(I hope I am doing this right- I am not so forum savvy ;>~<)

Hiya! My name is Avi, or the Bittersweet Aviquine. I'm 16, and the most important people in my life are my animal companions (and my best friend since elementary).

I've been collecting since around the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 if I recall correctly... I had just left middle school for good, and with all this newfound time to myself, I discovered that a lot of the things I thought I had grown out of (I had been severely masking for years and it felt like I'd forgotten myself), I still loved deeply: Like My Little Pony!! (+Pokemon, Warrior Cats, Undertale... I'm that kid.) Not only that, but I fell in love with the g1 show, as I have always been enchanted by forms of animation like traditional animation and stopmotion, and the charm was unlike any other. I grew up with FiM, though, and love it just as much.

This is also the same time I began customizing again, though I only customize G4 ponies right now (and the occasional LPS) as I am too intimidated to customize anything else (I feel like the older generations are too precious). I collect all generations, but it is definitely my favorite hobby to clean and restore g1 ponies. I seem to learn new techniques every day.

I hope that was not too long an intro! I tried to be thorough, haha.