*crawls out of the sewer* hi c:
I’ve been procrastinating on writing this announcement for about a year because I didn’t want to accept it, but I think it’s time to face the music and admit that I’ve lost motivation for Hold Your Breath.
I’ve tried writing the next chapter from every angle but it’s finally grinding to a screeching halt. I’m a little burnt out.
Fantastic Beasts will always have a perfect little niche in my heart, and I’ve never been impacted so intensely by a story before, but I don’t think I can create any more for it.
And it doesn’t help that JK Rowling is a piece of transphobic trash which makes me feel icky when I write. I’m pansexual, and I’ve been in a relationship with my nonbinary best friend, @How2BanIntrovert, for five incredible years. And I’d rather never watch a Fantastic Beasts movie again than support its creator.
People who love a world enough to create their own stories about it are wonderous, a completely different ballgame, and have my utmost respect and admiration. Fanworks and creators have my support until the day I die. But personally, I feel like I can’t do it anymore, even if fanfiction doesn’t directly support JK Rowling. So HYB will remain unwritten.
Now for the good news: ya girl was organised enough to write a fanfic plan! So, while I won’t write any more chapters, I’m sure as hell gonna release my chapter plan, epilogue, and all my notes, so you’ll still know what happens next and have that sense of closure.
Thank you all so much for your support over the years, I truly, truly could not have done it without every vote, comment, and reminder that there are people out there as crazy as I was about this story. You made it all happen, and I’m just sorry I couldn’t keep it going.
Stay tuned for the conclusion of Hold Your Breath in note-form, and I’ll see you all around ❤️
