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I fell in love with your story on ao3, and I also worry I won’t be able to keep track of the name changes you mentioned (I understand why you had to change them though.)

Anyway, please know that you have someone who would really appreciate it if all the chapters were on ao3, and with appropriate tagging (which you seem to do) people should have a fair understanding on what they’re getting themselves into when they start the series.

Best regards ❤️

hi lovely!! thank you so much for the kind note. it is really so wonderful to hear about readers enjoying my story, especially after so long.

i tried to make the names VERY obvious in who they were referring to, but i also know that there's something special about reading stories about specific characters. i've uploaded the first chapter of the next story on ao3, and i'll probably upload another in the next few weeks. i have 7 chapters in the first section, and the first section is complete right now, so i feel comfortable uploading it.

i will upload each chapter on patreon after i'm done writing the chapter. but going forward, i plan on only uploading chapters on ao3 (there will probably be 4 parts) after i'm done writing the part they are in. i think that encountering + processing stories that have a resolution can be healing. i'm so busy nowadays, though, that i can't promise when i'll finish the resolution of any arc. so—uploading after i'm done with each part will help mitigate any potential harm the story might do. at least, i hope!

Hi everyone! It’s been a minute. I haven’t given up on the series (I want the boys to have their happy ending!) but 1) work got super hectic and 2) I realized that ao3 probably isn’t the best platform to host the next story in the series.

The next story gets very dark, and deals with a lot of potentially triggering topics including toxic thought cycles, body dysmorphia, eating disorders, etc. I 100% do not want to inadvertently traumatize anyone. At the same time, I recognize that the fandom tends to attract a number of younger readers, and I am extremely uncomfortable with the thought that someone this story was not intended for could accidentally stumble upon it. 

Therefore, I’ve been searching for a different place with a more robust age verification system to host the story. I have never used Patreon before, but from what I’ve seen, there are more safeguards in place on that platform—enough that I’m not constantly distressed about readers potentially being negatively impacted by what I write. Crucially, it preserves everyone’s anonymity as well.

To clarify: this is not about money. I am going with the lowest amount that Patreon allows me to charge in order to host my work there. Patreon also takes a cut of that amount, so I see it as more of a service fee for using the platform to share my writing. I will do the additional work of changing character names so I can make this available as original fiction, since that is what Patreon permits and what I’ve seen fan writers in similar situations do. Fortunately, I think enough elements of this story are original that it can be posted on Patreon without crossing any legal boundaries. Who the characters are should be easy to figure out.

This solution addresses another concern I had, which is that I really, really do not want to deal with any more comments about the characters being ooc. What’s most important to me in the next story is the reactions of the characters to their circumstances. I don’t want my choices in characterization to detract from the story itself, or to distract readers. Feeling like I have to defend my artistic decisions is also kind of draining, and I just want to enjoy the writing process.

I am grateful for your patience and understanding as I navigate the ethical quandaries of responsibly creating content about highly sensitive issues. I want to finish this series—it means a lot to me, and I hope that it means something to you readers as well—but I want to do it in a way that does not compromise my personal values or contribute more pain to the world. I might make other stories in the series available on ao3 later on, although I’m not sure yet. Thanks so much for reading thus far, and I hope you enjoyed/continue to enjoy the journey.

Fanart for Orion Complex, by the incredible Siriuce! All credit for the beautiful art goes to Siriuce. 

preview for the final chapter of Rigel and Betelgeuse, my demon/angel au (nsfw, 18+). the morning after their cute new york date, alfred bangs on ivan’s steinway (that is not a euphemism). 

Chapters: 12/12 Fandom: Hetalia: Axis Powers Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: America/Russia (Hetalia), America & Canada (Hetalia), Past Canada/Cuba, Canada/Prussia (Hetalia), South Italy/Spain (Hetalia), Germany/North Italy (Hetalia), America & South Italy (Hetalia), England/France (Hetalia), onesided UKUS, BTT/Alfred, Alfred doesn't notice Summary:

As the end of the war approaches, Alfred faces a difficult decision: preserve his halo and the fragile sense of agency in his relationship with Ivan, or sacrifice the final remnants of his freedom for his brother’s life.

Local Area Cat Tired of Bullshit, Contemplates Homicide

Blini from Orion Complex