Boy, where to start? How about an apology that this isn't a chapter update? Or that I haven't updated in a really long time.

Both are good.

I've had a rough time trying to find motivation to write for a long time. Life just kept throwing roadblocks at me.

At first I was just busy with my job, but then I got fired. Then I got into a relationship and dedicated far too much of my time to him. Then both my laptops broke. Then I got pregnant.

...

That was the toughest one. I fell into a depression the moment I found out for sure. I suspected I was for weeks before I actually tested. I still don't know why I waited so long to test. Fear, probably. Extremely long, unhappy story short, I now have a son. I'm dealing with that as best as I can.

I finally fixed one of the laptops today! It took an unpleasant factory reset, which sucks because I misplaced my flashdrive that had all my stories on it and this laptop I'm using was the only holder of any backups. So... I've lost all of my stories until I can hopefully find my flashdrive. God, I hope I find it.

I believe I mentioned in a past update that I was planning on rewriting Noblesse. I still intend on doing that, including a title change. I'll provide an update when that eventually happens that has a link to the new story. I have already made progress on the new version, but it is going to take time for me to ever find time to dedicate toward writing now that I am a single mother. My son demands a lot of attention and any time I have to myself... I don't really have any energy to actually [i]do[/i] anything.

I've been in the mood to write, but it will be a slow-going process for a while.

So, again, I'm sorry it's taken so long. I know I had a dedicated following here and I'm not even sure if anyone is still around, waiting for that wonderful notification. If you are, this is for you: thank you so damn much. I don't know how you've managed to hold out any hope that I would ever update, but thank you. I sincerely hope to get new chapters up here soon, but I don't think it will be possible given current circumstances.

Thank you,

Akatora