#furpfic

Intended as a continuation of Midnight Sunshine, but should still make sense on its own. It’s time to choose. --- Well, here we are. Oh, I could’ve edited this forever. I could’ve just kept tweaking it, adding sentences here, removing them there. If I had more time, I would’ve written a shorter letter, etc etc. I have some problems with it still, but not ones so specific and identifiable that I could fix them without sitting on it for three months. It’s time. I want this story to be DONE and complete and to Exist, already. That’s a wrap for SiC! Almost. With this chapter, the story is complete, but I do have a fluff-only epilogue planned and in the works-- Just a picnic at that meadow where Pomni got the flowers from. It’ll be done, uh, when it’s done. No idea when. I need a break, maybe. At the very least, I yearn to write something shorter and self contained. I do intend to continue this series, though! I have at least two more fics already in mind, one to bridge the gap through episodes 7, 8, & 9 to Post-Canon, and then another set after the ending of the show. But, that’s a ways off. This fic absolutely would never have been half of what it is (quality and scale both) if it weren’t for the help, support, feedback, and encouragement I got along the way. So, I think some thanks are in order: Thank you to @liathgray for some crucial suggestions and feedback on these last three chapters, as well as a lot of help with brainstorming ideas. The pivotal moments of chapters 7 and 9 in particular are so, SO much stronger than the original draft because of their insights, and I’m very grateful for that. They’re an excellent writer and I cannot recommend their work enough. Thank you to @rileysfiles for beta-reading every chapter of this fic since chapter 3 and providing some seriously critical feedback and suggestions as the fic went on. There was, in particular, an alternate timeline where Chapter 3 was very different and very ass and the story could have gone in an entirely different and much worse direction. Riley spared us that timeline. They even helped me come up with the chapter titles. SiC would genuinely be half of what it is if not for their input. They are Also an excellent writer and seriously go read their fics. If you like neurotic overthinker Pomni, you will adore their work. Thank you to @pup-b , the love of my life, and the poor bastard who’s had to listen to me talk about this fic every goddamn day for four months on top of being the first eyes on single chapter in its roughest draft. I am so beyond grateful for his support, feedback, ideas, and repeated attempts to get me to write “each other” instead of “eachother” (he failed in that, but I respect the hustle). I wouldn’t have gotten back into writing in the first place without his constant support. And finally, Thank You to everyone who’s read this far and stuck this way, WAY longer than I ever expected it to be story out to the end.

Against her intentions and according to her private wishes, Pomni finds her during her low state and offers to stick it through with her. --- Just something I wrote for the hell of it over the course of the last week. I didn’t think too hard about it and didn’t comb over it too finely after the fact, so it might be a little rough. After finishing SiC (though the Epilogue is still being worked on), I wanted to take a break and write something Casually again-- draft to post in a few days and without too much careful deliberation, not worrying too much about if it’s good or if it supports 60k other words of already posted fic. Anyway. Depressed Ragatha is fun to write, IMO. It’s one of my favorite states to put her in, since I strongly suspect it’s not too rare for her, though it IS rare for anyone to see it. I figure that, post canon, she’d be a little more open about it, at least with the people she trusts most.

Intended as a continuation of sorts of Midnight Sunshine, but, should still make sense on its own. --- Woofa doofa. Ok. Here we go. This is the longest one yet! And it was a bastard to write. Took a lot of editing and revision, and frankly, I could probably sit on this for months and just tinker with it nonstop. This chapter makes me nervous more than any of the rest of them had. It’s very, uh, verbose. Chapter 8 is about 30% drafted; no idea when it’ll be done. Shoutout to @rileysfiles and @liathgray for their help with this chapter !! They are both fantastic writers and you should absolutely go check their stuff out.

Intended as a continuation of sorts of Midnight Sunshine, but, should still make sense on its own. --- Chapter 8: Part 1, if you would. For the first time in like 40,000 words, I would count this as Fluff. Part 2 aka Chapter 9 (good god that’s too many chapters) will be going up later this week, IDEALLY. I sure hope so. One scene needs revising and I want to give it some careful editing before it goes up. Shoutout once again to @rileysfiles for help with this and next chapter ! They had some really crucial suggestions that brings a lot of the themes together for this stretch of the story.

She just *sucks* at being or even appearing to others as the person she wants to be and is deep down. Can you imagine if it was possible to be like that irl that'd be like, messed up right ha ha

Intended as a continuation of sorts of Midnight Sunshine, but, should still make sense on its own. --- It’s Pomni Spiral Time. Phew x2. This chapter underwent many, many rewrites, since it’s sort of a springboard for how the rest of the fic is going to go. I honestly feel like I could probably keep redoing it and tinkering with it forever, but, I also am excited to get to the rest of the fic and the ‘good stuff’, so to speak. No Ragatha (directly) in this chapter. She’ll be back next time. As compensation, please accept some Abstragedy wingman-duo. Once again, shoutout to @rileysfiles for help with this chapter !

Intended as a continuation of sorts of Midnight Sunshine, but, should still make sense on its own. This chapter has a direct reference to it, actually, but context is given. --- Phew x3. This is a LONG one, and yes, I did indeed deliberately add/remove a few extra words just to get to that exact 9,999 word mark. I’m hesitant to post this one in a way, but, I want to get it off my plate and move on. First time writing Jax and Kinger to any significant degree. This is Jax’s only scene in the fic, but Kinger’s coming back later. Chapter 6 is drafted, but it ends on a cliffhanger so fucking evil that I cannot possibly post it without Chapter 7 ready to go as well. I’m -really- hoping that-- wait, no, I’m not quite foolish enough to say that. It’s done when it’s done and I hope that’ll be soon, and let’s leave it at that. YET AGAIN, shoutout to @rileysfiles for helping with this chapter !!!

Intended as a continuation of sorts of Midnight Sunshine, but, should still make sense on its own. --- Phew. This one took a while. I know exactly where this fic ends, but, naturally, crossing the deadly ravine of The Middle Of The Story is the hard part. This chapter in particular is a major turning point that sets up a lot. Also turns out this is going to be PROBABLY 8 chapters, not 4 like I once envisioned, somehow. Not out of the question that it ends up 7 or 9 instead, but, 8′s the current estimate. Chapter 4 is already mostly drafted, Chapter 5 is underway, and I got a strong outline for the rest of the fic, though I’m not going to say something stupid like ‘hopefully the rest won’t take as long or be as tricky’ this time. I learned my lesson. Finally, big BIG thanks to @rileysfiles, for helping a TON with this chapter and the direction of the fic moving forward in general. Go read their writing and look at their art, it rules.