fall in love (again and again)

I'm really sorry for leaving you guys hanging with my fics!! I know it's fic, it's fun, it's a hobby, all the things, but even though I know that, I still feel guilty. I miss them, I miss writing, I miss sharing writing with you. I just don't have a lot of gas in the tank right now. I thought I'd gotten past it / averted the burn-out, but work has kept down-pouring and I'm just tired 😔 I've basically replaced all my usual writing time outside work with other things to cut down on screen time, since I was having some really bad eye strain symptoms, and that's been helping me a lot mentally/physically. I've also been reading a lot more, and without the creative energy to write, I've been building out my little libraries in Notion and doing crafty things in there to still have fun with books, characters, etc., in a low-pressure way. And it's been really fun! I feel like I'm just staying afloat most of the time, but I'm trying to do my best with it and take care of myself so I don't burn out completely. And since I do have the capacity to read (and honestly have been leaning on it like a crutch lol, I literally bribe myself throughout the work day, "do this project and you can read a chapter," etc.), I'm trying to embrace it and look at it as an opportunity to catch up on books and fics that have been on my tbr. Please please know that if I could be writing right now, I would be!! In the meantime I will definitely share fics I read/rec 🫶 Thank you for your patience!! 💓