Dear Disrespectful Ship Fans (Especially Disrespectful Bennomi Fans)...

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I want to address a problem in TGGBB: respecting other people's ships.

Respect all other ships or else Bennomi will be permanently off the ship table. I will make it sink and never see the light of day.

If you cannot respect another ship, I'm going to twist this series like putting wired earphones in your pocket and taking it out to see it a tangled mess.

I'm going to may Rayomi happen, make Parker come back, make Bennett be Nicotine and sent to jail. I'll do it. I've done crazier things! You've read TGGBB.

I've seen the theories that Bennett might die. Thanks for the idea!

Now that I have properly scared you, know that I'm not going to do that. Now read further.

There have been several Bennomi fans have been disrespectful in the comments. I was reading the Decomi babysitting scene which I was proud of because it showed the aspect of bullying when you're worried about a loved one is going to be bullied. I made such a strong character just breakdown in front of you and show how broken they truly are. It was a powerful scene that I was so proud of. And then it was RUINED by:

"Not my ship."

"But Bennomi... But Bennett..."

"Just going to skip this because it's not my ship."

I did NOT just pour out my heart and soul into that chapter just to read those comments.

This can also be seen with Parkomi scenes too.

These comments make me rethink being a writer. Were they not good enough that you couldn't respect the scene itself? Enough about the ship. What about the effort I put into it? My words fell from deaf ears, blind eyes.

Whenever a Bennomi scene has happened, there have been many Decomi and Jordomi fans have been nothing but respectful and keeping quiet as you all can enjoy the scene in peace. But you Bennomi fans would make Bennett disappointed in you.

(Nudges Bennett)

Bennett: I'm disappointed in you.

See! He's disappointed!

Bennett's character arc hasn't even ended yet. If a character or scene is having their moment to shine, LET THEM SHINE!

AND stop thinking that I'm aiming at ALL Bennomi fans. My gosh please read the entire post before bombarding my message board and inbox. I'm aiming at the disrespectful fans who comment, MANY of them being vocal Bennomi fans. Don't think I'm targeting you- hundreds of readers have complained about it in the comment sections or came forward to me about this problem in my inbox because the difference between Bennomi fans and Decomi or Jordomi fans are "unfair" in their words.

There's nothing to be ashamed of being a Bennomi fan! I love Bennomi just as much as I love Jordomi, Decomi and any other ship! Why are you offended by me? Be offended that there are readers who are ruining your ship's good name- making Bennomi seem "mainstream". He isn't mainstream- he's an actual character, a human being!

And stop telling me who my character is and what the ship represents. I've been making this series for eight years. Save yourself the trouble and my message board/inbox space. It's like you're lecturing me. Like what?

Of course I know it's only from the readers who comment such things. Yes, some are you are just passionate, but some of you can be quite rude. I know there are silent readers or readers who do comment but are respectful. Don't think I'm aiming for all Bennomi fans, only the disrespectful ones.

We are readers. We see a character through their words, actions, and beliefs. 

There are more Decomi scenes than the other two, amazing scenes at that, and yet he's STILL underrated. I mean Jordomi has more chemistry than Decomi and Bennomi scenes combined. And Jordomi fans- I'm giving you your justice don't worry. I love you Jordomi fans.

And you just don't understand. I love Bennett. I'm so excited about what I have in store for him. He has so much potential that I'm building up to. His character arc has been the slowest build-up ever since TGGBB. I can't wait to even make his rewrite in Broken Glasses. I'm so excited as a writer and a reader, and you should be excited too!

And I just want to apologize to all of the Bennomi fans who HAVE been respectful. I apologize that has been the case. I want to write Bennomi scenes but I dreaded writing one only to see it just be so much popular than the other ships I have written. I dread the fact that Jordomi and Decomi scenes have been bombarded with disrespectful Bennomi comments, but if a Bennomi scene comes then the other ships will be quiet.

I wanted a balance between the three main ships. But seeing that huge disparity, I haven't been putting ANY Bennomi ships. Just know that you're literally blocking yourselves (you know what I wanted to say).

