My Little Devil Darling

Author's Note

This is has been... too many years in the making, my goodness. This should have been done ages ago, I am so sorry. I'm surprised I even can back at all, I haven't even read anything on here in years either. And I was so close to the end, too. I knew that. But after losing my job early this year, and falling into the lazy couch potato energy, I chose to do something about it, and try to get back into many of my old hobbies like reading, colouring, playing music, and then writing. I finally decided it was time to sit back down with a fresh mind (and a couple hundred re-reads of my own work), and finish Charlotte's story once and for all.

Where do i even start with this? It's been a roller coaster for sure. Every time I go back and read past chapters, I see with my own eyes how cringe the start of this story (or any of my stories) have been and see how much I've improved the further the book went on. I'm proud of what I've done and what I've created. I've once again taken something I loved (and still love) and turned it into something I can call my own. Of course, with some help from my original source.

Bendy and the Ink Machine/Dark Revival was a revolutionary experience for me. I loved the story, I loved the characters, I loved how it formed who I am today. I've always loved art and music and this game had it all and more. I want to thank theMeatly with all of my heart for creating such a beautiful, fun, and scary horror game, and I can't wait for the newest games in the line.

I'll admit, I have a VERY soft spot for Sammy Lawrence, he was the first character I ever simped for (and I still do to this day), and seeing him die so many times left me crushed, I couldn't bear to do that to him. So I did everything I could just to keep him alive, and I hope I brought his character to justice in both his inky mind and his human one. If not, I pray to him that he forgives me.

The Projectionist was another character I really cared about (a little simpy, but not as much as that masked man (I like masks)); I liked how unique he was in the game and so I implemented that into my story to make him how he was. I liked creating a sense of relief in Charlotte as she traversed through the studio. In a place where no one recognized her no matter how hard she tried, Norman was always there to reassure her that there was always someone around to help her, and it made it all the more devastating for her (and myself) to see him die.

It's a complicated feeling I have writing deaths, although most of these were classic scenes, like Susie and Norman, it did feel like it packed a little more of a punch when they sacrificed themselves for Charlotte moments after the finally remembered her, and it's shown later on how much it had affected her as well. Just like me, she wanted to keep Sammy alive as long as possible.

But when it came to Bendy's death, that was a new one for me. Sure, his Ink Demon death was the same as normal (although he willingly gave Charlotte the tape, leading to the same type of demise as the others), but I chose to bring back his original form one last time, I wanted them to finally meet after so long, a reunion of two best friends who then completely remember each other, they were both happy. But sadly, it only made sense for him to go, but it was a weird experience while writing it, it wasn't quick like the others, it was more meaningful. At first, I was confused as to what I was writing, I almost wasn't even thinking about it. Then I read it back and I kind of sat there for a moment, because it was an odd feeling to me that I was almost crying from what I was reading. As something who doesn't feel much emotion for topics like this, I was asking myself, "Is this what death feels/looks like?" I had to sit back and think about it for a while (I might've taken a little walk outside after publishing it). But I'm very proud of it, I liked it a lot.

I feel like I've been rambling a lot, I don't usually do that, but I just had a lot of thoughts on my mind with this book. It was very fun to write, it meant a lot to me, and this is just my favourite game in the world. I was happy to do something with it.

I hope you all enjoyed (whoever is left (I don't know if there are any original readers left)) but I appreciate all of you, new and old, and I hope that I can continue to write more in the future (maybe even create something of my own without a reference).

I thank you all a millions times over, it's sad to have this story be finished, but it's important to remember: don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

Until next time,
Cherry