I crave the flames.

This is something Ive been thinking on for a long while, and with the recent controversies surrounding Dandy's World, I feel like now is a good time to do this.

As of now, I am officially ending the Dead End AU, or at the very least putting it on semi-permanent hiatus.

Dandy's World and its characters still mean a lot to me personally, even if the people behind it arent as great as I had though. However the drama isnt the main reason for the AU's cancellation, but still something that made me further think on and eventually decide on this choice.

The main reason for the end of Dead End is motivation. As time has gone on I realized I bit off more than I could chew, and what started as a fun AU to doodle and talk about started feeling more like chores and obligations.

I adored making fun doodles, and answering questions, and working at a pace with a work size that was manageable. But as I tried for more and more and aimed bigger and bigger it just started to get exhausting.

Im sure with the AU being ended youre wondering: What was the end of Dead End going to look like? Unfortunately, Ive got nothing. Another big issue is that Dead End was almost completely made up as I went along. There never was a planned ending, which is absolutely another contributing factor to the burnout. instead of having a set goal to reach for I just kept throwing in ideas and plot points and moving the finish line further and further back.

So. Thats it. There will likely be no new Dead End content, at least not for a long while. I figured just coming out with an official closure would be better than more months of insisting I'll get back to it only to struggle to put out a consistent amount of content.

Rest assured, all of the previous posts will stay up, nothing is getting taken down, so youre free to go back and look at whatever you want. I also encourage you all to make your own takes on Dead End if you have ideas on where the plot should go. But for the time being, Im closing it off here.

Theres a few bits of art that never got shown, designs for characters not yet in the dead end and a few for characters who had yet to respawn. I'll be putting those into a separate post for you all to see.

Finally, I want to thank you all. Dead End was my first big public project, and even with the burnout and motivation issues at the end it was still great experience, and helped me see that people are interested in the things I make. Your support means the world to me, and if you stick around for my other projects or not, I thank you for being here now.

I already drew a little qinter so now have LYNXFALL FOR PRIDE MONTH! YAY YURI!!