Hey y’all, I’m alive and well. Wanted to check in with everyone.
I have a B.A. in Comparative Literature and Creative Writing now. I’ve written more poetry in the past 2 years than I would’ve dreamed as a teenager…
Anyway. It’s been just over 10 years since I first started writing Folie á Deux. Wow– I got to see My Chemical Romance live about two weeks ago. (I was at the Raleigh, NC show.) I love when life is cyclical like that.
I’ve been reading back through the fic with some friends, for the nostalgia of it all, and wow. There are so many moments in that fic that I’m proud of, so many that I regret lol. Lots of parts that are painful to read, lots that are bittersweet.
I can’t believe there are still people reading, commenting, and sharing the story. I was in a place of such immense pain and isolation when I wrote it, and I’ve grown and healed so much since. I would love to share those feelings with you all…
Yeah, what I’m trying to say, is that I’ve thought a lot about Folie lately, and about re-the whole thing… Renewing it with 10 years worth of new writing skills, new queer learning, emotional learning, life lesson learning. Would there be interest in that?
It would maybe not be a fic anymore, if I did re-write it, but would become a story with OCs, since that’s basically how I treated the characters in the first place lol.
Lemme know what y’all think. I would love to hear from everyone!
I’ll update my bio and social links, if anyone wants to keep more connected :)
Finally: Thank you all, for everything. For 10 years of Folie, of community, of support. I may have felt alone, but I know now that I never really was. You prove that to me every day.
Peace, love, and all things unholy,
your friend Charlie
