Last words and acknowledgements

Yes, you read that right – I'm writing a sequel!

It's such a relief to finally be able to say that because it is actually the main reason why my updates slowed down so suddenly. I got an idea for what should happen in the future for this lovely couple and ended up writing so much that I suddenly didn't know what to do with it… So, last few months I've worked on how to get from point A to B basically without leaving you readers with an incomplete story. I also wanted to make sure that you got the ending you deserved, so that you don't think that I've spent all these chapters reeling you in and getting you hooked only to cut you off now and then ask you to follow my new story.

But then again, I guess that's exactly what I did in the end after all… Hope you'll forgive me and that you'll continue supporting me with my next work.

Which brings me to my main point of this added non-chapter. I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who's helped me get through this fic – and I thought I should learn from my past and not try cramming it into the pre/post-notes of a chapter. So, voila! It got it's very own instead.

With that said, I cannot properly find the words to express my deepest and sincerest appreciation to you all. I have so much love and gratitude for every one of you. Thank you to the people who've read, reviewed, commented and helped promote the work within the fandom… Thank you for your messages, inspiring words, encouraging comments and for just taking the time to actually read what I have written – because that part still gets to me, guys.

It's been incredible and I wanted to give you something as a parting gift for this story, so I put together its very own soundtrack! It's probably no surprise to hear that us writers like to listen to music when we work, and often lyrics or melodies give us the inspiration for a lot of our material. So, after… *doing the math in my head and excluding the time I spent writing the story before I actually started publishing it* FOURTEEN MONTHS, I of course have several long playlists that I have on in the background while writing. But I picked out the songs that have meant the most, affected me or the storyline and just short of written entire chapters on their own, and collected them in one final playlist. Some of the songs helped me find the right mood to certain parts, others put words right into the characters mouths as I felt like the song was actually about them.

So, without further ado. As my farewell to you all, here it is;

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Resilience – The Soundtrack

Don't Know Why - Norah Jones

Warwick Avenue - Duffy

Sinking Man (The Walking Dead Soundtrack) - Of Monsters and Men

When We Were Young - Adele

Wicked Game (Recorded Live at St Canice Cathedral, Kilkenny) - James Vincent McMorrow

Work Song - Hozier

Bruises - Lewis Capal

Waves - Dean Lewis

Habits - Plested

Bloodstream - Stateless

The Highest Tide - The Wealthy West

Lose My Mind (Acoustic) - Dean Lewis

Everything Has Changed - Taylor Swift ft Ed Sheeran

Like I'm Gonna Lose You - Meghan Trainor ft John Legend

Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack

Close To You - Rihanna

Love In The Dark - Adele

White Lie - The Lumineers

Bones - Imagine Dragons

We Must Be Killers - Mikky Ekko

Dealer - Lana Del Rey

Can't Pretend - Tom Odell

Young God - Halsey

Wrecked - Imagine Dragons

I'll Be Good - Jaymes Young

Fear of the Water (Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral) - SYML

Stay - Rihanna ft Mikky Ekko

Here I Am (Live from Spotify London) - Tom Odell

Only Love - Mumford & Sons

Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift

Once Upon a Dream - Lana Del Rey

Let Somebody Go - Coldplay ft. Selena Gomez

I'm Tired (From HBO's Euphoria) – Labrinth ft Zendaya

Skinny Love - Birdy

If You Lie Down With Me - Lana Del Rey

Everything's Not Lost - Coldplay

The Story Never Ends - Lauv

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Bonus tracks that didn't make the cut

Who Is He (And What Is He To You) - Bill Withers

Play With Fire - The Rolling Stones

Free Animal - Foreign Air

Black Magic - Band of Skulls

Follow You - Imagine Dragons

Who Are You, Really? - Mikky Ekko

Mad Hatter - Melanie Martinez

Save Tonight - Zayde Wolf

Take Me To Church - Hozier

Call Out My Name - The Weeknd

Blood Bank - Bon Iver

Heal - Tom Odell

Hometown Glory – Adele

River - Leon Bridges

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Thank you all again and goodbye for now, xx.


Lastly, special thanks to:

AnIntriguedIntrovert, Citydistrict, Life's Canvas, mandobanano, Kyra, Rory Ace Huntzberger, kxtxrsis, The Originals Eyes, redbudrose, KK1986, Odessa and so so many more for taking the time to encourage my writing. I have re-read every single review and comment over and over whenever I felt stuck or unmotivated and it always brought a smile to my lips and inspiration to my fingertips. Your words made this fic happen, every single one of you.