Ordinary - (Dabi x OC)

THE END: Author's Note

I wrote the last chapter of this book almost three months before publishing it, and I STILL can't believe it's over. I have so many feelings about it, as finishing a book is always bittersweet in my opinion.

From the beginning, Ordinary was a very challenging book for me to write. Originally, I only started writing it because so many angel of the sky readers fell in love with how I wrote Dabi and asked me daily to make a Dabi book. At the time, I had nothing else lined up after AOTS, so I was like "why not?"

Well, after starting the book, here's the truth - I QUICKLY REGRETTED SAYING YES😂

I realized the Dabi I wrote in AOTS was less canon than I wanted him to be for his own book, and that in order to MAKE him canon to the actual story, I'd basically have to get in his head and make things extremely dark (obviously).

Writing Keigo was like second nature because he was my comfort character. I'd really not paid attention to Dabi before Ordinary, and his consistent stubbornness, negativity, and dodge to romance at every turn made this really hard for me personally. I've already been working on four other new projects since finishing this book, and to date, Dabi is still the most challenging character I've written for.

There were many times I wanted to discontinue the book, BUT I was able to finish it and I am so proud of that. I'm a perfectionist when it comes to my work, so there will always be things I wish I could have changed, but I'm ready to put it to rest. I learned a lot about Touya through this book, and also about writing a character like Violet. It was my first time writing someone with her type of character!

I couldn't have finished this book had it not been for a few people though. My friend biffy was a big BIG help for a big majority of this book. We brainstormed together. She read my chapters for me and encouraged me to keep going, and always said how canon everything was for Dabi's character, so I kept it going.

My beta reader dom has also been such a big help to me, giving me much needed feedback and comments on my chapters, and always so attentive and responding to my questions and asks for help. Dom, I seriously appreciate you so so much. You made this so much more fun for me, and I always felt so much better after you read my chapters💜

My friend Haley is also a BIGGGG reason why this book got finished. She went from being an avid reader of ordinary to one of my best friends. I told her everything about ordinary, including the struggles I was having, the ideas I was having, inspiration, and pretty much everything, and she's always been so supportive and uplifting. She always has her own ideas about ordinary, too, and it just made me so motivated to finish the book. We formed an amazing friendship from it and I'm so lucky 💜

And, of course, the loyal readers of ordinary as well. I went through a big change in readership when I started Patreon, and I really appreciate all the ones who stuck around. I can confidently say I gave it my very best effort to make this worth it for you, and I hope it was! Because you guys deserve the very best 💜

As bittersweet as it is, I'm ready to put Ordinary to a close, and I hope you guys are satisfied with how things turned out. I feel like I've really grown through this book - in terms of my writing style, and also just my personal life when not writing. I did write this for over two years, so a lot has happened behind the scenes of it. A LOT!

As of now, there won't be an Ordinary sequel. It could change if I think of a plot, but I've learned my lesson about forcing myself to write certain things I'm not really ready to write about. I can't do that anymore because the burn out I experience from doing that is detrimental to my writing, and also my mental health since writing is my comfort. I hope you guys understand!

BUT, just because there's no sequel does not mean Ordinary content ends here!

AKIO IS GETTING HIS OWN STORY!
It is canon to this universe and picks off where Ordinary ends. I felt it fitting that our guy gets the love he deserves, and I will be sharing his book soon.

A parent/child AU of Ordinary is in the works!
If you've ever wanted to see Touya and Violet as parents, I've got you covered! I'll be doing a little story - Canon to after ordinary about these two and their CHILDREN!! Can anyone picture Touya as a father? Welll, you're about to 😂

Forgotten Memories (Ordinary Prequel)
This is the story with Enji and Carla - and now that we are at the end, I can tell you - it's also how Carla meets Midas (aka Takuto), and how she meets her downfall. Enji is a direct part of that plot. Him and Takuto will clash, and the whole part of how Carla met her demise will be explained.

LUCID
Most of this series is on P*tre0n, but it's a ordinary/angel of the sky crossover smut series that is still ongoing if you want more spice with all our lovebirds, plus Akio 😂

Ordinary Polyamorous Series
Once again, this is a P*tre0n only series because it's very dirty, but if you want to see Touya/Akio/Violet as a couple, or even just a hookup, the first chapter is already finished. You will know from my author's note whether it's canon or not 👁️

Bonus Chapters (Canon and non canon)
I've got some bonus chapters in the works, such as what would have happened had Violet not been saved by Carla, Touya and violet wedding night, Violet making some spicy tapes for Touya while he was in prison, Touya getting milkshakes with his siblings, Touya teaching young grape how to drive, a mafia AU with Midas known as Violet's dad, some smut scenarios, etc. more fluff and goodness with our favorite chaotic couple💜

BAD HABITS (MY SHOUTO X OC STORY)
I'm so pleasantly surprised how popular Bad Habits is on Patre*n, and how popular it's getting on wattpad. Bad Habits is in the same universe as Ordinary, and Touya will be playing a little role in the story. Violet will make appearances as well. Plus, if you liked Ordinary, I think you will like that book, too!

My other works coming out if you want more content from me!

If you guys haven't read my Angel of The Sky (Hawks x OC ) story, it's about to hit 2 million views on wattpad! It's long, but Ordinary is actually WAYYYY longer, so if you made it here, trust that book is a lot shorter word count wise

I have a Satoru Gojo x OC book in the works and I'm actually really falling in love with it already. It will be out soon as well!

My P*tre0n has a lot of bonus content, stories, art, smut, and so much more. I literally work on content for Patreon every single day, so I'm always trying to put out content.

And, lastly, a special thanks to my patrons!!! The reason I started P*tre0n was because I would have needed to get a third job. That would leave me no more time to write, and I would have closed this account permanently with discontinued stories and no more content. You guys made it possible so that I could continue writing. I'm so grateful for all of you, I can't put it into words, so I will put it into content for you instead 💜 thank you for allowing me the gift of writing for you, and I will continue to put my best effort in to make you happy!!

Well, that wraps up everything from me. I could go on and on about Ordinary and it's depth to me, but we'd be here for days 😂 I truly hope you enjoyed the story and feel satisfied with this ending.

Thank you for being on this 2 1/2 year journey with me. Here's to wishing you find your own happy ending someday. Because you deserve it!

✨now, see you in the next one, Grapes✨

- Outtie -