Hello my beautiful friends!

It's Koneko!

Wow, it has been a while, hasn't it?

I'm so, so sorry for dropping the ball here. What can I say? I grew up; life got hectic. I certainly hope you all have been well over the last *cough* five years.

I just wanted to update you guys on the status of things. 1, I got married! 2, I graduated high school and college, and I'm going back for my masters degree in January! Woot woot! 3, yes my dog is still alive and sweet as ever (I know you cared, don't worry). 4, I am a fully fledged adult now with a career and a house. I know, I didn't think it was possible either, but here we are.

The point is, I'm not the same person I was when I published Fade Away over 12 years ago. I'm sure you guys have grown up and changed, too, hopefully for the better. That said, I still love my fandoms and I still love to write. I FULLY intend to finish every story in my library. I'm definitely going to add some more stories on here (and cross-post) to AO3. I'm also writing original stories and exciting projects that I hope to share with you all soon. I hope you'll join me on this journey and even for the moment, I can take you to a magical world or two where anything is possible.

Many of these stories are already plotted from years ago, but I like to think I've become a better writer with age. With that, you'll see a new style and deeper plot in later chapters and new stories. I plan to leave all stories published thus far in their current state (with an exception of fixing typos and grammatical errors), because I believe it's important to remember where I've come from and see the progress in real time.

Again, I'm so very thankful for you all and we'll talk soon.

~Koneko~