Hello!
I know that it's been a long time, and I wanted to give a life update since I know that I was gone for nearly a year. Last year, spring was chaotic, having overloaded myself with too-many university classes, and summer wasn't any better since I took even more courses then. The reason for all this is so that I could study abroad in Europe last fall, which was the craziest experience in my life, being able to travel around and see a slice of the world, and I have no regrets, even if it meant putting writing a bit to the side.
Upon returning, life just returned to chaos, with final essays, internship applications, and writing a research proposal for my senior year project. It also didn't help that I really struggled with writer's block when trying to write this chapter, so I apologize if this chapter is shorter and less substantive than expected after such a long delay. I'll come back in the future to edit it, but I just had to push it out because otherwise, I knew that I was going to get stuck forever. As for future updates, I think I should be able to get one out every three months, though given that I've finally overcome this massive hurdle of a chapter, I could potentially get one out by June.
Anyways, if you're still reading this story, I just wanted to thank you for supporting me despite not being the most communicative author. If you had any residual interest in learning the more behind-the-scenes aspect of making What Comes After, I did a cool podcast on TheFlimsyArtist's channel on YouTube.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4i_omzpqzw
Once again, apologies for the massive delay, and thanks for your patience!