Thank you again for the responses on Chapter 3! I can tell that Tsunoda Harune has... mixed reviews from everyone. I know this chapter is on the shorter side (sorry, sorry) but I was travelling out of the country for a bit in June, so it put a dent in trying to get this chapter out. I also stalled out in working on a chapter for my other fic, and I ended up re-writing this chapter over because I wasn't happy with it... which is why it took so long (again, so sorry). I still am not entirely happy with it haha, but if I tinkered with it forever, it wouldn't be out until September.
In this chapter we get to see a bit more of Harune and to dig deeper into his background and personality. We also see a surprise cameo of two people that I know some of you will be very familiar with...
I've been mentally planning out the story for some time, and I can't really project how long this will go on. I can't promise the updates will stay this frequent (my goal is still one a month, but that can slip), I absolutely do not want to leave people with a cliffhanger for six months haha.
Enjoy the chapter!~💖
-Autumn
Mei stared at her reflection in the mirror, for the first time in a long time taking notice of her own appearance. For years she only did the bare minimum in maintaining it, just to conform to what was expected of her. How it changed usually never fazed her, but today she took in how sunken her eyes looked, the bags underneath them hanging heavy to reflect the exhaustion she felt.
Himeko had managed to convince Mei after nearly an hour of arguing over the remnants of their meal to not resume working that day, and to instead continue to rest. She also argued in vain that Mei should take a few more days off, but Mei insisted that she move forward with a meeting she had planned with Tsuonda Harune. Above all, Mei always took the time to meet the expectations placed on her.
Turning away from the mirror, a deep sigh of frustration escaped her lips. The only thing that ran through her mind was what Yuzu would be thinking if they ran into each other again, and how it was important she put some more effort into how she presented herself. Luckily Mei wasn't thinking too deeply about it, and wore a simple dark blue pantsuit with a crisp white blouse.
Satisfied that she'd look good enough in the event she came across her step-sister, Mei grabbed the briefcase by the door and went to unlock it before the sound of her phone chiming made her pause. It was rare for her to get notifications, even more so now that Himeko was nearby.
Annoyed, she rummaged through the bag to produce the small device. Her eyes narrowed at the sender, even though she was on her way to meet him, any earlier interaction aggravated her.
Aihara-san, I must deeply apologise for this request on such short notice, but I would like to change the location of our meeting. The office space in the public lower lobby would work adequately.
Mei didn't bother to respond to the message, it was clear this was a politely worded statement of fact, rather than a genuine question. The area in question was still secluded enough, but she reasoned that he wanted the both of them to have a higher public profile for the staff.
She pushed aside the sudden change in location, and exited the room. Her eyes locked onto the door down the hall. Mei paused for a brief second in front of it, the thought entering her mind that she should linger until the time Yuzu came out to just see her once more. However, the sense of duty in her forced her legs to continue forward.
Mei arrived at the location several minutes early, just as she had intended. The small office space was merely a meeting table with two chairs opposite each other. It was tucked away in the corner of the lower lobby, but it offered a good view of the doorway employees used to exit the back rooms to go to the front desk, further confirming her suspicions.
As expected, the meeting time came and went, with no sign of the manager. If there was one thing Mei observed was that he was chronically unable to maintain accurate time. Instead, he would often run a minute or two late. A glance at her watch said it was two minutes past the scheduled start time, only for Tsunoda Harune to emerge from the staff door.
"Forgive me for the intrusion, Aihara-san."
Mei chose to not respond, instead simply leaning to gather some of the paperwork from her briefcase to place them on the table. She kept her expression flat, not wanting Harune to be able to gauge any emotions from her face.
"I had been worried you wouldn't have seen my late request. I was unsure of how often you saw those messages."
"..."
He had yet to sit down, only moving to a position behind the seat to gaze down at Mei. A grin tugged at the corners of his mouth, a smug glee threatening to overtake his senses.
"I must again apologise for the actions of my wife, Tsuonda Yuzu." He said while bending into a deep bow. "I hope that her rash and unprofessional actions reflect only on her. I am unable to control her decisions sometimes, and she does not embody the same professionalism that I strive to bring to this organisation."¹
Mei clenched her fists tightly as he spoke. Once more he tried to shift all the blame to Yuzu. She thought that he was simply doing it to protect his position in the company, but the small movement of his head and the flick of his eyes to her fists told her that this was something more than just a simple way to try and save his job. He was also testing her to see what her reaction would be.
