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Hi, how are you?
          	
          	I’ve just published Chapters 90, 91, and 92, definitely some of the longest chapters I’ve ever written for this story. I won’t lie, finishing them was challenging, especially as my health hasn’t been at its best lately (no, I’m not actually getting old yet—huhu).
          	
          	I also want to apologize for saying I would publish the final ten chapters today. I promise to release the remaining chapters before the end of the year, and I truly hope everything goes well, for me and for you of course. 
          	
          	This month has been a tough one, but I did enjoy Christmas, and I pray to enjoy the rest of the year as it gently comes to a close. I hope the same warmth and peace find you too.
          	
          	To everyone who’s reading and adding my stories to your reading lists, I’m beyond grateful. Thank you so much for your kindness and patience. Please take care of yourselves and always stay healthy.

scentofink

@iskaeleton, I miss you too, mag-iingat palagi ( ´・・)ノ
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scentofink

@shnlight_ I miss you too ( ´・・)ノ(._.`) 
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scentofink

Hi, how are you?
          
          I’ve just published Chapters 90, 91, and 92, definitely some of the longest chapters I’ve ever written for this story. I won’t lie, finishing them was challenging, especially as my health hasn’t been at its best lately (no, I’m not actually getting old yet—huhu).
          
          I also want to apologize for saying I would publish the final ten chapters today. I promise to release the remaining chapters before the end of the year, and I truly hope everything goes well, for me and for you of course. 
          
          This month has been a tough one, but I did enjoy Christmas, and I pray to enjoy the rest of the year as it gently comes to a close. I hope the same warmth and peace find you too.
          
          To everyone who’s reading and adding my stories to your reading lists, I’m beyond grateful. Thank you so much for your kindness and patience. Please take care of yourselves and always stay healthy.

scentofink

@iskaeleton, I miss you too, mag-iingat palagi ( ´・・)ノ
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scentofink

@shnlight_ I miss you too ( ´・・)ノ(._.`) 
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curioustomatoes

miss ko na po sila lana and sibyl, when po ang update? miss na miss ko na din si jane and heather na hindi ko masyadong nabasa sa volume 2 ACKSKSGHUSAVA

scentofink

@curioustomatoes, thank you so much for waiting. May last 11 chapters pa bago matapos iyong book 2 and sa December 29 ko pa sila mailalabas lahat!
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scentofink

Thank you so much for reaching 5,000 reads on my stories, Hopeless Shadow and Golden Urns. I deeply appreciate every read and vote. I’m truly grateful for all your support, especially because this story is one that comes from the depths of my soul, and I’m honored to share it with you. I feel like every chapter exposes something about myself. It was uncomfortable at first to use a language that will define the yearning and something that I consider rotten inside of me. It is like being naked to the eyes before you.
          
          
          I initially planned Hopeless Shadow and Golden Urns as a trilogy, aiming to write a total of 200 chapters. But as I began writing volume two, I realized that fitting 100 chapters into one volume would be overwhelming. I don’t want to cram everything into a single book. I know some readers may feel intimidated by very long volumes, and for the sake of my own balance — managing plot development alongside romantic signs of devotion, I decided it’s better to expand the story into a four-volume series. I know, I know huhu. But still, thank you so much for reading my story (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ)

curioustomatoes

@scentofink congrats sa 5k soi, deserving talaga. ang haba ng story pero suporta lang kahit maging limang series sila ACSKSCACSK
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scentofink

Going back to my roots ✍︎
          
          
          Hopeless shadow and Golden urns 2:  Kabanata 86
          Poetry in Motion: Kabanata 11
          Signs of Romance: Simula 
          
          
          Happy reading (..◜ᴗ◝..)
          
          

kneeluh

@scentofink HECK YEAHHH, WELCOME BACK PO!! 
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scentofink

Hi, how are you?
          
          
          Before I write, I just want to share something that has been sitting heavy on my chest for a long time. I read somewhere that to some people, the mere existence of a certain person in this world is, in itself, a form of hope. I want to bare my thoughts and be honest: I’m not in a state that I take any pleasure in. Everything feels so heavy — a kind of weight that no amount of word could ever truly capture. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel limited. This season of my life feels like the arrival of autumn — a smooth passage from the lively warmth of summer to winter's quiet calm. A transformation I wasn’t prepared for.
          
          
          Every one of my heartbeats feels like a distant dream I no longer recognize.
          And during times like this, my usual coping mechanism is to deactivate my socials — which I’ve already done. I’ve deactivated my personal accounts and deleted every social app. So, if you happen to message me on my Facebook account (scentofink wp), I won’t be able to respond. I will move like a gentle breeze, and I will hold and honor my truth. I know I’ll move forward eventually, but for now, let me sit with this pain — grieve it, if I must. I want to sit with it, but I don’t want to stay there too long. I’ll continue to write, finish everything, and hopefully publish more stories before the year ends.
          
          
          There is so much I still want to do, and I won’t let the sadness inside me stop me. I will grieve this pain and let it go — gently. And I will move forward with more softness and kindness than before. If you’re still reading this, thank you — thank you for still being here, for reading my story. I deeply appreciate every read, every comment, every vote. I’ll see you next year. But don’t worry — I’ll keep updating. Until then, stay healthy and safe. Thank you.

scentofink

@curioustomatoes, thank you so much ՞꜆.  ̫.꜀՞
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curioustomatoes

reader mo po ako and super saya ko sa mga sinusulat niyo na story, wish ko po na mag heal kayo in everything na you're dealing right now. wish you all the best po author! 
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scentofink

Hi, how are you?
          
          
          I just want to share my thoughts while writing the Kabanata 80 of Hopeless shadow and Golden urns. I got so emotional for a lot of reasons. It felt as if the air was thick while I was writing every single word—yet they all arrived to me like a gentle whisper. A reminder that I am the one writing the story. Even before writing the full plot, I knew I could never fully give justice to my imagination. I also knew that, in the process of writing this novel, it would reshape my perceptions about everything—and I was right.
          
          
          Writing this chapter, I fell in love with the story all over again. It sits me back to the desire resting in the deepest part of my bones. Two characters in this chapter, deeply in love yet their aspirations and desires do not follow the same thread and will never end the same way. As a writer, I already know what will happen next, yet I cannot help but cling to the hundreds and thousands of hopes now spilling at the cracks of my heart. It hurts when the separation is not only silent—but when the distance that follows becomes its own shadow.

curioustomatoes

@scentofink hilang-hila na po ako ng story mo hfhdhfhs
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scentofink

@curioustomatoes, I love reading your comments, thank you so much ♡ 
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scentofink

@iskaeleton, aww I miss you so much na rin (⸝⸝๑﹏๑⸝⸝)
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curioustomatoes

congratulations on hitting 4k reads sa gl story niyo, hoping na matapos na ang book 2!

scentofink

@curioustomatoes thank you so much po (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)
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