Alright, guys. I've been holding off because I thought I would finish a lot sooner than this, but: I've been working on Chapter 15 for over a year now. I am so sorry for disappearing. I had a really awful thing happen to me summer of 2020, was extremely depressed for almost 4 years because of it, basically couldn't write for 2 years at all, and have slowly been crawling my way back to where I was.

I don't know if anyone is even following or reading this anymore. But, I updated Chapter 1 with edits (apparently it added like 800 words, so...there's that), as I said I'm working on Chapter 15 (you guys will basically be getting a super chapter with it, because it's already way too long and isn't yet finished and I refuse to split this one up into two chapters...), and I plan on trying to go back and make edits to many of the other chapters as well.

Again, sorry to leave any and everyone hanging for so long. I have never, and will never, forget about this story, I promise... I really love writing it, no matter how long it takes me. And hey, I gotta get it out somewhere...

I am working my hardest, on top of finally having a full-time job now, and hoping I can finish by about the New Year. Which would be great, because this is going to be a New Year's chapter... So very thematic.

If anyone is still reading this and interested in this story, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm just a girl over here that's trying to get through.

XO

Ceru