I had a lot of memories of some very kind strangers standing up for me when I felt betrayed, hurt, and lost after I got bullied for the traits I had when I was young. Typical young "noob" behaviors, ya feel? I can name a few that stand out in particular. Keep in mind I'm just going to summarize the events, as my memory is foggy.
One time I was trying to join a warrior cat group, and got pretty much rejected and kicked out with some pretty harsh words thrown at me. I was pretty hurt, but someone followed after me, stayed with me, and roleplayed with me.
A similar instance happened but with a wolf pack this time. I didn't know how to roleplay, and in general just wasn't very good at writing. I was also probably kind of annoying tbh but basically the pack eventually got tired of me and, again, kicked me out. Someone even called me a B word, as I explicitly remember. But someone followed me again, leaving them to come with me too and comfort me.
In both those instances, even just those little gestures of sacrificing what they joined to go be kind to me, back then meant a whole world to me. And to this day, while these events are long past me, I still appreciate what they did. I still appreciate that someone was willing to stand up for me.
It even happened another time, where I got kicked out of a group for suspicious reasons.... But then the next day, I found the roleplay group I would stick with and bond with for over a year, where I even met some people who brought a lot of things to my life that I still value quite a bit, too.
And to anyone I mentioned in this post, on the incredibly slight chance they would read this, thank you. Thank you for what you've done for me, for simply having existed alongside me in those moments where I got hurt, rejected, and you stood beside me. Thank you for all the wonderful memories. <3 And I wish I could see you guys again after all this time, if you remember me.
