5 Years and Still Going

_{a bit early but whatevs}
Five years.
Five years!

What's exactly happened in those last five years when I was still a fresh member here on DeviantART? Can somebody explain me? 
Oh well.
I can't thank you guys enough for this wonderful time being here on DeviantART. 
Even if I barely said anything to any of you guys then, but the moment I just arrived on here, my fears have been vanquished - I let go of that tormenting memory of that one traumatic experience that screwed me up emotionally and socially.
Whenever I recall the memory, I still cannot get a breakdown. Because your presence prevents it. 

And now, let's refresh the memories from the last five years....

The first Deviant I ever watched (and still watch) is
When I still wasn't a member yet, after school, had vacation, was ill, or when I could use the computer back during at grade school in mid 2007, I would often look up Rayman Fanart. And after I had played (and blindly) Rayman 2 since then, I started to have a crush on Razorbeard. And then I started to look up pictures of him, and surprise! Look who was also between the results? Yep, that would be none other than Clara. Sometime later when I "improved" in how to use the computer correctly and to properly browse, I checked her gallery out. And, I was geeking out over her artwork. Then I learned her FC is paired up with the shorty, and then I was like: "Oh, that's cute~ :3" Time and time again, she submitted a drawing of Henchman 1000 sweeping Clara off of her feet. I pretended that I had commented on it, that said "Ooh, he likes the girl too! Pfft, like he would have feelings for Violet" And THAT night after viewing the deviation, I had the dream where Henchman 1000 was saving me from a heavy landslide, while he and Violet were having a duel or something. But that was the moment how my OTP came to be. So then I started to draw my OTP, and eurgh, were the drawings done badly. But there you have it!
Clara makes a fine tea buddy. We could talk the whole day, if not for that she's a busy bee. (See what I did there?) Plus, I discovered her for the first time before she was watching Haruka.(!) (If memory served correctly...)

Nowadays, we talk less and less because of her internship as a midwife and medicine studies. But I still look up to her.

Up next is (Sorry if I drew your character on her old design. That way she's easier to draw and to avoid the memory from crashing)
I don't really remember when or how I first encountered her, but I'm P sure I found her through PurpleDazz when Steph was still watching someone who was extremely jealous of her Steph+Cortex pairing and gifts of said pairing. There were times where it's slowly going out of hand with that one person, I decided to cheer her up and then I started to watch her. We've been friends since. I took a closer look to her gallery, and I gotta say she's a total dragon-a-holic. She's made unique and interesting dragonfications of existing fictional characters, like she designed Nefarious Tropy's dragon form if he could shapeshift into one. And she likes to design fashion for her character(s), which are pretty cool and fascinating the same time.
When SHE checked my gallery out, I couldn't be any more flattered. She was captivated by my Dino OC Utie when I drew my first gift for her involving her dragonsona and Utie. Then another pairing has grown from the ground up. "Stutie" (Pronouns: "STEW-TEA" XD)
And I SHIP IT SO HARD IT BURNS IN HELL (i still ship it btw)
And then it went from there, Steph is a cool and fashionable gal.

Girl, do you have Skype? 

Now
Like with Clara, I looked up for him by "Crash-Bash", but I didn't have a personal opinion on him yet. Until I re-watched him back when I was vxh1996. (Back then I would unwatch people if I didn't get any comments or replies.) He has a cute art style, and charming cast(s) of characters. Sometime later when we exchanged Skypes, we talked on and on, and then something clicked between us. We would have quirky conversations, and misadventures in RPing. 
When I was still one of his recent watchers, I would often plot to see how I can steal his scalesona, but I didn't get around to do it because he's just too cool for me. XD Besides, I still have Utie. 
Crash is a great friend to have around. He has a unlimited imagination and strong motivation if it wants to co-operate with him.

Is it safe to assume that Razorgal won't send him a cuckoo clock for his birthday? (You gotta watch out for this gal, she'll figure out what your worst fear is, and uses it to her advantage. Plus she's a bully)

Then we have
Met her through Crash-the-Megaraptor in 2011. I first met her when I was just snooping around, and she had a journal up that she's offering point commissions. I requested one with my furry OC Janran Jaguar (Why did I design this piece of shit).
Of course, it turned out well and I liked it. After that, we started talking more and more, we exchanged skypes, and had a roleplaying course a year or two later. 
Her art style is Animé-esque, it tempts you to try it out yourself. (I tried it once, it was awful orz) And she has some really cool characters as well. And my personal favorite is Anassy, and that little girl with bunny ears and the teddy bear she carries around with. 
When she would do gaming livestreams (like the one with Portal 2), I would write comical nonsense. I even wrote one time, shortly when I left the stream to get myself a drink, "INDIANA VIOLA WAS HERE". And when I'd leave for real, she be like "NUUUU" *giggle*. LIke I'm her senpai or something. And when I leave someone else' LiveStream event, she writes the same reaction. Hopefully when I have the money and the confidence, I'll see her in flesh one day, and teach her how to do the tango thing. X3

Anna. If something dark urges you to do something unthinkable, ignore it. Talk to me, or any of your friends. Those monsters are no better than you, and I know you can slay them. People in my family say I'm the only one who suffers a lot in life, but that's not true. I know there are people out there who are in dire need of support, help, and comfort. If you ever see me bleeding, that's a illusion. I'm not hurt.

And last but not least,
Not a close friend or a idol, and I could've picked somebody else when I thought no one else would be interested, but I think she deserves a spot as one of my cool buddies. I found her when I was looking around for any fanart of Henchman 1000, I found hers. And then I went to talk to her directly. And, you won't guess how happy I was to meet another Robo-Pirate fanatic. X3 She's in my age, and maybe she could learn a thing or two from me. And I'd be more than happy to help her with character designs.

Even if we met like a half year ago, she's a sweet person. 

Over two years, I might do another picture like this, but traditionally. Because Paint Tool Sai was being a huge jerk days ago. 
Karolina © FanofPainkiller
Viola LavenderFlame is mine.
Clara © ClaraKnight
Crash © Crash-the-Megaraptor
Steph © StephDragonness
Anassy © ANZU-0