NOT DEAD YET | C. GRIMES

thank you

so... it's over.

i started writing this story on a whim one night, and i can't believe it's over. i never had a plan going into this, just a character and a jumping off point. i fell in love with luna pretty quickly, and i fell in love with her and carl's relationship soon after. they've become such a big part of my life, honestly. maybe this is just how i am when i write, but i truly feel as if luna will be a part of me for a long time.

writing this story for the past four months has been such an experience. really putting myself in luna's head, trying to figure out how she was feeling or what she was going to do was such a privilege. it took me three days just to write the battle scenes in alexandria, and i almost didn't even kill negan off then because it just made me feel so fucking terrible.

but outside of just writing, publishing this story has been such a privilege as well. everyone who's ever left a comment or a vote or added this story to your libraries/lists, thank you. i can't even begin to describe what you've all given me with such simple things like those. the reason i kept this story going and didn't just delete it is because of you all. all of the love and support you've shown for this story, i can't tell you how much it means to me.

i took about a month long break from late august-late september for my mental health-and writers block-but when i came back you all came back too. thank you for coming back. everyday that i've posted a chapter, thank you for coming back. i'm happy to say that, at least today, i'm doing a lot better.

i'm sure you're tired of hearing it, but really truly thank you. not dead yet is so important to me, and i'm so proud of where it-and luna-ended up. i'm working on some other things right now, and i hope to start publishing my second story soon, but until then, this is it.

thank you, one last time, and i love you.

- juno 💛