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18. probably writing. eng/fre. Finchfeathers on ao3. Please don’t repost my art

[finchyfeathers]

just finished your Ribbons of Red, Needle and Thread fic, crying, tears, throwing up. omg. I love your portrayal of them n your writing style, can’t wait to start reading your other work, good luck at uni n keep up the stellar work :)) 🫶🫶

Thank you so much. I miss writing dearly and I hope my life gets to a place where I can commit to it once more ❤️

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I’m still alive university is kicking my ass, fic is on hiatus until I can get my life together but is definitely not cancelled by any means. Happy late new year and thank you for all the sweet messages and support 💗

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Hello I stumbled upon ur fic and I just wanted to compliment u on writing one of the best fics I've read in a literal decade. I do hope ur able to finish it, but more importantly I hope ur doing well and things are alright in ur corner

Hi! Thank you so so much! I really appreciate it. I do plan to continue to fic however my life as a whole has just gotten very busy. I just started university, and that’s been far more work than I anticipated! The next chapter has basically just been sitting in my docs, but I fully intend to get around to it once my schedule becomes less hectic. I might just finish the last chapter too and post them a week from each other. Thank you for your kind message and for checking in! :D

[finchyfeathers]

We are so back

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Hey gang! Update! The fic is NOT abandoned! I’ve been going through a real rough patch mentally so I’m taking the time to myself to hopefully feel a lot better. I’m also nearing the end of my final school year and I’m trying to focus on keeping my grades good which means busy busy busy. Apologies for the delay and wait ❤️ thank you so much for the patience! I guarantee I will be back to writing by the summer. Hopefully even before then.

[finchyfeathers]

Hi!! I LOVE your fics, i'm so excited for the next chapter of the huskerdust 5+1! I hate to be annoying, but i was wondering how complete it is? I know you've already been asked this question, and i hate to be bothering you, i'm just really excited!! I don't mean to push you to release it by the way! :) Release it in your own time. <3

Same as it was before last time this question was asked! Thank you so much for the kind words. I’m really glad you’re enjoying it! Some things have come up in my life which have been making writing difficult but I can assure you it’s still being worked on^^

[finchyfeathers]

I just recently read your story Ribbons of Red, Needle and Thread, and I am in love! I know you are working on another story at the moment, and got recently went through a loss (my sincere condolences), my question is, have you thought about doing a “first time” Huskerdust fic?

Thank you so much, and yes I have! It’s one of the many drafted stories I have sitting in my master doc of eventual fics I want to get to & their layouts. I very much enjoy venturing into the thoughts of the characters I write and I enjoy the embarrassed, intense, unsure, nervous, awkward and happy emotions that all come with something like that^^

[finchyfeathers]

I am so excited for the Alastor chapter. Unfortunately I don’t have an account yet in ao3, but do you have a rough estimate of when the chapter will be posted? Also, no rush or anything just was wondering so I can keep an eye out. :)

Originally it was supposed to be posted much earlier but I recently experienced a loss of a pet. I’ve been dealing with that which has been a little difficult, but I’ve slowly gotten back into working on it again! Don’t worry, I’m still very passionate on this and plan to see the whole fanfic through. I have everything planned out for it.

If I had to guess I think I’m about 30% finished writing the chapter? I tend to divide my chapters into specific story beats, like certain things I want to happen in the chapter in a certain order. This chapter is intended to be long and with a lot of both plot and events happening and I’m currently at 15k written words for it. I’m expecting it’ll end up somewhere between 30k-45k, and if I had to guess a day I’d say I MIGHT get it out before May hits? If not, definitely early May.

I almost always post new chapters between 5pm-8pm ADT time, and more often than not they’re posted either Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday, if that helps at all! This is simply because I tend to have more time to write those days.

Sorry for the wait! The chapter is definitely on the way though and thanks for being so polite in asking! As a treat, here’s a little snippet of some softness to make up for the agony I may or may not be causing with what I’m cooking up ❤️ thank you for your support!!

[finchyfeathers]

Back to writing chapter 5 of the huskerdust 5+1 ❤️ thank you everyone sm for ur patience!

