I hardly ever post anymore (meaning I never post here anymore), but I had to share this gem between me and my sister 😂
Anonymous asked:
This story means a lot to me. Life is not easy, actually life is hard, really hard and I can't see any end. So I turn to stories like yours. They help. They're old friends, they're safe and calming, and I NEED that. I just wanted to let you know. I wish I could let the author of unexpected journey know too (I think you 2 were friends) but she's not here anymore and I can' t find the post with the email and I could really use her story as well. Anyways I just wanted to tell you and to say thanks
Oh honey. Let me just say this, you're right, life is hard. And honestly, writing this story came from a place where I needed it too. I needed the escape and the characters and it really helped me channel my emotions into something good. So if it helps you to read my story and escape for a bit, then that makes me feel like my hard times were worth it in a way that I can't even explain.As for Jo's story. Go check Wattpad or Mibba. I believe it is posted on one or both of those :)
Anonymous asked:
I have started to read this story multiple times. I would read it, get to the last update and then go on my merry way for a few months, read it all again and finish reading the new updates. Well, I hadn't done that for a while. I spent the last two days reading it all the way through to the end. My heart is sad because it's over but it's been so great to go along the journey of Alex and Harry and their children. I'm gonna miss reading about them.
This is so sweet :) I miss writing about them often and I think about them often. I loved their story and I'm so happy I got to share it with lovely readers such as you. Thank you so much for continuing to come back and catch up with them :)
Anonymous asked:
Just wanted to say thanks for the time and effort you've put into this over 4 years!! I've loved seeing Harry and Alex's journey and even though I would have loved more, I think this was a really nice way to end with the happy endings for everyone and Emma/Christian getting their happily ever after. It was kinda weird picturing Harry as a 50 year old haha 😂😂. Wishing you all the best ❤️❤️❤️ and hope to see more works by you in the future!! Xx
Thank you! And another sorry for taking so long to respond! I haven't been on here in forever and a day :) I'm so glad you liked the ending and I appreciate the kind words :) they mean a lot to me!
Anonymous asked:
You, my friend, made me cry. I remember stumbling upon this and, upon reading the first chapter and never having read a fanfiction before, immediately fell in love with the portrayal of Alex, Emma and Harry. Thank you so much for writing such a magnificent story.
I know you sent this FOREVER ago, but I never log in here anymore so I'm so sorry to be so late with the response. I'm so glad you loved the story. I loved loved loved writing it and am so happy people still enjoy it. So thank you so much :)
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For future reference, if Prince Harry ever helps you up the stairs, he expects you to return the favor.
Prince Harry joins in some Bob Marley classics with the Joyful Noise Choir in Fulham, west London. November 15, 2016
Anonymous asked:
Loved the epilogue! its bringing tears to my eyes that this is the end of it. Thank you so much for spending all this time writing a beautiful piece of work. I hope this isn't the end of your amazing work! Also, will you be keeping this blog? What about the royalfanficcollection too?
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that more than you know :)I'm going to leave this blog up for the time being. I haven't been very active on theroyalfanficcollection blog, but as of right now, it's not going anywhere :)
Anonymous asked:
Also, Jo deleted her blog? Like I said I only come back every few months, so I didn't see her last chapter! I'm so sad! Please tell her how much I loved her story, and how much I adored her characters, as I do yours. Both of you were such amazing parts of my life while I wrote Our Version of Events, and I feel very sad that it's all finishing. Chapter of my life officially done. Congrats on finishing the story - it's a feat I could do haha! Emily xx
She did delete her blog! But if you missed her last chapter, she created a blog just to post it and to draw everything to a close. Here's a link:http://phfanfic-againstheodds.tumblr.com/post/152813874746/the-unexpected-journey-the-endIt's honestly so beautiful. I can't get over it...