So from now on, if a ship scene happens, either you support the ship because it's a good scene I worked hard to write or it's your ship, or just simply... not comment. It's that easy!

There should be NO infighting between ships. There should be no fighting inside the Bennomi ship. You should just self reflect on your own.

Also, this series is more than just romance- you should already know this. The main four are first and foremost friends and a family. When they say their friends don't say "oh no the friendzone", no they're already IN the friendzone. There is more to life than romance. There is friendship, self-respect, and growth.

Someone start a hashtag to stop fans, of any ship, who does disrespects a ship scene that isn't their own. Yes you have the freedom to comment what you want but that freedom demands respect first and foremost. Respect to the character, to the readers, and to me as the writer.

Some of you are mad that I'm using this to single out individuals. No I'm trying to END a recurring ACTION, a TOXIC ACTIVITY. Something that pollutes the atmosphere of my book and shifts the focus away from its message into some free-for-all. I believe in using my power as author to make the book a better experience for the reader. Too many times a scene if not a whole chapter was ruined for a reader simply through disrespectful comments. Readers have came to me asking for me to address this issue.

Readers have told me that chapters were ruined. Readers have told me that these vocal fans don't represent their ship. Please know that I'M the original captain of a ship and I know what each ship represents and so they must all be equally loved and respected.

This is a long time issue that finally needs to be addressed. Already there are readers that have bullied or argued against each others- it hurts reading those arguments with readers fighting over who is the better ship. I hope that the existence of this hashtag and that though this lecture of a chapter will make people learn to be respectful not only in this book but all of Wattpad.

I love this fandom. I'm proud to write for you. So I know you're better than that. We're a community filled with love and respect. I use this series so you can learn more than what you would have expected in a good girl-bad boy story. For you to develop opinions and see different perspectives on the topic of bullying. If you haven't done that, then you need to reread the series again because apparently you have learned nothing.


Now that I'm writing this with a slightly clearer head, I just want to say I'm not in the best mindset. The pandemic, the BLM movement, and the nonstop writing to keep me from thinking about everything else. I'm wearing myself out. Then when I tried to read that lovely Decomi scene, I got mad and needed to address this problem. It really is just scary how it just seems I'm so alone in this.

I just don't want this to hurt the fandom, but to make it better. So please do it for a small, plastic cube just doing her best.





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After post:

After the latest chapter post of "Dear Disrespectful Bennomi Fans...", I want to tell you all that you don't need to apologize on behalf of Bennomi fans whether you DID or DIDN'T do anything. The fact that you're apologizing in the first place already shows that you care about Bennett as the person he is and represents as well as Bennomi and the love between them.

It is still my story and I'm not going to make a few disrespectful readers change how I will write my story. If I feel like making a Bennomi scene, I'll write it. If I feel like making a Jordomi, Decomi, Jeclan, Dominomi/Nominic (have we established the ship name already?), Rayomi, or anything else, I'll write it. End of story.

Well not actually end of the story. I'm still writing it. It's still ongoing. Don't worry.

The reason for that post was to make a wake-up call. This has been a long-running problem of TGGBB that has negatively impacted the reader's experience as well as belittling my work as the writer.

As someone has eloquently commented, "You just made a writer not want to write".

By showing you my "power" as the writer, a power I have just recently realized, I'm showing that I'm not going to stand by as you continue to ruin the reading experience of other readers. I'm going to defend the readers who are trying to enjoy my story. You're calling it bullying? Telling me, the author of TGGBB, I'm bullying when I'm trying to defend these readers? No, rethink that.

As a community, fandom, cult, we will now move forward together and enjoy the rest of the series. Please look forward to this weekend for the second chapter of "Broken Glasses".

And Bennomi fans please listen to Ricky Montgomery's "Line Without a Hook". I have been listening to that song nonstop thinking about Bennomi for the past few weeks and it is inspiring. Other ships, you may also listen to it as well and think of your ship as well. It's just that when I heard that song, I thought about Bennomi for it.

And I'm tired of having to defend myself through this massive problem this fandom has that readers can agree.

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