Real Talk
So I've been thinking. I've been thinking that I can do better on Underfantasy. That I can do a better job of building the world from the very start, not lean on so much of the game, and move it in a different direction than where I ultimately ended up going.
The thing is, if I revise/completely rewrite Underfantasy, then I might as well fold "And the Dream Goes On" into it and make it one big happy AU.
The majority of the changes would be in the portion where everyone is still in the Underground. Events on the surface would more or less stay as they are in AtDGO, although the main change will be to get rid of the (admittedly unnecessary) portions at the beginning of each of those chapters. The ones just before the chapter title.
But in order to concentrate on this project, AtDGO would have to go on hiatus after Chapter 25 (currently a WIP that has yet to be posted as of this update) while I figure things out. And Underfantasy, as it stands, would be taken down in its entirety.
I don't really want to do that to the (precious few) people that did enjoy the current version of Underfantasy. I'm not even sure if what I have in mind will be "better" than what I've already written. But I really feel like I didn't do the best job on Ufan, no matter how much fun I had while writing certain portions of it. I really feel that the readers that somehow stumble over me while browsing deserve better content. I deserve better content from myself.
Whatever I decide, I just want whoever reads this to know that I appreciate the time you've taken to read my self-indulgent garbage. Not that I think it's really garbage… perhaps more like fandom junk food? Not good for you, but still something you find comfort in, anyway. At least, I hope you found some measure of comfort.
Anyway, thank you for reading this, or any portion of my stories. I would appreciate your input, but please don't feel like you HAVE to share your opinion. I've made it this far on my own, after all, and I'm filled with determination to keep moving forward.
But sometimes… sometimes a reset just happens, and I think I can make better decisions, this time around. I now have a better idea of my own world, where it had been just a nebulous, half-formed thing when I started in February. If (or when) that reset happens, I hope you'll join me for that journey, too. If you don't, that's fine.
Whatever you decide, whatever path you follow, stay determined. :)