"I have fully recovered. There is none at fault here."
"That is excellent to hear." Harune said, practically jumping up from his bow. There was a glint in his eyes which betrayed his return to his normally boisterous personality.
"Now, shall we begin our discussions?" Mei said, her gaze slightly narrowing and voice level.
"Of course, we were going to review the personnel files you flagged?"
"Yes. There were a few that I had in mind which might offer us some-" Mei stopped when she noticed that Harune was looking right past her, a smile spread across his face. Mei could tell it wasn't genuine. She had forced enough smiles to know when one was spurious. Turning to see what he was smiling at, she was met with the striking view of a tall woman with long, flowing black hair. All Mei could think was how she was strikingly beautiful, a rare thought for her to have. The woman's grey eyes were focused to her side, where a much shorter, red-headed woman walked alongside her.
"Nanami-san, Koito-san." His voice was slightly constrained as he greeted the two women, "Welcome back. What can I help you with today?"
"Tsunoda-san," The red-haired girl said with a slight bow, "We were hoping to extend our stay here for a while longer, and were hoping you'd be able to help us. We could not find Yasunaga-san to ask her first. We apologise for our intrusion."
Harune stayed silent for a few moments, before pulling out his phone and typing a short message on it. Mei could tell he wasn't in any rush to complete his task, almost as if even trying to finish typing wasn't worth the effort. The two women looked at each other before looking back at him, and Mei could see the two of their hands brush together.
His eyes narrowed as his phone pinged back a response. He forced the same smile as before onto his face before looking up at the two of them.
"It's not an issue! Sorry for the sudden silence. I managed to get it all set up here. Yasunaga-san will come by later and finish the details for you. Thank you." Harune finished with a slight bow, though his eyes betrayed his genuine emotions, something the other three women could clearly see. Mei knew contempt when she saw it.
The couple walked away, but not before Mei noticed the redhead grab the other woman's hand. Harune's gaze was fixated on them, his eyes narrowing. Mei's questioning gaze captured his attention, focusing back on the conversation the two of them had been having.
"I apologise for the interruption. In any other setting I would have refused to talk to them. Disgusting what they do."
Mei tilted her head to the side, a look of confusion across her face.
"They aren't normal, they are lesbians."² His scowl deepened, "If it wasn't for the fact Nanami-san has ample connections through her acting career, I would have made sure the two of them never step foot here."
She recoiled from his bold declaration, emotions of both fear and shock coming across her face. Mei couldn't believe that this was the same person she first met when she arrived, let alone the person that Yuzu of all people was married to. Gone was the boisterous personality, replaced by nothing more than malice. His eyes seemed to flash an even deeper blue, narrow with rage.
"No sense in dwelling on it. I apologise, Aihara-san. I will endeavour to make sure those people don't bother you during your stay here." Harune's eyes seemed to sharpen as he drew out the words, a glare thrown in her direction as if he was waiting for some type of a response. Mei could see the faint hint of a smirk on his face, like a cat playing with a defenceless mouse.
"..."
"Ah, excellent to know that such a matter doesn't shock you."
With that, Harune dropped the subject. However, Mei wasn't entirely sure of the meaning of his statement. That smirk seemed to remain on his face the entire meeting, and for the first time something like that unsettled her.
In any other situation she would have been able to brush it off, the words she told Yuzu in the library of the academy so many years ago always echoed in her head. It was how she always truly felt, and at the time she felt that Yuzu too understood the deeper meaning of them. The thought that Yuzu could have changed and that she could even hold the same views as her husband flashed through her head.
For the second time in as many days she felt her head getting light. Harune was silently looking over the files she brought, occasionally marking one of them, or writing some notes on a pad he brought with him. The seconds seemed to tick by so slowly. Each passing face appeared to get more and more obscured and blurry.
Finally, she had enough. She pushed the chair back with as much force as she could muster, and grabbed the bag sitting at the side of the table.
"I'm sorry. I may not be entirely over my illness. I regret this interruption, but I must leave. Please, I will leave these documents with you and we may review them at our next meeting."
