To all my readers:
First and foremost, let me offer my apologies for the silence these last two years. I had promised I would update as soon as I could once I settled after moving, but clearly I've not been able to get an update out until now.
The road up to this point has been full of trials and tribulations. I watched most of my world crumble around me (from losing friends to drama to receiving heartbreaking news of my grandmother passing) and faced potential homelessness as the pandemic wiped out my savings with dozens of denied job applications. On top of that, I contracted Covid (which wreaked havoc on my immune system and left me with minor lung damage and muscular issues that took several months to recover from.)
These last two years have not been easy, especially the months that followed my grandmother passing. Between grieving, depression, anxiety, stress, and a whole other slew of issues that have made these last few months dark, my body and mind had been forced into survival mode for so long, I forgot what things used to make me happy. Things I used to look forward to, including writing which was my biggest outlet. Only recently things have looked a little brighter, and I feel comfortable enough to reach out to everyone from my radio silence. (and all of this thanks to some important and very supportive people I'm blessed to have in my life.)
The second thing is in regards to a decision I have weighed heavily. Given the circumstances of the last two years, and my own dissatisfaction with the current state of the story, I will be discontinuing this version of Wicked Game. That isn't to say I will cease to update it, but at some point in the future, I will be taking it down and making revisions until I am happy with its trajectory and conclusion. Or who knows, maybe I'll keep it up in case something happens.
I feel it isn't fair to those who have been waiting (and possibly) have given up on ever receiving updates, however I cannot stand by with integrity and let the inconsistencies of many parts of the story remain. Some characters will stay, and Nera will remain faithfully by Fiora's side. Others I plan on removing to keep the story from growing too OC-skewed. But the point stands - I refuse to compromise on quality and I wish to see Wicked Game to completion.
With that being said, I'm not sure when I will be slowly posting and updating the revised version (some chapters will be changed and rewritten for consistency, while others may be removed and new ones added in.) I want to say to expect it starting within the next month, but I'm also gauging this against real-life obligations and situations changing. For all the support you guys gave me while I wrote, I intend on completing this chapter of League I've opened up and left unfinished.
Thanks everyone, and I hope to see you all again (soon!)
-FB
