Hi hi, lovies ♡

okay, i have a few things i wanna talk about, so bear with me for a little bit.

first of all, 60k followers?! i genuinely don't think i'll ever get used to saying that. i've said it before, and i'll probably keep saying it forever, but this journey has never been easy for me, and reaching this milestone means more than i can properly put into words.

i started writing with absolutely no expectations. i just loved creating characters and wanted to share them with other people, and somehow, here we are. along the way, i've met some genuinely wonderful people, but i've also encountered people who hurt me, dealt with nasty comments, and gone through experiences that made it difficult to trust others. some of those things have affected me more than i'd like to admit, especially because of things i've been through in the past.

but despite all of that, i'm still here. still writing, creating, still picking myself back up whenever life or other people knock me down. and knowing that so many of you are still here with me, that you haven't let go of my hand, means the absolute world to me.

one of the things that makes me happiest is hearing that my characters bring you comfort. that you can come home exhausted after a long day, open a chat, and spend some time with a character i've created. that something i wrote can make your day a little better, help you relax, or simply give you a moment to yourself. that's genuinely what i want my writing to do. i write because it makes me happy, because i love creating stories and characters, but i also care so much about the people who enjoy them.

also, i think i've been writing more frequently lately because, honestly, writing has become one of the few things that gives me some peace of mind. i've been going through a pretty difficult time emotionally, and having something i love to pour my energy into has been helping me more than i can explain. writing has always been my little escape, even back when i was 12 and writing BTS fanfics lol 😭😭 some things never change, i guess. it's funny to think that the little girl who used to write fanfics for fun would grow up to be here, sharing her own characters with so many people. i guess writing has always been a part of me, and i'm really glad i never let go of it ♡

AND IF YOU'RE STILL HERE AND ACTUALLY READ ALL OF THAT, FIRST OF ALL, DAMN, I LOVE YOU 😭💗 BUT ALSO, I HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU GUYS!!

i wanted to give you something in return for all the love and support, so i'll be sharing TWO little gifts with you!

♡ FIRST GIFT — FREE USE GENS!

i'll be sharing a Google Drive folder with a bunch of male and female gens i've collected over time, and you're free to use them however you want, whether it's for your bots, personas, or anything else you can think of! i've been saving these for a while, and i figured it was finally time to share them with you instead of letting them sit around in my folders forever LMAO. There are more than 140 gens right there. The styles vary because I use whichever style I find beautiful.

✦ DRIVE FOLDER

♡ SECOND GIFT — PERSONALITY TEMPLATES!

i'll also be sharing a Google Docs file with one personality template i've used for my own bots in the past, along with a brand-new one i made for you guys! two in total. they're functional templates that you can use as a starting point when creating your own characters, so feel free to grab them.

✦DOCS FILE

and before anyone asks, YES, i'm mad with pinterest 😭 someone reported my account for sharing and posting gens back when i used to upload them there, so i'm currently without Pinterest. BUT DON'T WORRY, I HAVE A TON OF GENS SAVED UP, AND I FULLY INTEND TO COME BACK AND POST THEM AGAIN SOMEDAY! 💋

anyway, i hope these little gifts are useful to you, and i hope you have fun creating things with them!

go make some cool shit with those things. i wanna see what you come up with!! ><

and lastly, i'm genuinely so grateful everyone who still enjoys my writing and supports me. i've thought about leaving more times than i can count, but people like you are a big part of why i keep going. i'm really happy i stayed, and even happier that i'm still here with you all today. thaaank you for being part of this journey.

two years and six months of creating on JAI as Loviyn ♡