Okay so I met you through your "Strays fic" art but OMG you draw my hero academia too AND IT LOOKS SO DAMN GOODDD I AM IN LOVE❤💚💙🧡💙💜!! I am sending you all the love and support in the world and hope you are doing great sweetie! YOUR ART IS A BLESSING WOHDORHRJRI😭💕💕💕😭💕😭
AWWHH THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH!! You’re such a sweetheart, and I don’t deserve you! 😭💖 BNHA is currently my main fandom space, but I’m finding myself getting sucked back into my HQ!! and OP groove like old times ehehe...
Strays holds a lot of my fondest memories, so it means a lot to know that you loved the fic as much as I did! (It really is a shame that Paox deleted her fic, but I hope that she’s doing well and is safe, wherever she may be!)
I’m very happy to know you like my art so much, so I hope to make more for us soon to enjoy together 🥰 Sending all the love and support back at you! Hope you’re staying safe and healthy! 💕
For those who have been wondering why there was another delay from Wanderlust, please keep reading this post.
First off, I want to apologise not only to my contributors and fellow mods, but to our wonderful adventurers who had put their faith in us as well. I want to assure you that my sudden silence was not because I don't care about this project or because I want the profits—I'm the only one out of everyone in the team not receiving profit, just so you guys know—but it was because I fell ill and had to be hospitalised. My condition will be explained under the cut, but the details may be uncomfortable for some people who can easily visualise images from words alone.
So, to those who would rather skip that, the reason why I was rushed to the hospital was because I had gastritis and severe food poisoning. Had I not been taken to the hospital as soon as I noticed my condition, which is explained in the cut, the gastritis would have evolved into gastroenteritis.
Now, please be warned that this post will have triggering content. Read at your own risk. (I don’t want to scare you away though; it’s really not all that bad! It’s probably stuff people have heard before, but I do want to be mindful of those who are squeamish.) This post is gonna be lengthy, folks, so bear with me as I recount what happened to me.
I suppose I should start from the beginning. I, um... I admit that I haven’t been taking care of myself in the past month or so because I’ve had quite a few tragedies happen in my family and dealing with another family emergency (during the holidays, no less!) was tough on my mental health, and it was starting to affect my physical health too. I had to drive to a different state and stay there to deal with them for a while and struggled to keep my composure under that stress. Before that though, I haven’t been eating well and have taken to eating a big single meal every other or two or three days. The doctor explained that it was mainly the reason why it was incredibly easy for me to get sick, and it was the primary reason why I contracted norovirus. (I’m positive I got it from a dinner party a week after the new year started, but it could’ve been anyone, really.)
To those who aren’t familiar with that pathogen, norovirus is incredibly contagious and particularly nasty in that it causes vomiting and diarrhoea. It’s commonly found in stomach flu, or stomach bugs.
For someone like me who hasn’t been in top shape for a few months now, I’m not surprised that I did get sick, but I definitely did not expect it to happen before I was officially sending packages out. However, I want people to understand that my recent bad eating habit is merely a part of the reason why my immune system is as low as it is.
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It was still the food poisoning that largely caused the irritation in my stomach lining because I started vomiting regularly at first, but once I couldn’t pause, blood started to show in it. Like I said, if I wasn’t as fast, the norovirus would have spread to my intestines and caused diarrhoea. (Now that I think about it, I might have just been lucky that it didn’t spread in the first place even though it should have.)
The first few nights at the hospital was the most painful for me though. I still could not stop vomiting blood since I first experienced a series of them at home, and if there wasn’t anything to vomit, I found myself heaving. I can’t stress it enough, but it was painful not only to my stomach but to my throat. Sleep wasn’t an option while I was in that state because of how consistent and constant it was, so they offered to put me under a coma, and I took that as a chance to rest, desperately. It was better than to stay awake and put more stress on my throat or, well, my guts. It was hard to even breathe while being under the influence of my stomach’s constant cleansing mechanism. The doctor explained that I wasn’t going to get any better if I continue to tough it out while awake, and I agreed it was a good idea. Less mess, less worries.
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So, I’ve been asleep since the evening of January 7 and woke up late afternoon (more evening than anything) on the 14th. I got out of the hospital on the 15th around 4 PM hoping I could ship some packages out, but the one nearest me closes at 5... I wouldn’t have made it even if I sped through traffic lights because I had to go home first and double check everything left behind.
I’m thankful I was pretty insistent on going home as soon as I woke up though... because if I wasn’t, I would have been kept in the hospital for a week or more to be quarantined... But, as a consequence of my early release, I’m going to be visited by a nurse every three days to make sure my recovery is going as planned.
The treatments are pretty simple; I just have to take the prescribed medicine and eat safe foods that won’t irritate my stomach as much, but with the norovirus still in my system, I’m not sure the gastritis would go away as fast as the pathogens are expected to. I highly doubt it will anytime soon, which is why I’m ordered to take it easy, but... I’m literally going to go crazy if I don’t get stuff out because it clutters up my house.
