alrighty folks! this is an important post so listen up!
WiL is still on hiatus BUT I was going to make a huge shout out to my beta reader in the next chapter but since I don’t know when that will be posted I’m making a post here and now.
If you are an enjoyer of WiL then you need to appreciate the behind the scenes work. Each week @paladin-sioni reads and gives wonderful feedback and then rereads and comments after I post. Isn’t that amazing?
Well guess what?
He has his own amazing post-canon fic called Scars and Rehabilitation! (And if you like complicated Celine, boy does this have it!) So, if yall are finding your Tuesdays a little emptier at the moment, go take those moments to go read that fic! I promise it’s worth it. 🥰
And make sure you give the author some love while you’re at it! I know a lot of hard work went into the making of that fic!
No new chapter today! Sorry guys! And I may or may not be taking a little bit of another hiatus for a bit.
Why?
Life is a lot. I’m doing so much better than I was a few months ago (thank goodness), but uhhhh I’ve caught up to the point of the story where it is very much still under construction. I’m a full time student and still navigating a lot of mental and physical health challenges that have made it difficult to write as much as I would like to. (Darn responsibilities keeping me from what’s important!)
So what does this mean?
This means I am working hard to finish up this last leg of the story! I really don’t think it will take me much longer but I’m not able to put an exact time on it. (I have a bunch of chapters written but like I said it’s veryyyy WIP right now lol) But! Next time WiL updates it should have a final chapter count!
hey friends! Still taking a break. Life is lifeing right now I’m afraid. I wish I could say otherwise. 😭
But I appreciate all the well wishes and support I continue to receive every day! This fandom is so sweet and I appreciate each and every one of you! Thank you! 💖
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Today I wanted to highlight my very first work I wrote and published for KPDH–All of Me?
This is a post canon fic focused on Rumi’s continued journey of healing and acceptance. (And if you follow WiL there may be some familiar parts since this fic inspired me to go on and write WiL in the first place!)
It’s about 20k words and even though it’s imperfect it’s special to me as it’s my first real foray into writing and I’m really proud of it and it will always have a special place in my heart!
Mira and Zoey stumbled into the kitchen to the smell of rice, eggs, and instant ramyeon. They had also changed out of their costumes and into more comfortable clothing.
“What’s all this?” Mira asked.
“Oh hey!,” Rumi said with a smile on her face, “I was just about to come get you. I made breakfast. Or lunch? I’m not really sure what you call this. Anyways there’s food!” Rumi scrambled to set the last of the dishes in the sink.
“Wow! This smells amazing!” Zoey said, practically drooling.
“Yeah, I’m so hungry I could eat a whole horde of demons!” said Mira.
“Well, I made enough for all of us so eat up!” said Rumi, then she added a little more softly, “And then I’m sure you two have a lot of questions about last night.”
It was then that Mira and Zoey seemed to really notice Rumi for the first time. Mira took in how nervous Rumi looked and how she seemed to rub a certain spot on her right arm–an action that was familiar to her and now suddenly seemed to make a lot more sense considering the fact that Mira could now see that she was rubbing her patterns. Patterns that she desperately needed to know more about.
A quick glance at Zoey proved that she also seemed to be bursting with questions but before she could ask any of them Mira said, “Let’s eat first, then talk.”
Rumi’s shoulders relaxed at that statement and they all wolfed down their meal. Fighting demons and saving the world burned a lot of calories it turned out. Mira took note that there was a certain lightness to Rumi that she had never seen around the girl, but that she was definitely still holding something back. She was anxious to ask all the questions that burned inside her head and maybe now she would get the answers that she had been searching for weeks now. Mira couldn’t ignore how hurt she felt when she saw Rumi on that stage. Alone and covered in a demon’s patterns. She had been so worried for her just moments before. She never saw the demons on stage. Not until after. Not until it was too late.
Only after dishes were stuffed in the sink and the remnants of the meal stored away in their fridge did they finally find themselves sitting on the couch in their living room. Rumi sat cross-legged and hugged a pillow to her middle, clearly a little on edge. Zoey had a distinct sense of deja-vu from just a couple days ago when they sat in a similar fashion and shared their insecurities together–before everything came crashing down. She tried to push away the unease that she felt brewing inside her as she remembered the way she abandoned Rumi and how Mira left her and how she found herself alone. “ You'll never belong anywhere, but I can give you a place to belong.” She felt a shiver travel down her spine.
Rumi was the first to speak up. “I want you guys to know that I’m sorry.” She looked them both in the eyes.” I’m sorry for not telling you about all of this sooner. But, I will answer your questions now, and–” she faltered, her gaze turning to the pillow in her lap, “–and I wouldn’t fault you guys for leaving Huntrix after this if that’s what you decide to do.”
Mira and Zoey shared a look and this time it was Zoey who spoke up, “No, Rumi,” she placed a hand on Rumi’s knee, “it’s us who should be sorry.” Their eyes met and Rumi seemed to be drowning in a feeling that Zoey understood all too well, “We should’ve been there for you and I’m sorry that we couldn’t make a safe enough space for you that you could feel that you could tell us anything.”
“I-I wanted to tell you guys,” Rumi said, her voice breaking, “I wanted to so bad . But, Celine said–” she closed her eyes.
“Enough,” Mira hissed, it came out sharper than she had intended. “Celine is a fool. I see that now.”
Suddenly, tomorrow is only a couple hours away and there are only 2 sentences of the next chapter have been written. D8 I meant to write more, but I was teaching, and observing, and reflecting on teaching all week and I just haven’t had time to do anything else but prepare. I prepared more at home than at work, because most of the time I was sitting in a class watching other teachers teach, and all my free time was “reflecting” or getting feedback, OR I was running errands for re-settling in a new city (residency permit, going to a bank, getting a subway card, etc).
Tomorrow’s important, because it’s basically my “Friday”, with two days off after. Normally, I write. But I have to take a train BACK to Fujian province, and then immediately come back to Jiangsu the next morning. Both train trips take about 8 hours each. ... yeah. I decided to take my laptop with me, which wasn’t the original plan. I’m just going to pick up the last of my stuff and then I’ll NEVER GO BACK THERE AGAIN. (lol but fo realz)
So, tl;dr
I’ve been so busy I haven’t been able to update, and I have no idea when I will thanks to moving shit. I MAY be more upset than you cuz I was really looking forward to this chapter, gosh damn it.
