This has been about 13 years in the making. When I first submitted that older refsheet, I knew that I wanted to make another for myself as I am, rather than idealized as Chocolate (and of course, Ruby later on). It took me about a month from start to finish to get this done, and it feels so good to have finally put it down on paper.

Being entirely honest, I was surprised by how much I struggled to find the right words when I sat down to write this out, given how important this refsheet turned out to be for me. Not because I didn't have much to say, but because I didn't know where to start from. I do wish I'd thought to post this on Chocolate day, which is when I finished it, but I still have that at least.

The entire time I was working on this project, I kept thinking about how it took the combined influence of starting on HRT and realizing that I'm puppy to finally force me to commit to how I want to be seen. To tell the whole story though, once I'd added mechanics to my fursona, I suddenly had a strong need to explain them. Can't imagine why... *Coughs in Game Designer*

I also planned the sheet as one huge piece, but it quickly grew cumbersome and I took the extra steps of formatting it as three standalone parts as well. I'm not sure which of the two layouts I prefer, so I just posted them both anyway.

Writing about myself in this way has never been easy for me, but I've grown confident enough to want to do it anyway.

I hope you like the results of this crazy journey as much as I enjoyed commemorating having made it this far. 💝