hey y'all, I'm so so sorry that update took so long, seriously more than I can say. the last 12 months have just been a lot for me and I had to take a break to process it and work on myself. i had to put myself before you guys, and I do feel really guilty for that, but it means I can produce better content for you while feeling happier. sorry if I let any of you down. i can't promise I'll be updating regularly yet, only just getting over that line of my writers block (I know, I've been saying this for months) but I really hope this motivation sticks around because I love writing and I love doing it for you guys. i hope the new chapter is up to standards, it may not be because I'm not fully back to normal yet, but I worked very hard on it. thank you so much to everyone who checked in and left kind words for me, it genuinely means more than you know and has helped me so much. i love you guys, and hope you're all doing well :))