So I'm officially putting this story on hiatus. I'm terribly sorry and it brings me great pain to do this, but I just can't dangle the possibility of a next update in front of you guys any longer. I haven't felt the desire or inspiration to write this story in a very long time, and it's just unfair to the readers of this fic. So I'm putting it on hiatus, and hopefully one day I'll get the inspiration to continue writing. If not, then thank you so very much for making this journey a pleasurable one.
I'm so sorry that this had to happen, and I hope to see you guys soon again when I publish the next chapter.