July “Equilibrium” P5/P2 Fic Update
Hey gang, it’s monthly update time! …I know it’s not July yet, shhhhh. For those who may be new here or just need a refresher, I’m working on what’s essentially a third P2 instalment/post P5R ShuAke fic inspired by the idea that Joker P5’s codename is too much of coincidence to be a coincidence. Naming himself the next Joker surely won’t have consequences…
The current status update is… We’re probably facing a delay on the first chapter, one of the main reasons being that I’ve caught the world’s worst cold and can’t write right now. The other reason is that this first chapter is going to be incredibly long! It’s going to serve as a prologue from Akira’s perspective, setting up the main premise introduced back in the Not Morgana post. For the most part, I’m certain on each of the points I need to cover and how, with a few in a specific section that are slightly more complicated to decide but I’ve so got this. If all goes well and I’m not too busy with ArtFight, the prologue could be out this month. Otherwise, it’s guaranteed in August.
I can give a bit of information on how the fic will be structured though! After the prologue, the fic will be split into three arcs, each with a part A and part B. Each Arc has an overarching plot, with the switch from part A to B coming at a big mid arc shakeup in which the focus stays the same but a shift happens enough to be two distinct before and after parts. After the prologue, most of the fic will be from Akechi’s perspective, but the Akira perspective will return later down the line along with some possible side content in the far future. There will be a few extra perspectives for some sideplots on occasion, but otherwise I want to keep firmly in Akechi’s perspective.
Something I do need to address is that there will be a hiatus between the Prologue and the start of Arc 1A, as I need the time to build up a backlog. Probably to at least half way through 1A. I’d prefer to have the entirety of 1A done before I start posting it, but I’m a slow writer and I don’t want to leave readers with just the Prologue for too long. Though I’ll feel a lot more confident with chapters once the Prologue is out there — as long as there’s something to bookmark, readers are willing to wait.
For now, all I can offer is to answer any questions you may have about the fic. Which I’d honestly love to do! I don’t have many friends in the fandom, so it all stays locked up in my head with no one to hear it. I’ll answer anything that isn’t too heavy on the spoilers. I’m also looking for any Discord servers for ShuAke fic authors, because I’d love to have people to bounce ideas off of if anyone knows a place.