I won't be updating my fanfictions anymore. For a while, I have felt uncomfortable with irl ships and I don't want to contribute to something I no longer support. I am thankful for everyone who has supported my Slaxl fanfictions, and I'm still considering whether or not to take them down, but ultimately I am thankful for this journey despite the changes in my morals.
I am just uncomfortable with writing Axl in particular as a gay man considering the traumas he experienced due to his biological and step father. Along the way, I subconsciously forgot that he was in fact a real person and not a character. Now that I've regained that perspective, I just cannot continue the stories that I really loved writing.
I will always adore the unique connections between everyone in Guns N' Roses and I am in no way shaming everyone who does write fanfictions like these. I'd be a hypocrite; if you love writing these fanfictions, do it! It is just my personal preference.
Thanks :)