Anonymous asked:
Omg Crystal! I have been silently reading since I left my own story, but fuck that was amazing and so so so so so emotional. I'm overly nostalgic right now - maybe because I was sixteen/seventeen when I first started reading your and Jo's stories and now I'm twenty and an adult and I wrote (and didn't finish lol) my own story and fuck how has it been four years? I come back every few months, and now I have ... no need to come back. Well, thank you - and Jo - for two amazing stories. Emily xx
EMILY! My heart just did a somersault! I'm so excited to hear from you!Man...it's really sentimental for me too. I can't believe it's been four years since since we were all pretty much starting these stories. I feel like we all bonded so much and it was such a supportive environment. I just...I hope you know how much I really hope for the best for you. You are SO talented and you are going to do such great things :)
I just wanted to say I really loved your story and the epilogue made me cry just a bit. I hope you continue writing. 😘
Awww thank you! I'm so glad you liked the story and the epilogue as well :) thank you for being such an awesome reader :)I will continue writing. Not this story, and probably not on this blog. But I will keep you guys updated on what I'm doing :)
Anonymous asked:
Congratulations on the end of this 4 year journey. It seems strange but right that the original trifactor of ph ff (phfanfic, jo and you) have all moved on. Good luck with your book, what's it about? Xxx
Thank you lovely :)Man, I guess there was just a few of us back when these stories started. Emily's story (phfanfic) was SO GOOD. I miss her :)The Book that Jo and I are writing takes some of our most beloved characters (the first story is Alex and Emma from my story and Bishop from her story). Of course, things will be changed to be able to create an entirely new story for them that isn't related to either of our stories, but the fundamental character structures will remain the same :)
Anonymous asked:
What a joke. So you're telling me after months of waiting and reading and getting attached to characters that's how you end it? Whatever but what a joke.
I'm afraid the joke is that you feel entitled enough to send me a message like this. Please take a step back and remember that this story was written over a four year time period and entirely for free by me, for you...without ever asking anything in exchange.I'm sorry you're not pleased with the ending, but I'm more sorry that you couldn't be decent enough about it to express you're enjoyment of the story previously, or at the very least, be constructive in your message to me here.
Great time for Ntando and Tom at Kensington Palace today, updating His Royal Highness, Prince Harry on the latest at Surfers Not Street Children.
Anonymous asked:
That was a beautiful ending to a beautiful story, and I loved every single chapter of this story. Genuinely. Will you still be around on ravishingtheroyals? I hope you still stick around - you're one of the OG members of the royal fandom haha. x
Thank you so very much! I’m so glad you enjoyed the story. Thank makes me so happy :)
I haven’t been on ravishingtheroyals in a really long time, and I’m not sure I’ll go back anytime soon to be honest. I miss my fellow bloggers but I don’t miss the constant drama or the constant debates over everything. I’m kind of enjoying just going to back to royal watching from the sidelines ;)
I got so emotional reading this. For many reasons. It was the first PHFF I read and now it found its end. I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to read this, to read their journey. Thank you so much, Crystal. Harry, Alex, Emma, Matt, Charlotte, Spencer, Charles, now Ellie and Sydney will be always with me and I'll keep imagining their future in my mind. Cannot wait to see what's next for you.
This message just...made my day. My week. My month.
THIS is why I wrote this story. This is why I stuck with it longer than I’ve stuck with any project I’ve ever taken on in my life. Because I loved giving you guys this family - Alex and Emma and Harry, etc. I loved that they meant even the tiniest bit of importance to anyone who read it.
Thank you Paloma, for your kind words. Thank you for sending this message. And most of all, thank you for reading and making these characters a part of your life.
Anonymous asked:
please don't tell me that you'll close down this blog now that you've ended the story!! :( you're one of the main reasons why I started writing and this blog/story inspires & motivates me to continue writing :)
I’m not shutting down the blog :) It will remain open for those who want to re-read, though I won’t be incredibly active on it.
And good luck with your writing! I’m so glad that I could help you along, even in a small way! :)