Happy Birthday, WT!!

You’ve officially made it another year around the sun. Thank you for being an amazing human and existing for this last year with us. It hasn’t been the easiest of years, but I hope this next one treats the world (and you) a little better. You are an absolute gem, and deserve only good things.

Speaking of good things, here are some that people have brought together for you today:

Gifs!!!! These are some fun birthday gifs that people thought you would enjoy :)


Kaitlin


Fireflyz


Zoe



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Cass


Goat


Zori


Thundy


Me omw to shower you with affection
~Windy


~Geebs


~Ele


~Shrimp


~Lyndis


What's your favorite WT memory?

just a lil baby one but. when they messaged me about ordering their hair dye/doing their hair my tiny lil heart fluttered so hard i was so excited they wanted to talk and flail a lil w me about it. ALSO talking about nipponites sksk
~Kaitlin

any time they drop some cool etymology facts is a good time
~Fireflyz

um wt has just been so so so so lovely and patient and kind with me ever since they came back to activity last year(?? was it only a year ago?? time is fake!!) and i have absolutely adored every single bit of their presence!!!! i just. love wt so much. thank u for being so present on slack always and being so patient and having the time for literally everyone and constantly being the best kind of person we need both on earth and in this community.
~Zoe

whenever they talk about a subject they’re passionate about! it’s always such a joy to hear them elaborate on concepts and give their fleshed-out opinions.
~Griffin

Geeking out about Linguistics in chat, it was so much fun and i loved doing that with you!!
~Cass

what isn’t my favorite wt memory???? the fact that we’re always on the same wavelength, being furby warriors, getting to gush about cats and video games. basically any time we talk is my favorite memory
~Goat

When I tried to convince people we were the same person the first time I met them 😎 it didn’t work at all!
~Rave

I'll just say that several times WT has popped into my DMs unexpectedly or chatted with me about things and I value every time we get a chance to talk. Also anytime WT lays down the shade in general. <3
~ Zori

During New Year’s last year when we were about to leave Russian House and you disappeared, and I was like ??????? but you had gone to the bar to have more shots before we hit the road :joy: and then you realized later that it was a questionable decision at best. Oh also later that night when you were all Partied Out so you disappeared into another room for some quiet and we just sat and talked :sob: that was wholesome!!
~Thundy

Texas visit, because for some reason I had it in my brain that you would hang out for like one day and then go about your normal routine, and instead you were there for everything and shared the loveliness of Mandi, and of that comic shop, and of everything and it just was such a wonderful thing to meet you.
Also, Ganesh remover of obstacles is a constant in my mind.
~Windy

Going to Russian house 💕💕
~Geebs

Tbh WT been around as long as I've been a member, I guess I've just always enjoyed the comfort of their presence! WT has always been a calm part of my site time, wildly creative and fun to chat with in the GC!
~Ele

Vanguard plotting & chatting<3
~Shrimp

:cuddly: probably the weekly TCs but also the time I was at a local chocolate shop texting them back and forth about worldbuilding and also also them spending a month on research to make sure they got Marisol right
~Lyndis


Best WT character?

i am personally partial to every mutt wt has ever been given to be FRANK
~Kaitlin

marisol! (also special shoutout to every mutt WT has ever written)
~Fireflyz

aranica!!!!!!! but also marisol. but also aranica.
~Zoe

ALL OF THEM but i thoroughly enjoyed reading wander’s psyche
~Griffin

ALL OF THEM, but also I really love Sami a whole lot
~Cass

mmmmm many good options but i’m soft for ara
~Goat

STAN WANDER light of my life 🥺🥺
~Rave

I'll say all of them, but Marisol has my <3 Also Wander... <3
~Zori

I would be lying if I said anyone other than Wander lol
~Thundy

I mean yeah all of them.
I will always have a loft spot for Yaron because that was the first of your writing I ever read.
~Windy

All of them even the mutts they write tbh
~Geebs

Every single one of them is so nuanced, that it's impossible for me to single one out. They really show how thoughtful and caring WT is, as a writer and as a person.
~Shrimp

always have a soft spot for Name Opinion :revolving_strawberries:
~Lyndis


Share a piece of WT’s writing that you enjoy!

(you live to fight. you do not know this, have no context for it in your world defined by warmth and its lack, but you were placed here to put on a show of bright color and bared teeth and high screams. all of you were, and there are others in this place living in groups as they should, trading grooming and napping pressed together while the babies learn the strength of their tails and fingers by chasing each other through the canopy—but you are alone because sometimes tributes are alone, and you live to fight, not to be a healthy member of your own species. you do not live for yourself at all.) click
~Fireflyz


the daemon AUs!!! loves some hdm x hg crossover :cuddly:
~Zoe


every single mutt post this game – but also that fight with cameron in the 82nd. phenomenal. timeless. unmatched.
~Griffin


i love this thread so much click
~Cass


"If life as a Cortes and an Izar has taught her one thing, then it has taught her that her mother was right—para la suerte y la muerte, no hay escape—but people still hold on to each other and for each other, and for grand dreams but also for cool drinks under a warm sun and all the other tiny, mundane moments that make any given day more than something to survive. What exactly Kassandra is looking for here, Marisol isn't sure, but at the very least she hopes she can offer her a few of those moments."
~Zori


As the sun finally crawls high enough to burn through the fog, exploding dawn into morning, Wander folds into the waves.
~Thundy


Given a proper lifetime to stew on that, Cinnabar might have concluded that what Sumac is to her, in fact, is a good friend. It might even have occurred to her that this friendliness is not a mysterious quality inherent to Sumac alone, and that it might well prove possible to befriend other Lurkers if she stops assuming that everyone in her space is only there to chase her out of the best digging spots and responding accordingly. But Lurkers move at their own steady, ambling pace, and she's never thought these things through; and all she has time to process now is that, watching the human she clawed drive a spiked stone into Sumac's chest so hard she drops her tail in stunned panic, Cinnabar sees red.

