[ Might be a long read ]

Hello, everyone. 👋

After thinking about it for a long time, I’ve finally decided that I will be hiding and deleting the public bots I created here. I will also be changing their first messages so they won’t be used anymore.

This decision comes from a change in my personal principles and the direction I want to take moving forward. It wasn’t something I decided overnight, but something I’ve been reflecting on for quite a while.

Even so, I want to say something very clearly: this place genuinely meant a lot to me.

🫂

During a time in my life when I was struggling and feeling very small, this platform became a temporary shelter for me. It was one of the few places where I gathered the courage to share my writing and characters publicly. The recognition I received here — from followers, users, and other creators — meant more to me than I can properly express.

To everyone who followed me, interacted with my bots, liked them, commented, or simply spent time creating stories with the characters I made: thank you. Truly. 💓

Even though I’m a very shy and anxious person and rarely interacted much within the community, I noticed more things than you might think. The users who left comments, the people who liked the bots, the ones who told me they enjoyed the characters — all of those moments stayed with me. And to the few people who left especially meaningful comments or messages along the way—please know that I remember you, even if I didn't always reply. Also, to anyone who felt inspired by my work, or who created their own stories with the characters I wrote, please know that it was incredibly touching for me.

Honestly, there are no words that fully capture how meaningful those feelings are for a writer. For a person. 🌷

I also want to apologize if at any point I made mistakes — whether intentionally or unintentionally. If I made too many promises, disappeared for long periods, or wasn’t able to invest as much time and commitment here as people might have hoped, I’m truly sorry.

🙇‍♀️

Before I go, I want to share a small thing.

Recently, I’ve started writing and worldbuilding again — something that has actually been part of me since I was a child. In a way, this platform became a place where I could quietly explore my creativity for a while before finding my way back to those roots.

For that, I’m grateful. 🌸

I’ll still be around here as a user, just no longer as active as when I was being a creator. So I’m not completely disappearing — only stepping away from publishing bots.

And if you followed me mainly for my bots, please feel free to unfollow if you’d like 🙏 . I completely understand.

Thank you again for the recognition, the kindness, and the stories you created with the characters I once shared here.

Take care of yourselves. Drink water. Treat yourself something nice. Anything that makes you happy. 🫂💕

— Elle