dreamed
Adjusts Stitch onesie and nearly drops my coffee mug in excitement
OH MY GODS, OH MY GODS, OH MY GODS! Bounces in chair so hard my pencils fall out of my hair bun
YOU GUYS! I'm literally shaking right now! Like, actually trembling! Lycoris had to bring me chamomile tea because I was vibrating at frequencies that probably violate several laws of physics!
Takes deep breath, tries to compose myself
Okay, okay, let me try to be coherent for thirty seconds. We hit TWO massive milestones and I'm going to cry happy tears all over my keyboard if I'm not careful!
FIFTY THOUSAND VIEWS! Flails arms wildly FIFTY! THOUSAND! That's like... that's a small city's worth of people who looked at our little story! And SIX HUNDRED COLLECTIONS! Clutches chest dramatically Six hundred beautiful souls who said "yes, I want to keep reading about Xavier being a disaster and Calypso being chaotic!"
Wipes eyes with Stitch sleeve
From the bottom of mine and Lycoris's hearts—THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US! This wouldn't be possible without every single one of you gorgeous readers who decided to give two random creators a chance!
Leans forward conspiratorially
And guys... whispers other authors on WebNovel are telling me my story might actually get contracted. Like, CONTRACTED contracted. I could turn this passion project into an actual career! Screams into pillow I'm sorry, I just— the little girl who used to write fanfiction in her school notebook never imagined this could be real!
There's just one tiny thing giving me pause... fidgets with hood If I get mega popular—which would NEVER happen, right? Except... glances at view count with readers like you, I can't even say that anymore! You've smashed every single expectation I've had! But anonymity is kinda important to me? I love chatting with you all, but I also love my privacy and my Stitch onesie lifestyle.