As Mei descended into a short bow, the smirk on Harune's face widened. Mei kept her composure, walking away from the table despite the thoughts surging through her rapidly emptying mind. The pain of rejection reverberated throughout her. All she could think about and focus on was trying to get back to her room. If there was one thing she didn't want, it was to be alone at this point. She reasoned that Himeko would be there for her.
The elevator doors opened, allowing Mei to stumble out on the top floor. She could feel the tears welling in her eyes, the sting biting their corners of her eyelids. It had been years since she reacted this way, and the inability to control her emotions only served to make her more distraught.
Mei hadn't even been paying attention to her surroundings, and suddenly felt a sharp pressure against her whole body, causing her to lose her balance and fall to the ground. One of the hotel doors had been flung open, and she careened directly into the person emerging from the room.
The brown-haired woman groaned as she struggled to get up from the floor, only to look over at Mei and gasp audibly.
"Mei?!"
The unmistakable sound of Yuzu's voice rang out through the hallway. Mei froze where she lay, the only things she could feel was the dull pain of the fall and the beating of her heart. The last person she wanted, or expected to see, was her step sister.
"M-Mei, are you alright?" Yuzu asked.
She awkwardly shuffled over to Mei, trying to get her attention. She kept her eyes tightly shut, desperately trying to prevent herself from crying. The pain barely registered in her body from the fall, yet she felt heavy and pained in a different way.
"Are you hurt?" Yuzu asked again, her voice softer. Mei heard the concern that was laced with each word, but still said nothing. Her mind flashed back to Harune's mocking, of his icy words that lashed out into her heart. She couldn't help but feel it was Yuzu herself who was saying it.
"..."
Mei recoiled slightly as Yuzu's hand gently touched her forehead. The sudden movement seemed to give Yuzu the hint to back off. She added more distance between the two before speaking again.
"Mei?"
Despite how childish she knew it was, she only wanted to continue to lay there in hopes that Yuzu would leave her alone. Mei also knew that when it came to Yuzu, at least in the past, she would refuse to leave her side. If her actions at the hospital were any guide, Yuzu was still the same person now too.
"Nnngh…"
She only managed to let out a weak groan as she brought herself up into a sitting position, matching Yuzu's yokozuwari position. Mei couldn't bring herself to look in her step-sister's eyes, and instead opted to gaze to the side at the floor.
"You're not hurt, are you?"
"...I am fine." Mei's voice came out weaker than she expected it to be, something that Yuzu was quick to notice.
"Mei, I just hit you with a door, you look stunned. Are you sure you're alright?"
"Yuzu." Mei said, carefully lifting herself up off the floor. "Do you share Tsunoda-san's views?"
"Gck! M-Mei?" She jumped back in surprise. The two of them stared at each other for several seconds, before Mei made an attempt to get up, but not before Yuzu reached out to grab her arm. "What are you talking about?"
"..."
Without a response, Mei turned away from her.
"Mei!" Yuzu ran to grab her arm, causing her step sister to flinch. Before Mei could speak, her eyes went to the hand now curled around her arm. The shimmer of gold she saw before was nowhere to be found. Her stare was noticed by Yuzu, who similarly flinched and withdrew her hand.
Shocked, Mei looked up to see Yuzu staring at the floor. The two of them stood there for what seemed to be an eternity, neither having the courage or desire to speak. The silence wasn't awkward, it simply hung in the air as a way of understanding each other. Finally, it was Mei who spoke again.
"Yuzu." Compared to the other times she spoke, her voice was soft in a way that even she hadn't been able to muster in a long time. She gently raised her hand, before thinking better of it and letting it drop to her side. "W-would you…" Mei started, uncharacteristically stumbling over her words before awkwardly coughing, "...be available tomorrow night."
"Eh?" Yuzu's head snapped up to stare at Mei. The two held the glance before Yuzu's face broke into a slight smile. "Of course."
"Hey, Yuzucchi?" Harumi shot her friend a glance.
"Mmm? What?" Yuzu shook her head, turning slightly to focus on Harumi. She had spaced out again, staring off into nothing. For the past several minutes she hadn't done much other than push around a few kernels of rice in her bowl.
"I was asking you what you wanted to do today after we finish up breakfast here."
"Sorry, sorry!" She clapped her hands together apologetically, "I haven't been able to keep my mind clear today."
"Did something happen yesterday?"
