Spectrum turned into both a long-term project, and a means of self-expression on quite a few fronts (the Blaster forms were a metaphor, for instance. I’m fairly sure a few of you may have picked up on that).

Of course, time passed. And life happened, and my interest in Undertale dwindled. Not to mention, I started getting much more persnickety about everything I wrote. If I invested this much time in a project, then obviously it all had to be good, right?

I learned a little farther down the road that that didn’t really have to be the case. I’d learned a lot from writing this. There’s several things about Spectrum that I’d try fixing (or condensing, perhaps - the final word count rests at over 270k words). I’d probably tweak some dialogue here, ease up on some descriptions there. 

I’d also make sure I don’t whack people over the head with the intended message, like “do you get it? do you get what i was trying to say here?? one sec i’ll emphasise it some more”

But yeah. I’d rather leave it alone, right now. There’s other things I’ve been thinking of doing. Some fanwork-y. Others much less so. I don’t think I needed to hold back on either until after this fic was finished, but actually finishing a long-term project has helped a lot in my self-belief of pulling another one off.

But... holy crap. 

I can’t believe how many people read Spectrum. I can’t believe how many things were made for it, either. People read it, decided ‘hey, I’d like to invest my time in making a thing based on this other thing’ and freakin’ did it. So many wonderful pictures of bone dragons and fic scenes remain buried in my likes and saved away in my files. 

Some people took time out to just... read this work. And that means a whole lot, too. Back when the Undertale fandom (particularly the GB AU section) was in full swing, I felt pressured to make everything ‘good.’ (And trust me when I say that pressure was from me, alone.)

I thankfully remembered to have fun with it. The journey was a lot more enjoyable than the conclusion, I think. The ending just kinda... I dunno, wrapped everything up into a package that I can sorta... pick up and put away. We’re done. Don’t gotta focus too much on it, anymore.

But I think the most important thing to do here is thank you all. Thank you for everything you’ve given me. You guys have always been amazing, and wonderfully patient and inspiring. I really hope you had a good time, here. I know I had a good time writing for you, and for me. 

I’m very humbled by what you guys have gifted me.