Wow, so uh, we're back here again, after not as long as I thought. Weird how shit works like that, right?

So I've got a lot on my mind right now, some of it good, some of it bad. Most of it having to pertain to this fic, so I guess I'll just begin by saying that, while I do not regret writing this fic, I do regret the way I went about doing it.

It's hard for me to explain, and I think I have a question below that I'll use to answer what I mean by that, but basically that's how I'm feeling. If I could go back in time, I would not write this fic the same way.

So for those of you who read Aberration, you kinda already know where this is going. We got a few questions here, less than with Aberration but hey, this story wasn't as popular.

To the questions!

1. So, how was it working on Equinox compared to Aberration? What did you like more and what less?

This is a hard question for me to answer, because I preferred Aberration in almost every respect except for, maybe, the perspective shift. It let me do a lot more and shine a spotlight on different parts of the world more freely. Beyond that, though, this question is gonna have to remain unanswered lol

2. Was there anything from Fates' canonical story you wish you had kept?

Pretty much everything, my dude. It was a bit of hubris on my part with what I did

I went in thinking I would do all of this cool crap, but in the end, I just didn't have the same passion for Fates as I do Awakening and 3H, which probably shines through a lot in later chapters. The only thing I kinda like that I did was genderbend Anankos, because that honestly simplifies the family trees. Beyond that, though, I kinda wished I went with canon, so I could work with what was already there instead of trying to redesign the fucking wheel.

3. At what point did you realize you would need to essentially do a rebuild of Fates?

From the onset, although like I said in the previous question, in hindsight I think this was a misstep from the get-go.

If I could go back, like I said, I would change much, much less lol.

4. What scene or character was genuinely hard for you to get down?

Honestly? A lot of the Hoshidan Royals were difficult for me to get down. While the Nohrian side remained relatively unchanged, the Hoshidans felt the full extent of my universe-shaking changes, first of all being actually blood-related to Corrin. In the end, Takumi was my favorite to write.

5. Biggest Regret writing the story and the flip side biggest thing you pat yourself on the back about?

I'll start with the positives this time around: I really really like what I did with Liz. She's an absolute joy to write, and I think her relationship with Corrin is one of the highlights of this fic. They are to dorks and I love them

Now, as for the other part, well… kinda already answered that. I do think my changes could be better if they were less drastic. I think changing the parentage of Corrin was a good move overall – I just wish I didn't have to make it.

6. Are you overall happy with how the story wrapped up for you?

If this is asking whether or not I am glad this is over, then yes, I absolutely am. I do like the ending I've written here, and I do not regret writing this fic, like I said. It's been a hell of a ride, but I don't think I'm done with FE just yet. I've been waiting for this story to be done to do it, and now that that's past, it's time for me to focus on that.

I do like the ending for this fic, though. It's nice to go back.

Anyway, there's that. I don't really have a lot to say other than that I hope you enjoyed this. Even if it was hell to write at times, I will never regret writing this fic. It had been an amazing learning experience. And even if it floundered at times and I found myself wishing I didn't do certain things, I wouldn't trade it for the world.

With all of that out of the way, I hope you guys enjoyed this, and I hope to see you in the next fic I write!