#blog update

Hello everyone, Neko here!

(And currently a little sick, so I apologize for not clarifying things sooner!)

In previous posts, I mentioned a new partnership in China and official merchandise being made available there as well!

The Chinese side of the fandom showed a lot of interest in official merchandise and actively requested official products. Thanks to that support and enthusiasm from the fans, our partner, Chun Li Ji, reached out to me and kindly offered to help make that happen. China was actually one of the countries where I wasn't even sure I would be able to ship products myself, so their help has been incredibly valuable!

So far, no other companies in other countries have expressed interest in a partnership. Because of that, I've been working on creating my own store, which I've mentioned a few times before. Making these sorts of partnerships is a slow, careful process, and they don't appear overnight or happen without effort on part of a creator, the fans, and the companies themselves— these things take time and a great amount of care!

The first wave of products in the store I myself will be opening and running will include keychains, tickets, dakimakuras, acrylic stands, and a few other items! If everything goes well with production and shipping, I'll be able to start expanding the lineup with pins and other merchandise in the future.

Please remember that I myself am not a company, so finding suppliers and producing everything takes time. The first samples I received from some manufacturers didn't meet the quality standards I was looking for, so there's been a lot of research and testing involved in finding suppliers that can deliver the quality I want for you all. So until other partnerships are secured, I am working as quickly and as passionately as I can to allow fans elsewhere to have merchandise of these characters that they love so much, and it means a lot that you all are so outspoken and passionate about it!

Several products are already in production but they haven't arrived yet, which is why the store hasn't opened.

And throughout all of this, I refuse to put the game's update on hold! So yes, that means I'm also working hard on getting the Day 3 update out at the same time.

As soon as the products arrive, I'll be able to make posts showing everything in detail before the store officially opens.

As always, I'll keep you updated as I receive news about both the official Chinese merchandise and my own store!

I'm also aware of an unauthorized plush currently being produced and sold by a manufacturer without permission. The necessary steps are already being taken to address the situation.

Anthony Bridgerton x Wife!Reader

one-shot | fluff with angst | established marriage

At Last

Word Count: 1,300

Warning: none just fluff

Summary:

After a long season of waiting and quiet heartbreak, hope finds its way back into Anthony Bridgerton’s life in the most unexpected and tender of ways.

Author’s Note:

Sorry this took a little while! I was a bit stumped on how to write this and still keep it in my style while also working on Part 3 of the series. I hope you enjoy it and that it’s to your liking🙂‍↕️

There had been many months too many where hope arrived quietly and left just as softly.

Anthony never spoke of it outright. He was a man trained to endure, to shoulder burdens in silence, to love fiercely but privately. Still, you noticed the way his hand lingered at your waist a second longer each morning, as though memorizing you. The way his jaw tightened whenever one of his siblings announced a new child. The way he kissed your temple at night, careful and reverent, as if afraid to ask the world for more.

You had wanted this too. Desperately.

And when it did not happen, you grieved together in quiet ways shared glances, hands entwined beneath the table, whispered reassurances in the dark.

So when the truth finally revealed itself, it felt unreal.

You sat alone in your chambers, the early morning light spilling across the floor, your heart pounding so loudly you were certain the entire house could hear it. The proof trembled in your hands. Tears blurred your vision before you even realized you were crying.

After so long…

After all the waiting…

It had finally happened.

Anthony found you later that morning in the sitting room, standing by the window with your back to the door. He smiled when he saw you soft, familiar, full of a love that had never once wavered.

“My love,” he said gently. “You are awake early.”

You turned slowly, your expression unreadable. His smile faded just a fraction.

“Is something wrong?” he asked, already crossing the room.

You shook your head, breath uneven. “No. I—Anthony, I need you to listen to me. Properly.”

That did it. His shoulders squared. “You have my full attention.”

You stepped closer, reaching for his hands. He let you take them, concern etched into every line of his face.

“I know this has been difficult,” you began softly. “For both of us.”

His thumbs brushed over your knuckles, grounding. “We have endured worse,” he said, though his voice wavered. “And we have endured it together.”

You swallowed hard. “Yes. We have.”

There was a pause. A breath.

“And we won’t have to endure this particular ache anymore.”

Anthony frowned slightly, confusion flickering across his features.

“What do you mean?”

You placed his hand gently against your abdomen. Just there. Just enough.

“I am with child.”

The words hung between you, fragile and trembling.

Anthony froze.

For one terrible second, you worried he had not heard you correctly.

Then his breath hitched sharp, broken and his eyes filled with something so raw it stole the air from your lungs.

“You…?” he whispered. “You are certain?”

You nodded, tears spilling freely now. “I am.”

He laughed a sound torn from somewhere deep in his chest and then his knees nearly gave way. He pulled you into him with a force born of months of restraint, burying his face in your hair.

“Oh God,” he breathed. “Oh God—my love.”

You felt the warmth of tears against your skin.

Anthony Bridgerton, Viscount, protector, pillar of his family crying openly as he held you.

“I feared…” His voice broke. “I feared I had failed you.”

You pulled back just enough to cradle his face. “You never failed me. Not once.”

He kissed you then soft, reverent, shaking his forehead resting against yours as if he needed the contact to stay upright.

“We made something,” he murmured in awe. “You and I.”

You smiled through your tears. “Yes. We did.”

He dropped another kiss to your brow, then your cheek, then pressed his lips to your stomach as though the world might end if he did not acknowledge it properly.

“I already love them,” he said quietly. “Beyond reason.”

Your heart ached in the best possible way.

Later, when he finally pulled you into his arms again, Anthony held you as if you were precious glass hands warm, protective, unyielding.

“At last,” he whispered into your hair. “At last.”

Alright gang, Starting from this day this blog will enter a semi-hiatus. Asks will still be answered, but don't expect art for a while. The official chapters will still be worked on, but it might take longer to finish them.

I'm not quite sure how to announce this, so I'm just going to come out and say it:

After I complete my portion of Nica's route translation, I am going to suspend all future translations for IkeVil content indefinitely.

This is was not an easy decision, and I've been mulling it over since about the end of last year. There are several reasons as to why I've chosen to do this, but I don't feel like discussing them. At any rate, I am super grateful to everyone who has stuck with me since my early days of extremely rough translations up until now. Many of you have been very supportive and kind, so from the bottom of my heart, thank you ♡

Of course, the translations I've posted so far will remain posted on my blog as an archive. And until I complete Nica's route, any events that I am interested in translating will be posted as well. Despite my not translating any future content, I still intend to play the JP server and will likely share summaries or highlights of the events for the suitors.

There's plenty of amazing fan translators on here who will do an amazing job at supplying anything I would contribute, and if circumstances change in the future, I may translate for fun again one day. Thanks for understanding.

First day of posting again and it's a vent. Haha... Why am I venting so much? Anyways, feel free to read. I don't really care at this point.