Hey there -

It's been a few weeks since I've updated, let alone write anything. This next chapter has been difficult to write, especially with all the things going on in my life right now.

I will admit though it has been the response to this story that keeps me from writing it. I'm a young adult, and I imagine a lot of my readers might be younger than me (if this is true or not, I can't say for certain), since Descendants itself is targeted for a younger demographic.

I started writing this story with the "life lesson" that you don't always end up with who you dated in high school. My fanfics have always alternated between writing my OTP and writing a new character who I felt could fit in well with the established universe. And I suppose with Descendants, Ben and Mal weren't really my OTP. But again, I'm not who Disney was writing for.

A lot of you guys love Ben and Mal, and I think that's wonderful. I love love love how sweet you all are; no one is bashing on my OC, on other couples, etc, and I'm so grateful for that. So I'm not stuck because of negative feedback, I'm stuck because I doubt my ability to handle Ben and Mal the way you guys deserve. I didn't have an ending in mind when I started writing, so I hadn't made a decision on BenxMal or BenxLayla.

I hope wherever this story takes me, you guys trust me. And I hope I don't disappoint you at all, or at the very least too much. You guys have been so great and so supportive and once I figure out what ending works best for Ben, Mal, and Layla, I'll get back to writing!

xoxo