help :)

Hi I am new to this community, and this is my first post! I was wondering, if you could tell me how to make this image:

(by bitter_ballad

mostly just the backround effects, I know how to animation but I'd sorta like to know how to do the appearing act the word "cure" does.

maybe step by step? ;)

thanks so much and if you can't help thanks anyways.

-also, when you are linking a person like I did above for the icon, is there a special thing you can type in to make it a link with the user symbol or do you need to do that all yourself everytime you give credit? thanks a lot :)