"Geh!" Yuzu's attention suddenly became intensely focused on the food in front of her. After agreeing to Mei's proposal, she had been so focused on it that she neglected to say anything to Harumi, and she ended up lost in her thoughts as a result of it. After the talk both of them had the other day, she was sure that there wasn't going to be an issue telling Harumi, but she was so conditioned to keeping her emotions about Mei hidden from everyone that it was hard to open up.
"I ran into Mei yesterday."
"Oh?" Harumi perked up, setting her chopsticks to the side. Yuzu shifted uncomfortably in her seat, letting out a loud sigh in response.
She wasn't quite sure what she wanted to tell Harumi. Her thoughts had been so jumbled, not only from her acceptance of Mei's invitation, but of the questions that she was sure Mei was going to be asking her. The one thing that managed to drive a wedge in her life between her and her friends, the thing that she always made sure to present the best version of to them.
Harune.
It was only going to be a matter of time before the issue came up once more, and now she couldn't find a way to run away from it. If there was something Mei picked up on, then it's possible Harumi would have seen it too. The two of them never really talked about her relationship with him, it was just sort of a silent agreement that both of them wouldn't discuss it.
For the first couple of months when Harune and her lived together, things were strained with her friends. When he left to take his current position, she had to admit she liked it more than she should have. Pushing those other thoughts aside, she launched the question that would break the invisible barrier between the two of them.
"Harumin, what do you think of Harune?"
Harumi's eyes widened, the shock washing over her face. The look was soon replaced by confusion as she looked at the top of Yuzu's head - she couldn't bring herself to raise it when she asked the question.
"Hmm." Harumi flexed her fingers, seemingly lost in thought on how to respond to such a question. She had her own opinions on Harune, ones that started from the day she met him. She always considered herself a relatively care-free person, and one not too bothered by the actions of others around her. Plus, the relationship between Yuzu and her husband wasn't of any impact to her. She also made pains to stay out of other people's private affairs, much to the chagrin of her fiancée.
However, the tension she always saw present in her best friend's marriage was hard to ignore, as was her own disdain for the man himself. Matsuri had cornered her once to try and get her to talk to Yuzu about her relationship with him, but she steadfastly refused. Now, it was Yuzu herself that was asking for her opinion.
Harumi let out a sigh, hanging her head in her hands before taking another deep breath. If there was going to be a time for her to open up about this, it was going to be now.
"Yuzucchi, there's a few things I've never told you about him." She paused, waiting to see what the reaction would be. Yuzu looked up, eyes wide. "Mainly, he's never been good for you. You've always been miserable when he's around, and when he leaves for work, you're back to normal again."
Yuzu averted her eyes, but Harumi still pressed on.
"I never told you the truth about the day I met him. I never told Matsuri either, which is why she never told you about it." Exhaling, Harumi looked up with a sad expression across her face. "I should finally get this off my chest."
Around 2 years ago
"Ugh, this guy better not be like Sakurai-san. She was always so annoooooying!"³
"Don't worry Harumin, Tsunoda-san is nothing like that." Yuzu replied, a wry smile across her face. Sakurai-san was the last person she had been dating, though using the term "dating" was generous given they only saw each other for a couple weeks, and their activities were more physical than anything else.
It was this cycle that Harumi knew Yuzu was stuck in, a nearly endless loop of partners who she ended up not being interested in, or who mistreated her enough she knew when it was time to call it quits. Fortunately, Sakurai-san was just annoying and the two of them knew it wasn't going to work out.
Which, unfortunately for Yuzu, was not the typical type of person she dated. For years now, Harumi would watch as Yuzu bounced around between terrible people, most of whom she met while at clubs or bars, and end up getting hurt in yet another way. A year and a half ago, she tried to step in and talk to Yuzu about the people she was dating, but it resulted in the worst fight the two of them ever had.
The two of them didn't speak for weeks, to the point where Matsuri even gave up on her childish attempts to get them to make up. It was finally Yuzu who approached her to apologise after Nene nearly had her own meltdown. Since then, she resolved to never bring it up, and only be there if her best friend decided to seek her advice out.
However, this was not one of those times.
Instead, today she was invited to join Yuzu and her new boyfriend of a week to visit one of the summer festivals being held on the outskirts of Tokyo. Normally she would have passed at the opportunity, but he had invited one of his co-workers as well. Yuzu attempted to turn it into a much larger trip, but nearly everyone was going to be busy. Matsuri was away helping with a tour, Himeko was away with her husband, Nene was out of the country, and the Tachibana sisters were simply unable to get away. Which left… Harumi and Yuzu.
