Aha, hello! Man it's been a while.
I want to start off by apologizing for just...disappearing off the map and kinda poking on and off (well mostly off let's be real here). 2020 and 2021, let's face it, has been a real shit show and it's caused a lot of issues for everyone, me included despite having the supposed time to write. So I want to take this time that I have now to answer some questions I know a lot of you have at the moment.
1. Where have I been/What have I been doing?
So this question has a rather simple answer, but a long explanation. To put it simply I....have been really busy with a lot of in real life stuff and also kinda got distracted amongst other things...Okay Genshin I got sucked into Genshin Impact and I'm AR 55 about to be 56 as a Childe main but THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT! I have been very...very busy.
To kinda keep it simplified, I've been trying to find a new job to escape my old one. As of luck I have managed to get out of that sticky situation and found a new job that has better pay and actual benefits than my old job. Even still there is a risk cause I'm only on a 90 day probation. If I don't pass....well I have to go back to job hunting, which isn't going to be fun, especially in this time we are in. So hopefully I pass so I can have some sort of solid income for once. Other things include family matters ranging from my dad's medical needs to my own physical and mental health being on and off the table, mostly on cause I'm really tired at this point and just want sleep. But what is sleep am I right? So financially and health wise/emotional wise...I'm not 100% stable, I would need some time in order for me to get things back together before I can even say I am fully okay. If you'd like to help, down below I will link to my Ko-Fi, Commissions, and Buy Me A Coffee links.
Another thing to note because of the aforementioned Genshin, I have been putting a lot of energy into that in terms of my art and also another upcoming fic project I have started with another friend of mine. That...is more ship centered than anything, nothing compared to what I do with Ultimatum and If Things Were Different. So if you are interested in Genshin Impact and are familiar with the ship Chilumi then...yeah look out for that. And before discourse happens in relation to this ship because believe me I've seen a lot of discourse about it: No, I do not and have not ever seen Lumine or Aether as a minor. It is already stated in canon they are over 500 years old and are ageless characters (basically immortal characters) and plus it is a common trope for young looking adults to be mistaken for youngins anyways (something I face very much so in my daily life so yeah). But yes....if you are interested in that, just check out my page in Ao3, it's in progress. At the same time I'm also a part of a zine for Genshin, so just be on the look out for that too :D
Finally I want to say that I'm also working on creating my IP, but that one is still gonna be a bit on the back burner mostly cause I'm just....screaming with life as it is right now. But it is still being worked on, just not as frequently as I would like. Eventually I will give more information when I have more time an energy to put more effort into it.
2. What is the current status of both Ultimatum and If Things Were Different?
At the moment I want to say Ultimatum is about 85% completed with the finale and epilogue of the series completed and the last remaining chapters currently being written. Chapter 16 is about 78% complete, so it'll be some time for chapters 17 and 18 to be completed as well. My goal for this year AT LEAST is to finish Ultimatum.
For If Things Were Different, it is still in season 2 of the actual canon, but the changes will be coming soon as to where it diverges from canon. It's just that for ITWD at the moment hasn't been my main focus as of late since things have been busy. Once Ultimatum has finally finished though I will be putting focus again on getting ITWD done and over with. It is my first ever serious fic that I've wanted to really do and I really have fun with its concept, so there is no doubt that I will not abandon this fic either.
I don't have a set date as to when either fics will be updated as things are still chaotic and such. When the chapters are done, they will be posted as soon as possible. As for having the comments off, they will return back on the moment for at least Ultimatum being finished or when its next chapter is updated. It's entirely dependant on how my mental state is doing at the time when I do post the next chapter. The chapter itself is a bit of a chunker, so brace yourself it's going to get interesting.
3. What is the future of the fics? Will there be sequels?
As of right now, both fics have their own sequels. There is a small manga I am in the works of (I just need to revamp and redo some of the pages to practice a little more) for Ultimatum. Fic wise Ultimatum will follow a sequel involving Defcon's twin terrors that you've seen kinda floating around and also were stars in Cinna's mini series she made in relation to the fic. ITWD's sequel will also involve a divergent, so it won't really be fully following the series after season 3 of BnHA. Entirely different plot centering the main bad guy and All For One himself, woo! So that's something to look forward to.
Besides that, there is another AU in the works, more fantasy in setting and will have a bit of a trollish Izuku in that regard. I'm rather excited about it, but I first need to get all of these other things sorted out before I even consider doing anything else.
4. Will there be a Discord server?
In regards to a Discord server being made: Yes, it is currently in development and I'm working not just with Cinna but also with @boss-the-goofball in making it happen. It's gonna be a bit more personal and be more towards what I do not just revolving around the fics themselves, so some ground rules are being ironed out right now to get it started. When it will be released? Possibly around the time I get chapter 16 or 17 of Ultimatum up and running. So stay tuned for that.
Now, time to get to the bottom of things I would like to do for those who enjoy the series and possibly want to connect with me in some way. I've been wanting to engage with my audience for a while now and this blog had been something for that. Unfortunately I cannot always man it as well as my lovely beta reader and good friend Cinna, so we can't always answer asks right away. So I thought why not hear from you guys a little bit? Feel free to answer in replies or in asks if anything sounds interesting to you.
If I started streaming more frequently, say playing games or drawing or just there to hang, would you be interested?
Merch, would you be interested in seeing merch from me in some shape or form, whether it's in relation to the fics or even just BnHA in general or more?
If I open a Patreon (besides a Ko-Fi and Buy Me a Coffee that exists) would you like to support it?
Would anyone be interested in contests or raffles of some sort?
Other things you'd like to see from me?
I want to thank you all again for being patient while waiting for me to finish these two fics. Believe me I've felt pretty bad that I've had to step away for a while to handle a lot of things off screen. But I just want to assure people that so far I've been semi-okay and that I'm still around. I'm just....lurking for the most part.
Again if you'd like to show your support, feel free to use these links down below. I'm currently open for commissions and anything and everything helps a ton to just keep myself afloat.
Again, thank you so much for sticking around after all this time. I truly appreciate you guys being here.
Commissions | Ko-fi | Buy Me a Coffee