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one of our dogs passed away today so apologies if the next chapter of the huskerdust 5+1 is a little later than normal ❤️ love you guys

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Apologies tumblr im finally coming out as an Adam fan

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just someone dropping by to say thank you for Cherris pov being so heartfelt and rooted in loss. The whole dynamic and their speeches brought me to tears and your message about loss at the end was so appreciated ❤️ im currently dealing with it and it does suck so much but your story just made me remember why I loved her so much and how much I miss her 🩵

thank you again and can't wait to read more.

I said it before in my notes on the chapter, but loss is a universally difficult thing to deal with. And as silly as it may seem to have me writing about such topics so seriously in a Hazbin hotel fanfiction of all things with Cherri Bomb of all characters, I think it’s so very important to take these issues with the care they deserve. Because I know there’s so many people who will feel seen and understood.

From the bottom of my heart, you have my sincerest condolences. I’m so sorry this is something you have to go through. I don’t know you, but I can understand how hard it is to go through that from personal experience. Things you might have once loved become unbearable because they might be associated with the one you lost, getting out a bed some days will be a nightmare knowing you won’t be seeing them and it can be so easy to lose hope or even wish you never knew that person at all so you wouldn’t have to endure that level of pain and grief.

But what I hope the big take away from the chapter was that grieving takes no singular universal shape. It’s different for everyone, and it doesn’t follow a schedule or pattern. It can come up at inconvenient times, and feel like a burden or a betrayal to how we feel we normally need to be around others. Allowing yourself to feel these things despite how they hurt, and knowing that it’s okay to be feeling that way is so so important. Be patient and kind to yourself, because it’s a long and difficult road, but it WILL get better one day. Never rush yourself to “get over it” because it well and truly is not that easy.

And is that although these people aren’t in our lives anymore, their positive impacts are still here. Their hopes, their dreams, the times they might have made you laugh, the talks you would have had. While it can be bittersweet looking back on memories like that knowing it’s not possible to make more, it shouldn’t diminish how much joy they brought you. How much you loved them. And I’m sure for whoever you lost, you brought them so, so much joy too in the precious time that they were here. And I’m sure they loved you dearly too❤️

I hope you’re doing okay and that you have people around to support you through these times, ones who you can talk to and who are there for you. And I can’t even express how much it means to me to hear my writing touched you in some way. It was definitely heavy for me to write, but I strive to make a positive impact with my works. Wether it be making you laugh or hitting you in the feels. I’m so, so honoured that my silly story resonated with you and thank you so much for sharing it with me. It really means so much.

Please take care! Make sure to eat, sleep and all that jazz! That goes for you and anyone reading this. Remember you’re so very loved and like it was said, you aren’t alone! There will always be people out there who understand what you’re going through and are there to listen❤️

[finchyfeathers]

Would you be embarrassed if I shared your blog about the latest update on your story?

Not at all! Do whatever you like!^^

[finchyfeathers]

pretending I’m not literally buzzing with excitement because I now get to write ALASTOR pov for chapter 5. I’m so calm and normal

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Five Times Someone Found Out About Angel and Husk’s Relationship (and the one time they successfully hid it)

Chapter 4 of 6

Chapter 4 word count: 30k

Overall word count: 80k

Rating: Explicit (for the first and fourth chapter, teeen and up for two and three)

Husk considers himself to be a fairly composed man, which is why unexpected feelings rising within him become difficult to manage. Meanwhile, Cherri has also found completely different emotions and memories rising up in her becoming harder and harder to ignore.

Chapter four is here! Ngl this is. Kind of a heavy one so please make sure you’re doing okay before reading and mind the warnings at the start in the notes! This is my longest chapter to date (and hopefully will be the longest one over all because good GOD.)

Also. Yes. There is explicit content in this chapter. Consider it a birthday gift Angel. Happy reading!

[finchyfeathers]

Are you going to publish on Angel’s birthday? 👀

Yes indeed <3 chapter 4 is fully completed and proof read! It’ll be out somewhere around 6-7pm Atlantic Daylight time! ❤️ Happy birthday Angel, and happy April fools to everyone too! (I promise it’ll actually be the chapter this isn’t a prank HELP)

[finchyfeathers]

Proof reading gods give me strength. Chapter 4 is on the way.