Reflections of the Past | Ghost and Pals fanfic

Author's Note

THIS IS NOT A GOODBYE YET!

I really don't wanna keep edging you but the story isn't finished and it's my fault.

Plotting is hard, but I am harder. I had an outline, wrote it down, and while writing, the ideas kept piling up and I said "fuck it." This can be explained through new lore revealed (Qualia Automata), lore that I learned (Christopher Pierre that bastard. Why did I think he was 25. I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS 17 UNTIL LAST YEAR), and constantly getting inspired by new things. Therefore, too many events happened at the same time in the fanfic and some ideas I used to have didn't even occur.

So I'm afraid I would need to make a Part Two: Electric Boogaloo. I apologize for that, and I'd even return the money rn if I had charged you any money for whatever tf this fanfic has been so far. I remember when I thought this story would be very short and silly and that it'd be done within six months. However, I was wrong.

This time, I actually have an idea what I'm doing. I'll plan thoroughly, (try to) stick to the outline, start writing, and not upload until the 8th of February next year. You don't need to follow my account to receive the notification of the sequel. You can just save this book in your archive library and I'll post an extra chapter here to announce "Hey here's more fics of the fandom that you wanna distance yourself from so bad!!!"

What I think there'll be in the squeakquel (if my low attention span brain won't get bored and add completely new things):

- more family lore (that is so far from the canon GnP lore atp)

- more Christopher (I'm serious. I won't hype him up for like twenty chapters to only have him be in the last third of the story this time.)

- more Nana + backstory (I actually wanted her to have more moments in this book but then a CERTAIN SOMEONE got in the way *stares at Tamari*)

- actual time travel, hence the title. not a lot but yea

- more Magnolia

Again, this is just what I believe there to be.

Here's some scrapped ideas + scenes + fun facts

1) Chapter 22
I really wasn't sure what I was going for with that chapter and how to get Cakey to go back to the mirror dimension (despite the argument with Nana earlier on.) There was a dream scene I made that had more Aurelia in it, but later scrapped because it gave too much "chosen one" vibes.

Maggie's Muffins, Maggie's Muffins, Maggie's Muffins. The result of a forced job, a tradition that now went on to pass down, starting from Flower's great grandmother Magnolia. On the odd diary from her childhood the dust was slowly setting down again. Pick up, pick it up, refresh your memory, Cakey. Don't give up on this. Don't give up on us. The past in your blood had been haunting you, so end the horrors, do us a favor. The future of the mirror dimension is in your hands, so slap yourself awake with those.
A whisper of a thousand hushed voices ran through her ears, entering through one and left through the other like a worm, like a parasite that wouldn't leave her alone. An uncomfortably strong aura surrounded her, it nearly took away all the room.
Maggie's Muffins, Maggie's Muffins, Maggie's Muffins. If your great grandmother was unable to do so, it's your duty. Don't let the cycle go on for another seven decades. You've come too far, so come even further. You're a traveler, no limits, no bounds.
Yellow eyes opened in the black void, staring directly into her soul as it emitted a vibrant glow like cat's eyes.
Flower's mouth barely opened as she managed to choke out a quiet "I can't."
Only you are hindering yourself. Don't drop that curiosity, it had been given to you for a reason, so stay nosy. Hidden? Find. Lies? Uncover. Are you about to be found? Hide and cover.
"You're not making any sense."
I am. Just you wait.

2) Slurpee
At the very beginning I considered making Slurpee a random girl that Christopher had kidnapped from a different dimension, but then figured out that it's useless and made her a side character to show Cakey's people pleasing habits more. I have a problem of focusing on too many characters in one story.

3) Tamari
I started writing the story before End World Normopathy came out, so I had no idea that Tamari had lore at all. I just made them some random abandoned that entered the mirror dimension through a very clear pond (which counts as a reflective surface). But as it got more polluted by humans, it unfortunately didn't reflect enough for Tamari to return to their reference world.
I think during chapter 4 or so EWN came out, and I had to figure out how to implement it into the story. I did so more or less, thus Nana was pushed more aside.

4) Mothkus and Aurelia
Chapter 20, Aurelia originally said "The fairies are playing tricks on me," which is how she was supposed to call the mothkus. It was a reference to a certain singer, but after more controversy surrounded them, I removed the word fairies and kept it as mothkus.

+ I'm glad I named Aura Aurelia before the word "Aura" became a brainrot slang.

5) The flower name tradition
The Jefferson's have a weird tradition of naming the daughters after flowers, and the fact that Flower's name is just Flower should show how much the mother had an idea of raising her. She had literally no idea because she was unprepared.
Indicator: Slurpee (aunt) being only six years older than Cakey (= possible teen pregnancy)

The names of the generations go as followed:
1. Rosemary (ex-wife of Christopher)
2. Magnolia (daughter of Christopher)
3. Lavender (daughter of Magnolia) (name is totally not related to Magnolia's relationship with the baby daddy)
4. Belladonna (Slurpee) and Lily (Cakey's mom)
5. Flower (Cakey)

I also considered a lot of times to change the last name Jefferson to Blum, but that reminds me too much of fuckin "Lily Blossom Bloom" fuck you CoHoe
I have issues finding good last names that don't sound too basic but also not too fantasy-like. Expect me to change the last name if I ever find a better name someday.

6) About the Alternate Ending
It's not the happy ending. Christopher's ghost would still roam around in the bakery, even without Cakey's knowledge. Maybe the sequel will have a better one.

That's it from me, I'll see you in three months!! Thank you for your continuous support!