Hello readers! Erica here! It's been a while, hasn't it? I'm writing this message today to share some disappointing news: I will be discontinuing An Unconventional Family until further notice. When I first began writing AUF, I didn't have a plan or even an idea of how it would end. I would just write as it came to me and update when I had the inspiration. As I've gotten older, my life has gotten busier, and I can no longer find the time to write as often as I'd like to. It also doesn't help that Bleach just doesn't interest me as much as it used to. I still love Ichigo and Rukia, and always will (I WILL go down with this ship, promise), but I would be doing a disservice to all the ichiruki fans out there if I continued pushing out maybe one or two half-assed (and potentially inaccurate) chapters a year. That wouldn't be fair to all the readers that have stuck with me after all this time.
I thought about deleting AUF, just to avoid having to make a post like this, but I knew I'd regret it. While most of my writing from the past couple years makes me cringe, I'm proud of the work and effort I put into AUF back then. At one point in time, this story was my baby (haha, fitting) and it was always on my mind. I appreciated and cherished every review, follow, favorite, and PM I received (and still do). I just feel awful that I couldn't give you all more. Frequent updates, longer chapters, better dialogue, and better writing in general… I wanted you guys to have it all! But I was, and still am, an unexperienced writer. So I apologize for stopping this series so short. I really am sorry! ):
So, what does this all mean for the future ahead? Does this mean I'm giving up writing fanfiction forever? Probably not. What it does mean is that I'm done with writing anything but oneshots. It would be unfair to you guys if I started a series I knew I couldn't finish. Maybe you'll see some shorts from me in the future, but who knows? Not me.
Love love love,
Erica
P.S. I don't know if this is anything you guys would be into, but if you'd ever like to talk about how you'd want the series to end or about what ideas I had tossed around for later chapters, feel free to PM me. I'm still on ffnet often, just lurking and reading more than posting. Don't be afraid to shoot me a message, I don't bite!