So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend
-"For Good", Wicked
This article wasn't originally written for this kcon. I had the idea back in April- two civilizations from different planets meet, and as they get closer in a metaphorical sense so do their worlds in a literal sense. I got up to the log with the handshake, and hit a wall. With no idea how to finish, I stopped writing and focused on other things.
7k rolled around, and I was stuck for an idea. Then I realized that a central theme in this article is luck. Being lucky to meet someone, being lucky to live where you do, and being horribly unlucky to have to say goodbye to someone you care about. With that in mind, I set out to write. Knowing that Avalon was thematically similar to what I wanted to do, I took a look at how its logs were styled and went from there.
I know there's similarities, but I believe this stands on its own. I am beyond proud of what this became, and I hope you all enjoyed your read. Even if I don't win, as long as you come away from this thinking or feeling something I believe I have succeeded.
Thank you dearly to my critters:
bigslothonmyface,
Ralliston,
PlaguePJP, Dr Trintavon does not match any existing user name,
PMDAlicia,
GremlinGroup, and
Fish^12. This wouldn't be what it is without your insight and perspective. Thank you to Dr Whitney does not match any existing user name,
PlaguePJP,
GremlinGroup,
UncertaintyCrossing, and Just_Randie for the images used in this article. You all have helped elevate this piece with your amazing artistic contributions!
If this doesn't win, I would like one of the following slots:
1. 7999
2. 7001
3. 7002
4. 7500
5. Any 7X00 slot
I don't really care that much about the final number, so after that point anything closest to 7k is fine!
Thank you all again for reading, and good luck to the other entrants!
EDIT: So here we are huh? After an intense war between 4th-6th place for most of the con, I somehow wound up with SCP-7999. I joined this site around a year an a half ago after 12 years of being too afraid to, scared to share my ideas and stories with the world. Never would I have imagined that anything of mine, let alone something that's honestly pretty personal for me, would be this successful on the site or placed in a slot of historical importance.
Thank you. Truly, sincerely, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
EDIT 2: Yes I'm going to be one of those obnoxious authorpost editors. At the time of writing this is now my highest rated work on site. THANK YOU!!!!!
FINAL EDIT: So at this point it's been around 2 1/2 years since this was posted. I didn't vanish like some people thought I would! Since 7999 I've grown more and more as an author, I feel like I've continued to establish and grow my authorial voice and develop my skills.
That said, in the end, I can't deny that this article is my most successful for a reason.
Thank you all sincerely for +1000. I truly, honestly could not have imagined this happening when joining the site. Having an article that this many people talk about, say is their favorite, recommend to other people, and so on? Beyond belief, and I'm so glad that something about sharing the joys of mundanity with another is that article.
So, thank you all. Seriously. I'm glad to have shared this with you.