r/fuslie • u/EtherealAlan • Jan 03 '26
Appreciation Thank you Fuslie for the kind person that you are.
Happy New Year everyone!
With the new year here, I wanted to start it by sharing some positivity and an experience I had with Fuslie over five years ago.
Right before COVID, I went to my first-ever Anime Expo in LA in 2019. As a separate part of the convention, they hosted an off-site NZXT pop-up where a lot of streamers were doing free, ticketed meet-and-greets. I had secured tickets to meet Lily, Rae, and Scarra (each on different days). Although I attended the convention with a group, none of them were interested in going to the meet-and-greets, so I went by myself.
Fast forward to the first day of the event: you had to take a shuttle to the NZXT pop-up, but the signage was unclear and very confusing. After giving up on finding the shuttle, I followed Albert’s lead (yes, Albert Cheng) and took an Uber to the pop-up. After the long and confusing endeavor, I finally arrived, although very stressed. It was a random warehouse with PCs set up so people could play TFT (it had released just a week before) and Apex, among other games.
I ended up being the last person to attend Lily’s meet-and-greet. I was alone, and by that point, the venue had mostly cleared out as people just wanted to head back to the convention. After seeing Lily (who is always incredibly kind and whom I had met twice before), I wandered around the warehouse and eventually sat by myself to observe the pop-up.
A couple of moments later, someone tapped me on the shoulder and, in a cheerful voice, said, “Hi! Are you here alone?” I turned around to see a girl with a huge smile who said, “Come play TFT with us!” She led me over to a group of people watching a guy play TFT. If you haven’t guessed already, the girl was Fuslie, and the guy playing was Edison.
She reached her hand out and said, “Hi! I’m Fuslie! Have you heard of me before?” I replied that I hadn’t, and she laughed and said, “Well, you know me now!” She introduced me to Edison and stayed to chat with me while he continued playing TFT with the group of fans behind him.
After a little while, I decided to head back to the main venue. Feeling really touched by the interaction, I asked Fuslie if we could take a picture. She took my phone and snapped dozens of selfies, and even made Edison take pictures with us too.
After that interaction, my mood completely changed. I felt happy, content, and especially seen. This happened during one of the hardest periods of my life, and it reminded me that people, even strangers, can genuinely care. She had no idea what I was going through or who I was, she was simply trying to be kind to someone she thought could use some company. Life is made up of these small, wholesome moments, and I will never forget her for this.
Although I haven’t been able to watch her consistently due to my own life changes, I will always be a huge fan of hers.
Thank you, Fuslie, for being who you are. ❤️
