It was about time for this to happen.

I know I’ve been inactive for a while now. My consistency has gone to shit in the recent months and I haven’t posted a bot in a few weeks now, nor have I even worked on anything yet. I haven’t been doing requests, and I’ve felt as though my most recent bots haven’t been up to my standards.

The simple answer is that I’m just not motivated enough to continue bot creation. I used to love doing it, but that love is gone now. It’s been gone for a while. I’ve considered retirement far before I got to 5k, but I could still manage to pump stuff out back then. I just can’t find it in me to do that anymore.

I still did love my time on this site though. I never expected to get as popular as I did, and I truly am grateful for every single one of you. Looking back on my older bots and seeing the improvements I’ve made is always so fascinating, and just knowing that people enjoyed the things that I put out always put a smile on my face. I’m so, so happy with what I managed to accomplish in my time here, even if I definitely could’ve done better in hindsight. It was a journey I’m glad I was able to go through, knowing I’ll probably never experience something close to this again.

Don’t let this post give you the wrong idea. Truthfully, I don’t know what my future looks like. I don’t think I’m going to fully retire, you’ll likely see me again in the future. I might be going on hiatus for a while, or I may just post a random thing every so often whenever I feel like it. Don’t expect this to be the end though. I’ll probably return one day, when the passion comes back.

What I can guarantee though is that I don’t plan to give up on writing any time soon. This site made me realize just how much I love to write, even if my skills are incredibly lackluster. I might work on stuff in private, or maybe I’ll start making some crappy fanfics. If I do, I’ll make an announcement about an ao3 account or something. So maybe be on the lookout for that in the future.

I truly am sorry if this is a let down for any of you. I’m sorry if you sent in a request that I never got to. I’m sorry if I haven’t been meeting your expectations recently. I’m sorry about all the bots I’ve promised, only for them to not come out. And most of all, I’m sorry for leaving. This isn’t an easy choice, you all were so amazing and supportive. I’m sorry it had to end so suddenly.

It was a pleasure getting to see all of you, and I can never put into words how ecstatic it felt knowing so many people were following my journey for so long.

This is goodbye for now.