It reached him, it reached him![^1]
Read so many of his personal stories and translated articles
Inspired by that open-source spirit, I made some contributions of my own
My further reading on the original text got noticed
FAN!DOM! VIC!TORY!
In an instant —understood, became, a cognition stan[^2]
Haha, alright, today I’m the happiest

[^1]: “届到了 (todoketa) —Chinese internet slang derived from Japanese 届いた(todokita, “it reached/it got through”). It means “my message reached him” or “he saw it,” often used when a fan’s work or message gets noticed by someone they admire. Here, the author is thrilled that their contribution was seen by an open-source knowledge sharer they look up to.
[^2]: “认知厨 (rènzhī chú) —internet slang combining “认知” (cognition/knowing) with “厨 (from Japanese 厨 meaning obsessive fan). It refers to someone who is deeply obsessed with understanding and knowing everything about a particular person or subject. A “cognition stan” —someone whose fandom manifests through the desire to deeply know and understand.