A tribute to Dark Phoenix

A humble tribute to the one known as

Dark Phoenix

(I hope that looks badass and scary enough =) )

Comrades. Hallowed companions. Partners in crime. Best buds. Honoured followers of one another. These are all words that describe our friendship. Dark Phoenix is more than my best friend; he's truly an inspiration.

How can I possibly put into words how much Phoenix means to me and how much he has enhanced my life? Phoenix is truly a gem, a diamond in the rough, a one-in-a-million, and I am honoured to be able to call him my friend, and for him to do the same.

From the time I first met him in that horrid monotonous chemistry class, I have had nothing but respect for him, and I believe the feeling is mutual. If I could change one thing about our friendship, it would be that we had met earlier and been friends even longer. But I suppose destiny's choice of timing was as good as any other. We both found each other in a time of need, when we had few friends, had low self-esteem, and needed something to believe in. In each other we have found a sacred bond of friendship indestructible by even the strongest steel blade.

Phoenix has helped make me the person I am today. Without him I would be a miserable being. Whether he or anyone else realizes it or not, he has given me reason to believe that life doesn't have to be dull, that there is still kindness and beauty left in the world, that people still care. He has shown me adventure, and enlightened me into what I thought were wild and much-desired delusions of fantasy and grandure, but am realizing more and more that they are all starting to become a reality. We have shared our dreams with each other, and are helping each others' all come true. He has shown me the way to making my wildest dreams come true, shredding even the most entangled thorny vines of my past, and proving to myself that I am the king of my own destiny.

Phoenix is a great friend to all who know him well. He is very affectionate and supportive. He has a firm grasp on the workings of the human psyche, and is exceptional at peering into people's minds to find out what is troubling them, and always offers to help in any way he can. He respects and sticks up for his friends. He has an amazing analytical mind, and spends a lot of his time in deep thinking, coming up with new ideas, dreams, and fantasies. He has come up with some of the most amazing ideas of anyone I know, and he is definitely one of the most intelligent people I have ever met and probably will meet in my lifetime. But he also knows how to have a good time. I have embarked on some of the most thrilling adventures with him, even the ones which were only in our minds. I'd say that he's quite proficient at partying, and pushes that talent to its very limits, creating a thrilling and enjoyable experience for all who have the privilege of accompanying him. In many ways he reminds me of myself, but in some respects we are also very different, which always keeps it interesting.

In this crazy fucked-up world, the one I once believed was devoid of anything but evil, the one which has crushed many of my dreams and put me through so much torture, the one which has driven me close to my own death countless times, even the same one which almost killed me had the angelic Marissa not come to my emotional rescue (but that's a completely different webpage), many friends have come and gone, but I know that there is at least one who will always be there, and that is the one, the only, the great, the indispensable meritorious topflight redeemer of worthwhile jocunditous conscious existence, Dark Phoenix.

(And no, he is not my boyfriend. :-) )