She agreed to it out of obligation to her friend, and because she was curious about who, exactly, this man was.
The first thing Harumi noticed was his striking blue eyes, and messy unkempt hair. The second shock was the fact he was wearing nothing more than a white shirt and the bottoms of a track suit. He had a wide grin across his face, and bounded up to them with an energy that was reminiscent of a puppy. He grabbed Yuzu into a large hug, causing her to gasp for air after a few seconds.
Harumi had been so surprised at this man's appearance and mannerisms, that she didn't notice the co-worker he invited. She had been expecting another man to show up, but instead it was a woman. She wore a pained expression watching her co-worker bounce around his girlfriend, but kept a smile on her face.
The man finally managed to compose himself, and turned towards Harumi with a bow.
"Good afternoon, I am Tsunoda Harune, are you well?"
"I am Yasunaga Itsuko." The woman he came with also bowed with her greeting before Harumi could respond.
"I am Taniguchi Harumi." She responded with her own bow, suddenly confused.
Despite the relaxed atmosphere just moments before, the mood shifted to a much more formal one. The previously warm mannerisms given off by Harune were replaced by a more stiff business atmosphere. With Harumi contemplating this, both Yuzu and Itsuko went ahead of them towards the entrance of the festival.
"Taniguchi-san, I trust you are the one that Yuzu talks about so much?" His eyes narrowed as he stared at her, unblinking and his face steeled. His continued use of formal speech continued
"Yuzucchi is my best friend. I've known her since High School, is there some problem with it?"
"No.⁴ I just need to see if there's competition."
It was clear that he was extremely serious in his proclamation. The two remained locked in each other's stares until Yuzu's voice broke the tension from afar.
"Come on you two! If you stand there and talk the whole day, we'll miss the fireworks!"
With a grunt, Harune turned around. Instantly, he was cheerful and energetic once more, and bounded towards Yuzu and Itsuko as if nothing had transpired between the two of them. It took her a few seconds, but Harumi fell in behind the three of them. Something with Harune seemed… off to say the least. In any other situation she would have thought nothing of it, but the formal speech combined with his obvious disdain was too difficult to ignore.
Despite the offputting start, much of the rest of the day was pretty normal. Harune would sometimes shoot Harumi a glare or two, but otherwise his gregarious personality persisted. He did what he could to avoid addressing her, acting as if the only other people there were Itsuko and Yuzu.
When the four of them stopped for some taiyaki, the first natural conversation broke out as they sat around a table.
"Say, Harumin, have you heard from Matsuri yet?" Yuzu said, before sinking her teeth into the tail of her taiyaki and biting it off.
"She hasn't gotten in touch with me since leaving, unfortunately. It's hard when she's in China, there's never a down moment."
"That sucks, I'll have to send her an email…" Yuzu replied, glancing at her purse.
"Hmm? Who is that?" Itsuko chimed in, shooting a confused look between Yuzu and Harumi.
"Ah, Yasunaga-chan, she's a close friend of mine, I've known her since I was little. She and Harumi have been dating for a few years now."
"...I see." Itsuko meekly replied.
While Yuzu was looking towards Itsuko, Harune locked his eyes with Harumi again. This time, a look of disgust across his face. It was only then that it finally clicked for her.
"He's homophobic." The thought finally echoed through her head, momentarily shocking her. It must have shown on her face, because a sick grin spread across his face before he looked towards Yuzu to pull her into a hug.
"Hey! What's that for!" She exclaimed, with Itsuko letting out a laugh as Yuzu was pulled back. All Harumi could do was to gaze down at her food, wondering how to respond to the revelation. She didn't get the chance, as Yuzu shot up and made her way down the path, motioning for them to follow along.
For the rest of the day, she remained quiet, contemplating the implications of Harune's true feelings. For what it was worth, Yuzu seemed entirely oblivious to it.
While the others continued to enjoy the festival, including the fireworks at the end of the day, Harumi's mind was swimming with different options. As the fireworks burst overhead, several scenarios played out before her. She could try and intervene right now, confronting him about it. But that would be far too much meddling into a fun evening for Yuzu. There was also the option of bringing it up to her later.
