I have decided to bring in a beta reader specifically for Chakotay for A Shape of Fate.
If you have read A Decision of the Stars, then yes, I am fully aware that I did him dirty there. That was intentional, emotionally motivated, and very much tied to how Endgame intersected with what I was working through at the time. I stand by the choices in ADOTS because they were healing for me, but I also know that Chakotay deserves to be absolutely on point and fully in character going forward.
ASoF asks different things of him, especially concering Astrea. It requires precision, consistency, and a version of Chakotay that holds up under scrutiny, so I am doing the work to make sure that happens.
This is me making sure the story earns what it is asking of its characters. I am fully back on board with the JC ship. I still ship Janeway and Kashyk, just not as hard as JC.
Because of this, Chapter 3 of A Shape of Fate will not be up next week while @bizships catches up on the series. If you know @bizships, then you know they are THE Chakotay fan. (psst... if you are looking for amazing fics for JC please read Biz's work)
As a die hard Janeway fan, I have a stellar feeling about this and I truly believe this will be an incredible elevation for Protocols Unknown as a whole!