So, we've arrived at the end of another year, and I've been hearing nothing else but wishes and vows for 2018 for weeks. This is what inspired this little one shot. I hope you'll enjoy reading it.

I gift this work first of all to those who have faithfully read and reviewed/commented my earlier works, namely:

009

96 Hubbles

ahowell1993

Alex C

Alpes

AnnamarieL

Annoying tourist

Ash59

Ashblood

Aurore-du-Matin

Avirra

AZCatmom

BJames

bookworm51485

Bookwyrm

brendafay

Bronkwin2

Cherubim

cmwinner

cookieandjinx

Cookiescramble123

Crimson Rouge Rot

Dextolan

Diane

DoctorPhantom

dreamer 3097

Ebenbild

Ephebia

fishtrek

Gryffyn Addams

Hippiechic81

Kakak195

Lenecgan

Lenika08

Lethe2

Light Lamperouge

Ludub

MassiveThinker777

Michaela pendragon Holmes

m-j98

Namira 0.0

poohbear123

rain. bun

Rebecca1

SammyGirlForLife

Sazzita

sherryola

silentmayhem

003

SiriusDancer

SpenceFTW

spxxxxx

tannerose5

TheEvilAshleyness

themuller

TheSilverHunt3r

tlcroft

Tyalieva

viviena-av

WaterLilly122

WeAreIdealist

on this site and

analyn100

BarbaraK1

BryWrites

Chey

Elys03

Emma

eurodurk

HouVanLezen

hp80

InsomniacFox

IronGreyWolf

J on

jayswing96

Jem

JustAnotherUnderstudy

Kadaiana

kateryne

katieh28

lady_chibineko

LadyPhantomhive

Ladytokyo

LiliumVeith

Linorien

loretta537

Luce218593

lunatrixlupin

Lynnbee

Masochistkitten

NobleHouseOfBlack

notreallyme

One Who Reads

opalescentgold

Person_with_a_cool_name

RavenOceana

rigger42

RiversTardis7

rsemma

Serier4Ever

themuller

TouchoftheWind

Trealla

Tyalieva

Village_Mystic

yuki312039

Zinc

on AO3.

I hope I didn't leave anyone out; sorting through old reviews and collecting all the names took almost as much time as writing the story itself and it was at least equally as much fun – if not even more. :D I can't believe so many people took the time to write to me; it's incredible! I'm honestly amazed.

Also, a heartfelt thank you to all those who didn't review but read/favorited/followed any one of my stories!

I also thank the new readers who will read this story first. :)

I have always tried to individually answer each of you but I'm not sure I managed… Also, there are some users who don't allow PMs or who review as guests. So again to everyone: an enormous thank you for all the support and inspiration you've given me! I, personally, wish for nothing more for 2018 but to continue to be surrounded (even if only virtually) by people like you!

I wish a very happy and fanfiction-filled new year to every writer and reader!

E. J. Morgan