The momentary flashes of light that illuminated her smiling face as she leaned into Harune helped to make up her mind. It was clear that Harune didn't know about some of Yuzu's previous partners being women. Harumi would just seek to not engage with him, and simply hoped that this relationship would last just as long as most of them did.
As Harumi finished the retelling of her first meeting with Harune, an uneasy silence hung in the air. Yuzu had been solemn while she spoke, though it looked as if she was going to burst out into tears at any moment.
"Yuzucchi…" Harumi's voice trailed off. Without realising it, her own voice had been breaking as she was telling the story, the pain easily able to be discerned. Looking back on all of the times that there was ever a function with the two of them, he would always make sure to not associate with Harumi and Matsuri. While he never treated her with the same malice again, Harumi couldn't help but remember the coldness that floated around each interaction with him.
Tentatively, she spoke again.
"I… don't know what he thinks now. He's never been like that again."
"We would have fights, all the time."
"Hmm?"
"We would always fight over inviting you and Matsuri out. He was always against it, often coming up with some excuse. I've never… I would never think he… I'm so sorry…"
In spite of her wavering voice, Yuzu suddenly left out a grunt of anger, and slammed her fist on the table, causing several heads to spin their way.
"Yuzucchi, I think this is something you'd need to talk to him about. It's not something that you can charge headfirst into. I know you two are already fighting over Mei-san. It's not the time to be rash about it."
"Harumin, how can you say that with, with everything! I know I've never talked to him about Mei, or even some of my past relationships… How can I face him like that now!"
Frustrated, she brought her head to the table and buried it into her arms. She wanted nothing more than to let out a scream, but in the middle of this room that outburst would definitely be noted. For their entire relationship, Yuzu never noticed a thing off about Harune. Sure, she had never discussed previous relationships with him, but that's because the two of them agreed early on that there wasn't any use in doing so.
Now, she faced her own husband holding views that meant he held disdain for her two best friends. That's not even to mention how he might feel about her if he found out about her past, especially her time with Mei. Their relationship was well hidden, and unless Mei had said anything, it wasn't likely anyone but Yuzu and her immediate friends were truly aware of its extent.
Panic washed over her, wondering what Harune would do to Mei if he ever found out. If he could, he would bring it up to the Udagawa family, and that alone could cause issues for her.
"And now I have to talk to Mei tomorrow." Yuzu groaned.
"Eh? What?"
"When I saw her yesterday we agreed to meet for dinner tonight."
"Wait… Yuzucchi, what does this have to do with Tsunoda-san?"
"..."
Yuzu paused, again fidgeting with her hands. Harumi glanced at her fingers and nearly shot out of her chair.
"Yuzu. Your. Your ring?"
She couldn't bring herself to look at her best friend. Instead, she bashfully hid the ring finger that once held her wedding band below the palm of her other hand.
"When I saw Mei… she asked me if I shared Harune's views. I didn't know what she meant, I still don't. He must have done something, like he always does."
Silence fell between the two of them again, their food long untouched. Yuzu couldn't help but think of all the possibilities in her head about what Mei meant, and it was causing an uncharacteristic bubble of anxiety to start to percolate up.
"Have you thought about this?" Harumi asked, her voice softer this time.
All Yuzu could muster was a small nod, before she looked up with tears in her eyes.
"Harumin, for once, I want to be selfish."
[1] Despite the fact Harune is in a very deep bow (the highest sign of respect), he is speaking while doing so. This is incredibly disrespectful, especially with such a deep bow.
[2] Harune uses two choice words here. The first is 普通 (futsū), which means "normal." It's used by members inside and out of the queer community, but in this sense it would be derogatory. The other term, レズ (rezu) is a more derogatory term for lesbians in Japan.
[3] Harumi uses the word うざい (uzai) here with the final character drawn out for emphasis.
[4] Harune actually uses the word いいえ (iie) here, which means no. It's not often used in Japanese, as its generally uncomfortable.
And that's a wrap for this chapter! Nanamai-san and Koito-san are unlikely to make another appearance. Don't worry, this isn't a crossover. I just wanted to do a quick shoutout to them! And it's my story so... 😅
I know I'm rambling at this point, so I'll cut it here and thank you for reading this chapter, and this fanfiction. Your continued support is what keeps me writing! Until next chapter~