Currently though, I feel lightheaded and nauseous which is going to be common in the coming days, so the shipping process will take longer, but it is a progress I’m sure will finish in time. Rest assured, all items will not be contaminated with the virus because of some extra precautions I’m taking (I’m wearing gloves and masks while I handle packages, and I’m disinfecting what I can as safely as possible in case I didn’t wear protective gear). I’m losing sleep to get stuff done, but, well... I did sleep for a long while...
I’m starting (or well, as best as I can in my current state) to send a few packages out by today in the afternoon, so I hope people are excited for that. I won’t rest yet, not for a while, but I’m sure that after everything is shipped out, Madin’s going to kick my butt to bed. If she doesn’t, I’m sure some of the contributors will.
Once again, I want to apologise for the delay and that my own health was the cause of it this time. Everything that has happened so far is so badly timed (and I couldn’t help but notice how inconvenient it all is in the big scale of events), but none of these things were under my control. Not the printing/proof delays on the printer’s part, not the shipping delays on the carrier’s part, not the holidays or my family emergencies, and not even the food poisoning was under my control.
I hope that you guys can at least understand that. I hope that you guys can at least understand that there is no one else more frustrated with this slow progress more than I, but I still want to offer my sincerest apologies because I know how irritating it is to wait for so long. I’ve been there, trust me, and so has my contributors and my mods.
It’s why I want to thank them with all my heart because they’ve been doing their best to keep me on my toes. I can’t believe I’m blessed to have met such great creators who have stayed level and concise throughout all these troubles, some even kind enough to offer advise. It’s why I believe, to everyone who chose to support Wanderlust and Tryst, I believe that your money is very well spent. These contributors deserve all the support and love, not just for their hard work but also for simply being good people, and I’m happy so as long as they are themselves.
It’s why I try to do my best even though I’ve been essentially slapped in the face by so many things at once! It’s painful and slow, this road to recovery, but I’ll do my best for my contributors whom I have grown to love and so will I for those who’ll continue to keep their faith in us. I know I carry a lot of that faith on my shoulders, so I’ll try my best to get everyone their promised products even in my current condition. Dear god will I try, or die trying.
Once more, I ask you all to stay patient for the very last time while packages ship out in small batches. Everyone will be receiving an email notification containing order details and tracking information once their package is handed over and successfully processed by our chosen shipping carrier.
If you wish to contact us for further details or for any questions, please let us know through [email protected].
Thank you so much for all your patience while our contributors created their absolutely astounding works of art and fiction. We here at IT Zines are happy to present to you AFTERMATH: The Making and Breaking of Heroes. AFTERMATH is an angst zine with 100+ pages of incredible art and stories featuring the characters of Boku No Hero Academia in their most defining, heartbreaking moments.
Our bundles will be as follows:
💥Break Bundle 💥
💥Shatter Bundle 💥
💥Devastate Bundle 💥
💥Mayhem Bundle 💥
💥Calamity Bundle 💥
We’re also happy to announce our bonus pdf, IMPACT! IMPACT will be available as an add-on purchase to all zine bundles for $10, and features extra content from the contributors of AFTERMATH, as well as some new content from pinch-hitter contributors! IMPACT will not be an add-on purchase for the Devastate Bundle.
AFTERMATH pre-orders will be available from October 7th, 2019 until November 7th, 2019.
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The AFTERMATH team asked all our contributors to answer a few questions so everyone could get to know them a little better!
What interested you in being a part of AFTERMATH?
Angst is such a huge part in the BNHA series, and even more so in our huge community. I was attracted to the prospect of being able to create such raw feelings—some describable, some not—that many of us alike can relate to. Most of all, angst is a form of art that I like to play with a lot, just to see how people will react to my own renditions, haha!
Who would you say is your favorite character, and why are they your favorite?
Midoriya Izuku is my favourite character of all time. He’s one of the characters I can closely relate to as a person. One of the first reasons why I was immediately attached to him is because he wears his heart on his sleeve. I see a lot of his characteristics in me as well, but it’s his development that reinforced my love for his person. He works hard. He believes strongly. He’s growing. He’s not perfect, and that’s perfect to me.
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oh lol im never here anymore but i just wanted to let everyone know that i appreciate the love and support 💖 hope everyone has an awesome day/night!!! hopefully after im out of this art block, i can make more things!!!
Take my love and appreciation for your art because it’s so god damn beautiful. (っ ºДº)っ ︵ ❤️.
AAAA!!!! Thank you so much omg!!!!!! I don’t draw often but I really appreciate the kind words and love!!! 😭💕💖 I’ll do my best to make more content for y’all!!! >
you’ll still be my star 🌟 collaboration with @biexual-phantom
“You threw my phone onto the pavement.”
“I wouldn’t say threw—”
“You threw my phone onto the pavement.”
Had lots of fun drawing these dorks being domestic and married! Don’t forget to check out my partner’s story too; it’s super wholesome, and I’m positive y’all are going to like it!
Fuck the haters I love your art and you seem like an awesome person! Keep up the good work!
Oh my goodness haha, thank you so so so much anon!! It makes me happy to know there are people who believe in me and my actual character instead of listening to gossip and rumour. You’re one of the people who I’m here for! I’ll continue making content for you guys and continue being positive! I’ll always cherish your support and never forget it! I hope you have a fantastic day, lovely!
