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[magezy]

Another Winter Update

Not Dead

Ough... for starters, thank you all for your kind words and concerns. Yeah, I'm still kicking. I dunno about 'okay' necessarily, but I'd say I'm at least doing better? A lot has happened, though.

Went to college for a bit. Didn't really go that well, but at least I learned some stuff. Been struggling with my mental health a lot, though have been on antidepressants for a bit now which seem to be helping.

Chapters 3 & 4 were cool, but I won't like that they did burn out my passion for writing AW a little. Not forever, but it definitely made me second guess how I should go about stuff-- and pair that with unspoken hiatuses and guilt for providing a lack of updates... well, you kinda end up trapping yourself in a loop of perpetual self-loathing.

And as for Another Winter itself...

Hiatus

I certainly plan on continuing, even if I'm pretty worried that I've lost my touch and grasp on characterization... And also that I totally got my Chapter predictions wrong (predicted Flower King one Chapter early...), yet, I have GOT to get my Chapter 5 take out before Tricky Tony.

The good news, though, is that Post-Flowerfell should go quite smoothly for a while, given that Chapter 4 (which will be my Chapter 5) is going to be the Church, which is already fully fleshed out. Obviously I'm going to have a few of my own takes, and it will be far from a carbon copy-- but it will certainly help production time.

I'm not going to promise Weekly Chapter Updates (though I'll try to be more active on Tumblr moving forward) or anything like that this time around, since failing to meet those standards I set for myself is part of what contributed into that bad loop I was stuck in.

At the very least, I'll be shooting for 1-2 Chapter Updates a month (ignoring breaks, which I will likely end up taking to avoid burnout in the future). Of course, I might put out more chapters than that, but this is just a more lenient set of standards I'm setting for myself, since I do still have other stuff going on.

So, expect more updates soon, but there is one more matter I'd like to bring up.

GoFundMe

I want to ask for some help on the behalf of my partner. One of the biggest motivations to get over myself and try to commit to writing again was in an effort to help them; so that I could reach out to more people in hopes that they could get more support.

Their circumstances aren't as pressing currently, but they are still pretty bad, and I want to help them all I can. If you can't donate, that's perfectly fine, but even just sharing this around would be a big help.

Donate to Help Us Keep Our Home and Cover Unexpected Bills, organized by Nugget Boi

I have put myself and my mother in some financial trouble, and I’m worr… Nugget Boi needs your support for Help Us Keep Our Home and Cove

[magezy]

So what are you going to do about your another winter fanfic now that deltarune chapter 3+4 has been released? Will you be making any changes to it or is the fic going to stay the way it is?

I touched on this a bit in my update post, but there isn't much that will be changed. I might do something with Tenna, given that Anne was my interpretation of him... so he could potentially be a brother; but I'm on the fence about that, since he doesn't even get to do much Post-Chapter 3 in game either.

Chapter 4 (or Chapter 5 for Another Winter) is where it is gonna get really fun. I've got plans in mind. Expect much of the same, but also a lot that is different.

[magezy]

Musher

Another Winter [Chapter 63]

Summary:

* The Great Battle for Flowerfell unfolds.

READ IT ON AO3 HERE

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Cocytus

Another Winter [Chapter 62]

Summary:

* The Capital awaits. (This chapter has some graphic depictions of violence and darker themes than usual. You have been warned.) (It is also recommended that you disable any Site Skins for this chapter, to ensure the Work Skin functions perfectly.)

READ IT ON AO3 HERE

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Black Dwarf

Another Winter [Chapter 61]

Summary:

* Lost among the stars... a forest may grow from the roots of constellations...

READ IT ON AO3 HERE

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Rothera

Another Winter [Chapter 60]

Summary:

Susie learns about Flower Mages, Kris has a talk with their dad, and Noelle goes off script.

READ IT ON AO3 HERE

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Midge

Another Winter [Chapter 59]

Summary:

* Queen Linnaeus stands ready for judgment.

READ IT ON AO3 HERE

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Antarctic

Another Winter [Chapter 58]

Summary:

Another mage joins the bouquet, Kris does some puzzles, and Noelle takes a trip down memory lane.

READ IT ON AO3 HERE

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Polar

Another Winter [Chapter 57]

Summary:

Tekton talks politics, Kris finally gets to ride the subway, and lurkers watch from afar.

READ IT ON AO3 HERE

[magezy]

we are so back

on everybody's SOUL we're back

[magezy]

Ice Pick

Another Winter [Chapter 56]

Summary:

Kris gives a pep talk, the party hop down the bunny trail, and more of the Antomine-Gurder conspiracy starts to unravel.

READ IT ON AO3 HERE

[magezy]

hi... i hope youre well. i know it may be weird of me because we dont know each other, but i think of another winter every now and then and wonder if youre doing ok out there. thanks for sharing your story with the world, i think its had quite an impact on me in ways im not sure how to articulate.

I don't really think it's weird, and I'm not sure if you're still an active reader after all this time... but I wanted to say that I thought about this ask a lot during my hiatus. It was very uplifting to see and a big motivation for me to pull myself back up to continue.

Sorry it took so long to answer, too. I kind of got it in my head that it wouldn't be fair to answer my inbox or reply to comments, since it may give the idea that I'd be back to writing when in actuality I wouldn't be ready... and the longer I took, the worse I felt about myself.

So, I'm really glad to have had such a nice impact on you, and I hope you still stick around to keep reading.

[magezy]

I FINALLY FOUND YOUR TUMBLR

just wanted to say your fic is cool! I'm only on chapter 35 and I'm rationing the rest out so I don't ruin it by binge reading, but I've enjoyed it so far!

Didn't mean for it to be so elusive... I'll have to link it every few chapters or so. Also, THANK YOU!

I'm very glad to see more people enjoying Vessei, it's one of my favorite sleeper ships that no one talks about.

[magezy]

Loving your another winter fanfic!

Thank you! It's a bit nerve wracking to be writing again, especially when under a time limit... but I still got 48 days to beat Toby, and I estimate (based on my outline) that this Dark World has a minimum of 8 chapters left!

But I've never really been good at following my outlines, sooo... we'll see!

[magezy]

Why is the Kris tea healing ralsei less? Is it because of the player being absent? Also ralsei and light are so cute together.

Something like that, but it's also the fact that when Ralsei saw Kris, he was more seeing The Player than them, specifically. Now, he's suddenly realizing the difference and is trying to come to terms with it, among other things.

Also, thank you! Vessei is my favorite sleeper ship.

[magezy]

Another Winter [Chapter 55]

Summary:

Duane flies off the handle, Minreel learns that the truth hurts, and we fall down the rabbit hole.

READ IT ON AO3 HERE

[magezy]

I noticed that in the new tea interactions that ralsei tea heals Kris more hp now and that Kris tea heals ralsei less. Does that mean that Kris is genuinely warming up to ralsei now?

you are correct! while the build-up hasn't been as exponential as with someone like Susie (due to her trustworthiness and Kris's own past knowledge of her), it HAS been steady, and I hope i've been portraying that well!

while Kris may still be a bit wary of Ralsei, they are aware it is a bit hypocritical of them to scrutinize him for being secretive. what's more, being unbound has also forced them to recognize that the majority of their dislike was also very misplaced, due to their own self image and unjustified anger towards Asriel.