I could reiterate what I said in the hiatus announcement, but I'm just going to be plain with you guys: please don't expect this story to continue anytime soon.

This is 100% my fault because all of you have been nothing but supportive, but my mental perception of this site has taken a turn for the worse in the past few weeks. I've seen so much toxicity, both from readers and authors, and it just makes me want to throw my computer out the window and never step onto here again. Once again, this isn't to you guys, but I just can't stomach all the elitism and negativity that goes rampant in certain forums and comment sections. I'm exceedingly grateful for the small community we've fostered over here, but every time I think of writing I think of how quickly it could degrade into a toxic hellhole. I guess that's just how it goes when you're on the internet, though.

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This isn't as much an excuse as it is just me ranting before going off the site, because in the end of the day it's only my own laziness and motivation that are the problem. I'm sorry, guys. I shouldn't have posted that previous announcement.

I wish you guys the best of luck when it comes to finding future stories. I hope that all this ranting and whining can just seem like exaggeration to you guys, and that outside of my head it really isn't that bad.