The End...? · 7:31pm Nov 13th, 2024
TL;DR: I'm officially retiring (yet not deleting) this account.
Hey there! Been a... long while, hasn't it? I mean, the last time I logged in was just to change my password due to some security concerns.
If you're new, you may know me as the author behind the Spitfire and Rainbow Dash story "Mommy!". I've made some more stories, but I still remember that story being my 15 minutes of fame in the brony fandom (though I promise I can write much better these days than I could when was... sweet Celestia, 15? I'm 24 now!).
Those of you who've known me for a while may remember me for being a wacky yet carefree guy with an alicorn OC.
So, where have I been?
Things have been... relatively plain in my life? Sure. I've been working on my YouTube videos, been playing a lot of games (I got into Devil May Cry and DOOM fairly recently), lost and got some new jobs (I'm finally starting an office job on Monday, actually), mostly just been focusing on me.
Why haven't I been on Fimfiction?
Here's the kicker: I'm... not nearly as much of a brony anymore.
Now, let me just say: this doesn't mean I hate or dislike MLP, nor do I dislike the fandom. I still think Friendship is Magic and G5 are great pieces of media and I'll still gladly watch either of those two. Hell, I met Tara Strong at a convention and got a print of Twilight signed by her. I've just... kinda lost most of my interest in the franchise and its fandom.
In that event, what am I into these days?
The fandom I'm most active in nowadays is the Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss fandom(s). I have my own hellhound character (who's really a glorified self-insert), ship him with canon characters (you get three guesses as to whom, and the first two don't count), made headcanons, the works. Most of my interest in MLP has transformed into my interest in HH and HB.
I'm also active in the furry fandom, too.
What does this mean for my Fimfiction account?
I'm not deleting this account. There's a lot of history with this account and it was a great source of comfort for my teenage years. LightOfTriumph, Stellar Bubbles, Thunderbolt Sentinel, Cookie Crumbles, Adorkable Moonlight, I haven't forgotten any of you nor the good times we had. And to anyone else I definitely missed, thank you for the memories.
This account's just gonna become an archive of my stories and the like. I understand the attachment some people have to my work and like hell I'm gonna destroy everything. I'm here to bring smiles, after all! While you can't really expect any more MLP stories from me, what I have made will remain for as long as Fimfiction does.
Most likely, before I log out for good or so, I will eventually update my username to be Brave Soul (Archive).
Where can I be reached still?
I'm very active on Discord (thegamerator10). I use Twitter, though I'm not sure for how much longer given its... current management. I have a Bluesky (heccpupnamedz.bsky.social, though I may make a general one as this one is dedicated to the HH/HB fandom). You can still catch my videos on YouTube when they're completed. Hell, even Steam (thegamerator10. I mostly play TF2 on there).
Been a wild decade, yeah? Jeez. I kinda regret missing my ten-year Fimiversary. Hell, I can't recall if I made a blog for my ten-year anniversary of becoming a brony. I'm proud of what I made, though I kinda wish I could go and remake a lot of my stories; make some HD remasters, as it were. Hell, I'd be able to actually friggin' commission artwork for them.
That's about all I wanted to say.
Stay strong and stay awesome, folks.
P.S. Here's my hellhound. Look at him! He's like Dante from DMC!