Well... this is slightly ridiculous. 😂

When I started making bots, I was mostly creating characters and scenarios that I wanted to talk to. Somewhere along the way, other people started talking to them too.

And now 50 of you have actually chosen to follow me.

Thank you. Genuinely.

Every like, review, shared chat and wonderfully unhinged comment makes me ridiculously happy. I love seeing the completely different stories people create with these characters.

To celebrate hitting 50, I've finally set up a Ko-fi for Winter_Hobbit. ❤️

Absolutely nothing about my bots is changing. They'll still be free, I'll still be making whatever fictional person has currently hijacked my brain, and there is never any expectation to tip me.

Ko-fi is simply there for anyone who enjoys what I create and would like to throw a couple of quid towards my increasingly questionable collection of emotionally complicated fictional people. 😂

I'm also looking into whether I can offer paid bot requests in the future, but I'm checking the boring rules-and-policies stuff properly before I do anything with that. For now, it's just a little tip jar.

I'm currently on the road to Bot #200, and I want you lot to help me decide who gets the milestone.

I've put a poll on my Ko-fi where you can vote for who you'd most like to see as Winter_Hobbit's 200th character.

You do NOT have to tip to vote. The Ko-fi is there if you'd like to support my work, but voting is just for fun and open to everyone. ❤️ If you'd like to vote, the poll can be found on my Ko-fi page which is linked on my profile ❤️

Thank you for being here and for letting my characters become part of your stories. ❤️

✨ Every character deserves another chapter. ✨

❄️ Winter_Hobbit