Lily Flower

Bloopers Chapter! :D

This fic has finally been completed, and what an epic milestone it is! Now- please don't click off immediately- there are a few announcements that I have to make!

Announcements:

Although this particular fanfiction is over, the story is far from its conclusion. There are still strings that have not been tied together, from our kingdom's cookies in the Creme Republic to Pomegranate's interactions in the future to the cursed weapons and the Pastry Order.

Lily Flower- or the DaisyVerse, as I'm calling it, had always been written to be a two-parter. I had created a couple of other CRK one/two-shots that take place in the same universe and will give some context that is not necessary but may increase your enjoyment of the series, but ultimately, it is these two (and a half?) books that make the story.

As of now, the next fic will be an interlude between book one, which you have read, and book two, Shells and Ivory. It will simply be titled Lily Flower: Interlude and contain three chapters, each pertaining to one of the remaining ancients. We'll be able to see how the other cookies of darkness are doing, yay! Their endings in this fic may not seem all that great but that is only because I didn't want to move their timeline too far ahead from what was going on with PV/DE/Pom. I am a sucker for happy resolutions, so you'll be getting them soon enough. After everything these poor characters have been through, a little happiness will be nice.

Now, as for Shells and Ivory, I'll give you all a sneak peek into what is to come. We'll be venturing into the Republic and all its horrors. Herb is a Fucking Cannibal can give a small piece of insight into just what we'll be covering, but so much more happens. For example:

{Cult Activities}
{Multiple murders}
{Pure Vanilla gets called Father in both the paternal and religious way}
{A character that will be referred to as "the Outsider" until an inciting incident}
{More women, yay!}
{Political intrigue and conspiracy}
{A mature rating, which all of Lily Flower wasn't enough to make me use. Make of that what you will.}
{And more...}

All of this is a bid to convince you to stick around and read the next book. Your viewership is important to me; It is a privilege to have someone see and enjoy one's work. I want to say that I am incredibly grateful to everyone who decided to stick around. To those who viewed my story, to those who commented, who gave kudos- I want you all to know how much I appreciate the gesture. It truly means so much. Every bit of support has helped me with the motivation to grind out these chapters, as steady and slow as it has been. Thank you so much! :D

Now, for the fun and optional stuff!

Firstly, I made an animatic of this fic! It's not great since it's my first attempt at a full animatic, but I am proud of it nevertheless. I know some people have already seen it (thank you again for the fanart, Lobstersock!), but give it a glance, maybe it will be entertaining! Or clown on me, that's fine too lol. It's in external link!

Bloopers:

Though most of this fic had been planned out from early on, there are some changes. Here was what was in the original drafts!

1. Licorice dies.
In front of Poison Mushroom, too. This was originally supposed to occur after the COD had been enlightened about their master's cannibalism, and be the final nail in the coffin that drove all the other members away. I eventually changed that because of Licorice's background with the Creme Republic, which can give us some fun interactions.

2. DE originally bit off Pure Vanilla's shoulder, rather than his fingers.
I decided against this because it was too sudden and animalistic, in its way. Too greedy. I wanted to make the scene painfully intimate and deliberate to highlight just how wrong it was. Biting off his shoulder was too extreme, and it would be harder to show an escalation from that point.