FUN FACT: When I checked your tumblr this morning to see if the update was there I read the other person's fun fact about breaking down over the 'I'll come and say goodbye' line and I thought it was about a line in the new update so I went to read the new chapter thinking 'WHAATT?? WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN??!' and then after the chapter (I loved the update btw, as usual dghfghrfg) I realised my mistake, which was kinda dumb to begin with because (pt 1)
I reread the entirety of PoT last Tuesday in one go so I should have recognized the line immediately (also because this line is a masterfully crafted gut punch) because I needed a pick me up after election results, and I really don’t know why I thought this would constitute as a ‘pick me up’ because PoT is REALLY SAD AND HEARTWRENCHING AND A BUNCH OF OTHER PAINFUL EMOTIONS so I guess I just like kicking myself when I’m already down. (It was worth it) (pt 2)
I also wanted to say that after I finished reading PoT (and crying about it), I just kinda had this thought that although PoT is an amazing story and the writing is fantastic, SoaD is somehow just EVEN BETTER. I feel like you have improved a lot over the years, (I’m not really good at pointing out exactly how, but it’s definitely there) and I’m glad you’ve been sharing your talent with us. I can’t wait to read your original work too! (also this ask really got out of hand and I'm sorry xD) pt 3
Ahh, thank you so much! I really hope I've improved considering it's been six years overall. OTL
I've been kind of like, staring at this ask and trying to figure out how to answer it - gosh, it makes me happy to hear when people go back and reread the thing, holy crap. I hope it proved a good distraction, if not exactly a pick-me-up, hehe.
Here's hoping that I keep improving, that I can make my own characters and worlds just as dear to my readers as the ones populating SoaD have been to me. Thanks for this fun fact! It made me smile. :)