somehow, i've caught up???? already??? before The Other Hyperfixations hit (as well as irl, as well as other stuff lmao did y'all know my adhd meds are Not working and i'm going to need to try a different one) i was most of the way through editing chapter six.
now, in the time since, but before i was able to actually write again, i did manage some editing, but not a lot. so when i realized i could actually work on this effectively again, i went back to chapter one, but. i've already caught up to where i was--and even finished--chapter six. on to seven tonight.
feels good. feels organic. few more chapters and i'll be a quarter of the way through, as far as (current) chapter count goes, but i heavily suspect at least a few chapters will need to be split (or split differently than they are) given what all i'm changing
but that's okay that's what the whole editing process is for
currently the fic is planned for 40 chapters and 1 epilogue (for a total of 41 chapters on ao3) but... i could see 50 chapters of story, easy, depending on how i divide it. no one tell @thewalrus-said, or they might realize they're probably going to win a bet we have going regarding just how long this fic is going to get