Sorry for the absence. Been busy, tired, and adjusting to having dropped YouTube cold-turkey. Still adore your writing. I'm trying to catch up on the latest chapters. Just wanted to remind you that your writing is still awesome!
~ToBP
ToBP!!! It's wonderful to hear from you! There are absolutely no apologies necessary. I do very much enjoy hearing from you, but I hope you know that there is never a single bit of expectation from over here. It sounds like life's been busy for you; it be like that sometimes.
Something I'm still trying to work on within fandom is acknowledging my own limits, too. Energy may be infinite, but mine is not. Sometimes I feel bad about how much contribution I am or am not making to this space. I used to read so much more fanfic and do ask games and things, and I'm just Not Here as much in this season of life. It's okay. It all ebbs and flows. I try to remind myself that as long as I'm not being an asshole, just making stuff for people is enough, even if I may or may not always have time to consume and support others. So even though I'm bad about internalizing this myself, hopefully you do. It's all fine and okay! You're doing great!
Also, the timing of this message couldn't have been better. It has been a really rough start to the school year, and this week in particular has been exceptionally difficult. A colleague of mine unexpectedly passed away, and my whole school is in mourning. His partner also works at the school, and I've taught their children. The first month of the school year is always hard, but man, this year it is just A Lot. So, it was especially nice to get a message like this to get me through Friday, so thanks.
All that said, catch up when life permits. The fic isn't going anywhere, and neither am I. <3

















