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for thoes who may not know (somehow) or are new, this part took at least 19 months total to be completed. from the unorganized planning, unsure/improvised scripting, lazy sketching, to holding it on hiatus to focus on my last year of college, to then REDOING this part due to 70% of the progress i had made was mysteriously deleted and lost entirely. either due to a clean out or glitch, i was unable to recover it. that loss broke me down, though only for just a bit, i didn't want to stop and give up especially since i genuinely wanted to continue this project. for myself, friends, and fans of this silly community. so instead of redrawing what i have lost, i decided to began a new. revoking the progress i had made.

so after me finally graduating and having my deserved rest, i began planning again and instead of redrawing the scrapped sketches i had saved, i decided to rewrite the script and restart the comic from scratch with a better plan than i had previously. by this point, i had made 2 big comic projects during my senior year that lead me to having a more better mindset and understanding formatting this comic to be narratively better. focusing on story, purpose, and plots vs than the generic "men making out clout comic" (we'll get there but story first lol <3).

i am a comic artist and using this series as a practice and experimental stage of my journey has been genuinely inspiring to me. even with the physical copies of i have of the previous parts makes me want to keep making and i honestly just have a big passion for comics that i cant see myself just not makin em or quiting.

though with just that motto, i dealt with a lot of hurdles throughout this summer by completing a lot of own artwork from contests, doing an illustrative only project while suffering a long-term stomach parasite (LIKE REALLY LONG TERM im still experiencing side effects after almost 5 months), managing my own mental health and insecurities, doing job searches and figuring out what i wanna do for a beginner job-wise (doesn't help the american job system is the lowest its been), and small miscellaneous issues like more abrupt sickness, family issues, and hell even driving etc. too much shit leave me alone /j silly

butt what made me REALLY want to finish this part/chapter, was hearing the show was ending. even though im an emotionally numb guy usually, im still heartbroken that its happening but very appreciated and grateful from what the show gifted me. a loving supportive community AND friends i love so very much <3. and right as im told i'll be headed out for vacation until before my bday i knew that NOW was the time to for once lock in on this project. making small progress here and there during november, until i locked in around dec 12-14 to get the rest of 15 pages + ALL coloring done before dec 23, because thats the day i was gonna leave.

ngl i had a lot of doubt unsure if i was gonna get the rest of 15 pages done before i had to leave, but as i mentioned from my senior year comics, i was able to make 20 clean pages for my final in 2-3 weeks due to procrastination and self-doubt. despite its sad to say, i do get a lot of doubt while making a project, esp my comics. "is it good enough? are there spelling errors? does it make sense? will people like this? will i like this?" its obviously inevitable, and you bet i had the most of that doubt within the 19 months of this specific part prolonging in the back of my head.

yet even though some folks may not like this part or didn't meet their expectations, or too different from what they remembered from the first preview, i like this comic. i like this part. i have very minimal issues with this, and it would just be an added bonus if people like it just as much as i do. i don't ever like having expectations esp when it comes to people viewing my art and work other than: "pretty cool man." that alone, makes me happy.

i sincerely do want to provide a semi-formal apology of my incredible late absence and unexpected delays with this part/chapter. it was no way my intention to cause a long wait nor attempt to forget about it and move on. this comic truthfully is the reason why im actually a more happier person from the benefit of meeting such amazing people. and i want to continue giving my thanks as i continue this "lipbite" project.

until the next part, hopefully not in another year lol, thank you, and i hope folks enjoyed reading this next chapter and that it was worth the wait. thanks ya'll i love and appreciate your continuous support 💛 /gen

This anthology contains: 

Hell Fire in the Confessional — A priest’s slipping vow of celibacy has transformative consequences — 3.4k words.   Thunder, Stitch, and Blood — A roughed-up young man stumbles into an ‘abandoned’ castle looking for help with a dangerous stab wound — 5.6k words.  A Dagger at Midnight — Mixed messages and mixed feelings lead to mixing knives and kissing — 2.1k words. Silver Scalpel — What would happen if you vivisected a vampire? Written from the vampire’s POV — 3.3k words. Point of Pleasure — Two principal ballet dancers dress up and goof off after a late-night practice — 3.1k words. 

17.3k words + 5 original drawings!

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