> I was into pokemon as a kid and wanted to make a "fan site", which is what got me learning

Oh wow, this reminded me... I was also ~12, maybe a bit younger, I don't know exactly.

I wanted to build my own Neopets, using Dreamweaver! I was making page after page, so I could link them together.

Stuff like: "home.html" -> "acara.html" -> "feed acara.html" -> "home after feed acara.html"... I didn't understand how people could make something like Neopets!?!

Luckly my older brother gave me some tips. But yeah, that started off my journey, as well as Game Maker!