A/N: Howdy there, friends. Long time no see... I would say I'd hope you haven't forgotten about this lowly fic but perhaps that's better because I have some bad news.
I no longer ship Klaroline. Things have just gotten so nasty in regards to hate with the fandom that the ship is completely ruined for me. I won't go into too much detail... if you follow me on tumblr, you may or may not have seen my mic-drop from the other night so if you want a more in-depth explanation AND you're going to be polite and respectful about my opinion, just go to /tagged/q and a. I don't need to tell ya which post, you'll see it, I'm sure. If not, then don't bother- I've seen enough hate about Julie being the root of all evil, how all other ships/opinions outside of Klaroline absolutely SUCK, and how Joseph is too afraid to open his mouth and talk about the "shitty writing and plot of his own show" or that he's become an arrogant asshole when you have NO proof whatsoever other than "he ignore us klaroliners" and gotten enough hate myself about being a "shitty writer" and "jumping ships" to last me a life time. But, long story short, I can no longer read the wonderful fics I've followed from their beginning. Rewatching scenes makes me cringe. The hate and condescending attitudes towards others for differing opinions makes me sick and ashamed to be associated with Klaroline. If I'm being truthful with myself, this has been a long time coming since I stopped even closet shipping them completely back sometime around last October.
So, sadly, I have to say I'm unsure if I will ever have the motivation to complete In Shadow I Hide. I know it's been on my back burner for quite a while and I apologize for that but I just wasn't quite ready to let it go because I love all my stories dearly. I really do my best to put time and effort into all my fics to give you the best work I'm capable of as a storyteller and when I sorely lack motivations for this universe I've created here, I don't want to subject you all to any of that writing. It wouldn't be fair of me to expect you to read and enjoy something I have no desire to write anymore.
Basically, In Shadow will be placed on Permanent Hiatus. I'll leave it up for all to see/revisit/reread. If you want a very vague summary of how things would have ended should I continued, feel free to message me on tumblr OR here on FF and I'll do my best to summarize the wrap up. I still have the notes and plotting I did for this written down so I can at least attempt to jog my memory to help ya out lol.
That being said, I DO, without a doubt have every intention of finishing Sanguis Potestas Est. How? When? 'M not quite sure yet. I've got some material to work with but it's no where close to be the final draft. But that fic is my baby. I feel like I've said this a billion times by now but I've worked too hard on that fic and I'd be very upset with myself if I dropped it. Now, the companion pieces I had in mind may see the light of day, or they may not. That, is an entirely different story lol. But as far as Klaroline is concerned, the epilogue of Sanguis Potestas Est (to be titled Caritas Est Virtus) will be my final contribution to the Klaroline fandom. I wish I could say for you to expect the whole 9 yards- fluff, some lingering angst, perhaps even smut, etc- but I honestly don't know what'll happen. All I can safely say is you can expect the happy ending I'm sure some of you never believed would happen for whatever reason lol.
Anywho, I will be keeping my old fics up if you ever want to read a favorite for old times sake but feel free to unfollow/unfavorite, whatever you have to do- I won't be offended, however, I am strongly considering creating a separate account for my TO-based works:) But, seriously, I won't be offended if ya need to unfollow or whatevs. Sorry to bombard you all with an unnecessarily long A/N that was bad news but I really did want to say something even if it took me forever to get around to it.
Much love,
Kaitlin.