-Cinnabar, the Lurker
Aka I'm still mad about how much I love your writing whwhewhwhen (ayeeee, there's my autocorrect fail) you do mutts
~Windy


I mean all of it but I really enjoy Click
~Geebs


"See you soon," you say, half a prayer in the way every promise is, and you slip out the back door.
-Tabil Raidan

"It's been a long time since Samiyuq could bring hirself to cry in front of anyone else, but ze turns and hides hir face into their shoulder anyway. "I'm sorry," ze says, which doesn't mean enough. Neither does, "Pampachaykuway,"[6] but ze tries. "Wasinchisman hamurqani qanrí mana aylluykiman rinkichu[7], pampachaykuway."

They wrap their arms around Samiyuq, who can no longer pretend that ze's shivering with the chill. "K'acha,"[8] they murmur into hir hair, "I would rather have you with me than anything else in the world." Ze presses hir face in their shoulder harder and squeezes hir eyes shut, as though that can block out their words along with their face. "Never apologize to me for coming back." Ze swallows and nods roughly, and they tighten their hold. "K'acha. Sami." Luck. "I'm glad you're here."
-Samiyuq Hernández Huapaya
~Shrimp


"Uh, it's a mint relative, do you know how mint—sure, okay. The thing about mint is, it wants a lot of water, so it puts out runners, and it's not real picky about soil, so you look away for two seconds and next thing you know you've got mint in..."
- Suman is a delight

You're not a placeholder or a variable or a failed version of something someone else tried to create.
- Name, from the same thread

It would be nice to go home, but it would be selfish. Despite the hard times, you had your good years. Besides, your grandma won't miss you, or at least not for long; at the Reaping, when Cathy went along with her thought that you were all going to the market, she never suspected a thing. And Cathy herself is only angry with you, now—or at least, you guess so, since she never showed up at the Justice Building. If saving her life turned out to be the last thing you could ever do for her, that's not so bad.

Whatever you’re thinking right now, Cathy, you think, lifting your head as Shy pulls his arm back, I have no regrets.
- Carmen tribsit :sob:
~Lyndis

Lastly, wish WT a happy birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WT!!!!!!!!! so so glad that u exist. u are truly a one of a kind creature and i feel very grateful to have been able to meet u and talk to u and just in general get to stan the heck out of u. hope that u have a good day :rev: xo
~Kaitlin

happy birthday!!! i appreciate you & your kindness so so much <3
~Fireflyz

happy happy birthday you absolute shining star. i adore u so much. thank you for being you. you are so wonderful!!! and i hope you have a lovely day that brings you joy. love u sm!!
~Zoe

happy birthday, wt! thank you for always being an amazing presence on slack and also for the amazing book recommendations. hope you celebrate this day in a way you prefer with the people you love! (stay safe, though)
~Griffin

Happy Birthday, WT! <333 You're such a wonderful person and I love talking to you, you're so kind and gentle and informative. Your writing is incredible and I hope your birthday is as wonderful as you are!!
~Cass

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WT !!!!!! being ur friend has been one of the greatest gifts of my life. u are such a joy and brighten the lives of everyone u know and i hope u have the most fantastic birthday !!!! in the entire world !!!!!! 🐱💫💓
~Goat

Hello icon I hope you’re having a beautiful day, you are such a compassionate, empathetic person and are just generally a wonder, I’m so happy to get the chance to know you 🥺👉🏻👈🏻 Alright bye bye gaylord 😎💞
~Rave

WT! Thank you for all that you do, and who you are. I truly appreciate your presence, your kindness, and how welcoming you are. I'm glad to know you, and that if you haven't realized it, spread so much joy to all of us. I hope you have a wonderful birthday!
~Zori

Happy Birthday! Birthdays are weird. Also turning 25 is weird. That’s not a real age??? Good luck in this weird void age that does not exist. You are a wonderful human and you deserve the best day possible, every day, but especially today. Thanks for being here.
~Thundy

You are a wonder and it is a joy to behold, watching you talk about languages, and stories, and absolutely light up with it. Really, you are such an intelligent and thoughtful person, and I cannot be thankful enough that you exist. You, who saw Bob Ross socks in a store and went, "oh no I have to mail those to Windy immediately." You're one of the funniest people I know, and kindest. I'm so happy to have met you. Happy birthday. All my love.
~Windy

You’re an amazing writer and a wonderful friend have a happy birthday!! 💕
~Geebs

Happy birthday WT! Thanks for all that you do and I hope you have an awesome day!
~Ele

I hope this year is filled with fantastic opportunities and all the cats you want.
~Shrimp

:cuddly: knowing you these past two years has been an absolute joy, from bonding over Vienna Teng music to encouraging our untitled goose shenanigans and everything in between. thanks for always being such a positive and comforting presence and I wish you an awesome birthday and smooth sailing for the year ahead :ocean: :revolving_hearts:
~Lyndis