Daydreamer

For a moment that nightmare, that specter of the child, of you, laying prone in the vast underworld of Coruscant, so far beyond his reach, surfaced again within the depths of his mind. Like a dark shadow, the reminder that he had almost lost the both of you, that he could have never seen either of you again made his shoulders tighten, his jaw clench. His gentle touch around your shoulders fisted into your sleeves, knuckles white with a fierceness previously unknown to him. Behind his visor, Din's shaded eyes flashed dangerously with the urge to fight, to defend, to protect the two of you with everything he had.

 The image brought forth a relentless protectiveness that prowled across Din's thoughts, unwittingly tightening his hold on you both. Din felt his chest constrict, that same responsive anger rising in defense, in the Mandalorian instinct to protect, to defend. Like a loth-wolf, Din could feel a growl surface within him, as if daring the stars themselves to try and take you both from him once more.

I’m at 12k for this chapter so far SO WE’RE GETTING THERE but it’s so sad because I’ve got two midterms this week, a quiz, and an essay due 😭 but I’m getting close to finishing the first draft of the next chapter and just needing to edit and post, so YAY, just two more scenes to write!! I want to work on it so bad but I also don’t want to fail my classes and I’m sorry I’m not great at excelling at both at the same time, classes get harder every semester and I’m genuinely trying my best. Thank you for everyone who has been supportive and patient with me, I know it’s been a little over a month since the last chapter but it’s almost there so don’t worry! Should just be another few thousand words so I imagine a drop date will be announced within the next week or two.

I’ve also decided I’m going to turn off anonymous asks for awhile. I don’t ever answer any of the hate messages I get because I don’t want to start drama or disrespect the space I’ve created for us to have fun and goof and be happy together, I want the space to continue to have an integrity that’s not muddied by people in my inbox who just want to spread negativity, shitty assumptions, and unnecessary rudeness. I didn’t originally want to turn off anon because I know that people tend to get discouraged from sending messages altogether if anon is off and I’m so sorry if this prevents you from saying hi, but unfortunately every time I log on to draft an update for yall, I read some messages that sometimes make me want to announce this as the last chapter of the story and just have it be done and over with. I’m not going to because it’s not fair to me as the author to not let my ideas play out the way I’ve been planning for an entire year, it’s not fair to the readers who have been incredibly supportive about their response to the story, and it’s not fair to the story itself to let it finish early and not be told the way it was meant to be. So I’ve decided to switch off anon for a little while and I hope that’s okay, it’s just a way for me to be able to continue writing and posting in my own space until rough day concludes the way it’s meant to without my mental health suffering. This story is a comfort to a lot of people, including myself, and I don’t want to do a disservice to it or its readers by not finishing or finishing early just because of hate.

ANYWAYS NO MORE NEGATIVITY NO MORE TALK ABOUT SAD THINGS YALL I’ll keep chugging along on this next chapter and we can have some nice pics of Pedro in comfy white teeshirts in the meantime god bless

I love y’all dearly, I hope everything is going well for you 💕

Also ps because I feel bad for the majority of this post talking about heavy things, here’s another sneak peek if you want it! I know it won’t make up for the wait but I want you to know that I am continuing to work diligently on it and it will be out soon 👀

and a very merry v day yall

so for anyone who scrolled over how long this post is and having a bit of a scare, DO NOT WORRY THERE IS NOTHING BAD GOING ON and I am continuing to work on the next chapter of rough day to post as soon as I can so HAPPY BEEPS NOTHING BAD, just an update for anyone who is interested 🥰

okay okay I know it’s been a hot fuckin minute since I’ve been on and I’ve read through the super supportive messages people have sent and I just wanna start out by saying that you’re seriously the greatest group of people on this fuckin planet and I’m so very thankful for all the love and good vibes everyone has sent my way 🥺 I feel bad that I haven’t updated or interacted but I’ve been very busy with classes and family things for the past few weeks. I was also having a little trouble writing for some reason, which really sucks because I decided to take a break right before finishing out this arc and that’s not cool of me tbh I’m sorry I left on a cliffhanger

I spent a little time getting introspective and unfortunately sometimes negativity can get to you even when you’re trying your absolute best to see the positives in everything, and I think I just allowed the pressure and negativity to get to me a little bit. My writing felt stunted because I kept thinking about what people want and what people think instead of the way I want the story to go, and though I work on it every single night, the next chapter is still nowhere close to where I want it to be. This isn’t even the last chapter of rough day, there’s a lot more that I have planned, but I’ve only been able to write about 6k of the newest chapter so far (about a little less than half, I think?) and I feel so bad for saying that because I know a lot of you hoped for a Valentine’s Day update and I couldn’t make it happen this time around and I’m sorry, but I still consider it to be progress even if it’s not nearly as much as I hoped I’d make!

BUT GOOD NEWS IS I’m continuing to inch through and fight my way through this writer’s block, thanks for hanging tight and being patient with me! I’ll drop a lil sneak peek if anyone is interested, and I’ll see you soon with the next chapter!! 🥰🥰

“Mm,” Din replies with his mouth full.

“Is it not the best thing you’ve ever tasted?”

“Close”

@no-droids you are a magician 💜

thank you for the love and beauty you've putting into words. I can't even tell you how excited I am every time there's an update.

I've decided that purple fruit looks like kiwi inside because...you know reasons, but tastes like blueberries because of the same reasons lolol.

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