No Place Else

by Lumos-Nox-Obliviate

Brittana AU fic. Santana Lopez is a boarder at Alexandra Academy. Brittany is the new girl trying to fit into a group of friends who already have their webs of connections and secrets. Can she fill the shoes of the girl she replaced?

19. Hello Again

Hi everyone,

It's been a long time, huh? Since the last time I posted this in 2014 (saying I would update it but never did!), I've gotten a steady trickle of interest in No Place else. Then 2020 hit and we lost Naya and there was renewed interest in the story.

I really appreciate the messages and the favourites - still, after all this time!

I lost my notebook with all the planning around No Place Else and where I wanted it to go. I remember vaguely - it was a happy ending :)

I won't say I'll be finishing the story, because that might not be true. But I will re-read the story and see what it means to me now. During lockdown I watched Glee for the first time in a long time - and I still felt moved by Santana and Brittany's story. Then Naya passed away and like many of you, it broke my heart.

Grieving someone you never knew is strange, but we all knew Santana so well didn't we? So our grief for her is all intwined in our grief for Naya and nostalgia and so many other emotions that are quite overwhelming. There's not much else to say - but I hope you are all doing okay.

I just wanted to drop in and say that I'm sorry I ran out of steam - life got in the way. And I wanted to drop in and acknowledge Naya.

And finally I want to thank you all for your support. I see it all still and it makes me smile.

That's all folks, take care.