Don't Fade Away: A Solangelo Fanfiction 2

Authors Note

100 chapters. Over 412 pages. Over 118,000 words. That's how much Solangelo I've written. To me, that's one hell of a lot. A whole lot of cringyness, angst, fluff, and a whole lot more. This is a pretty big accomplishment for me.

I love Nico and Will so much. So so much. They've helped me through a lot, and I love them more than life itself. (Which I don't really love life all that much, so I guess it isn't a good comparison.)

I'm sad that this is the last that I'm going to write about them, at least for a while, because I'm just way too attached. But I'm also happy, too. Because writing these fanfictions has of course been so much fun, and serves as a kind of therapy and coping mechanism for me, it also can be really stressful sometimes. Finishing feels like there's a weight that has been lifted off of my chest.

I'm probably going to take a pretty long break. I'm in my first year of High School, I need to focus more on that. I also want to do other things. I have a long list of shows and books to read, not to mention all of the fanfiction I want to read. I'm also going to probably rewatch ATLA again soon, because why not. But yeah, I have stuff I want to do.

But don't fret! I'll still be active on Wattpad! I'll probably still post stupid announcements about stupid things, reply to comments, and chat with anyone who wants to chat. Wattpad is basically a social media platform for me, and I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. So if you ever need a friend to talk to about anything, don't be afraid to PM me.

I don't know when I'm going to upload another story. I mean, I have a rant book in mind but I don't know when I'll decide to do that. I do have an idea for a story I want to write. (It's a story about gay vampires. I love vampires. It's an original story, not a fanfiction. Selene, you know what I'm talking about.) I have no idea when I'm going to start writing that, since I need a break. Months? I don't know. But you'll probably get a vampire story in the next couple of years if you're interested in that.

And know that this might not be the end of their story. When the Solangelo book was announced, I realized that I could do a story after that takes place. I still have more ideas and everything. It's not a for sure thing, I have no idea where I'll be at and what I'll be like when this book comes out. It's 2 years away! I have a lot of experience with waiting, and I know how different things can be. So. MAYBE.

Writing Solangelo has been a rollercoaster of emotions. Some moments I was completely stressed out because I didn't know what to write, other times I was fangirling over the cute moments, and other times, especially in this one, dear gods, I was crying uncontrollably. It was pretty heart wrenching to have to do the Jason scenes, but I knew someone had to do it. I had my mom bring me chocolate and tissues ahead of time. It was funny, because weeks before I wrote that scene I warned her about how upset I was going to be and how I was dreading writing it, and if you can believe me, she said "Why don't you just not write it, then?" I burst out laughing and she smiled but she said it wasn't a joke. I told her that was the funniest thing I heard all day.

AND OH GODS THE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH HOURS I PUT INTO THIS FANFICTION. There are so many jokes about writers having random knowledge in their brain, and it's so true! I'm pretty sure I could major in PTSD now, I know how the labor process works and how giving birth works, I know a ton about repressed memories, I know how the grieving process works, and a lot more. That's why I didn't have them go to Venice for their anniversary, I was too lazy to do any more research, sorry.

I also wanted to say that I feel like I didn't give Will enough attention in Out of the Shadows. It wasn't intentional at all, I love Will so much. And I feel like that happens a lot with Will. He doesn't get enough attention, his personality is literally just "Nico's healer boyfriend" in a lot of fics and his trauma literally gets erased for the sake of the plot. It's dumb and he doesn't deserve it at all. So I tried to add more about him in Don't Fade Away. His trauma, his family, his emotions. So I hope I did him more justice in this one, because he's amazing. He deserves more credit for a lot of things. (And a lot more than helping Nico. He does a lot more than that.) And that's pretty much where the chapter "What Would You Do Without Me?" came from. I wanted to show another side of Will. Show just how much he does for Camp Half-Blood everyday without getting or asking for any gratitude. Drew basically represented all of the Will and Solangelo haters. (Yes, they exist. No, don't try to find them. I did that and I regret it so much. They're really mean and I was crying.) It's actually one of my favorite chapters that I wrote.

And thanks for getting past my bad usage of commas and my bad paragraph breaks. Thanks for getting past all of the sentences that start with "and" "but" "because" and "also." And thank you for getting past all of the cringy stuff.

Thank you so much for reading my fanfictions and giving me so much feedback! It means so much to me, you have no idea! Aw, I'm going to miss all of those amazing comments! I've always had so much fun reading them, they always made my day! So thank you so much for all of the support. For the feedback, the comments, and the votes. I never would have thought that I would get nearly as many as I did. It's so crazy! Thank you my lovely followers (and people who are just reading and don't follow me. That's perfectly okay. If you don't want to follow me, then don't. Please don't feel like you have to. Just reading my fanfics makes me happy.) and thank you everyone for all of your help. Especially Selene, you have given me so many ideas when I was lost and was always there if I wanted a second opinion on something. I don't think I would've been able to write this without you.

Thanks everyone! I love you all! I really hope you enjoyed these stories! Question: Which was your favorite?

Message me anytime, I'm still sticking around. Bye!