User blog comment:VictoriousQueen88/i'm so sorry, but goodbye/@comment-38158014-20200118161724

Victory. Vic. One of my dearest friends. I have so many names that I associate with you, but I never thought that one of them would be.. gone.

I remember when I first joined the WoF wiki, and you were there. I set up a roleplay thread, and you flung your friendly, cheerful, humorous self in. You managed to brighten my day every time I saw your icon in my notifs, and you still do. I'll never forget how you were one of the main factors that got me into FANDOM in the first place, and I thank you for that.

As for the obsession... I'm sorry to say that I completely understand. There's a delicate balance between wikis and real life, and I'm still looking for that balance. FANDOM is cool, but it has a way of consuming your thoughts in a habit that feels impossible to break. I'm overjoyed to hear that you have, indeed, found a way to break that habit.

Please, please, don't worry about us. You have a life to live, so go live it. As much as we'll miss you, we want you to enjoy your last few years of freedom before it's off to college and a never-ending flood of things to do. Please don't feel guilty for leaving, because you come first. You and reality and your mental health must always be put first.

You've been so amazing in the year and three months I've known you. Funny and kind and always willing to listen. Creative and imaginative and so incredibly gifted at writing. You grace us with your presence every time you log on. Thank you so much for always being there, for making me smile with almost every reply you leave on a thread. Thank you for being a friend. Thank you for being Vic.

I guess this wraps up my goodbye, then. It's strange to realize how you can spend so many months online and not realize that any reply you leave, any page you skim, any conversation you have with a friend could be your last. This is rambling at this point, I'm sorry. I'm typing through tears.

Some people say that you can't make friends over the Internet. But this website is living proof otherwise. The bonds we share, the memories we've made, those are ingrained in our heads, implanted in our beings. No matter how much time we spend away from the screen, we won't ever forget you. And when I log off for the last time as well, I'll think of you, and how you must be living a wonderful life because of the strength you had to make this decision.

So goodbye, Vic. Go outside and hang out with your friends. Go and have animated debates with your family. Go hike through forests and travel the world and experience all the things our wonderful planet has to offer, all the things the wiki was holding you back from.

Go live.

We love you, Vic. You are an absolutely amazing human being, and don't you dare forget it.