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surprise, i’m still alive! and i still haven’t updated hp!au, so i understand if y’all hate me. but i do actually have some news, and an explanation regarding why i haven’t updated hp!au. this is gonna be a bit long (because it’s me), and i know not everyone wants to see this, so i’ll put a read-more out of courtesy.
first off, if you’re getting the feeling that i’ve moved on from power rangers, i’m here to alleviate your concerns. i still love the fandom, and i still love the ship; trimberly has been such a huge part of my life, and i have changed so much because of the people i have met thanks to this fandom and this fic. so my lack of activity is not because of lack of passion.
i have been trying to update. i want to write, i really do. but every time i sat down to write, i couldn’t make myself create anything that i felt was compelling or made sense or had any of the original spirit behind it. this went beyond writer’s block or a lack of inspiration or motivation. i felt like i didn’t know what i was writing anymore, i didn’t know the story, i didn’t know the characters.
looking back, i’m actually not that proud of hp!au as it is. i know every writer always views their work with the most critical lens, but i personally feel that the fic was just badly written, plain and simple. at this point in the story, i had written myself into a corner so badly that after months and months, i still couldn’t figure out what to do. and while i do want to continue the concept of the rangers in hogwarts, i don’t think i can do it with the setting that i’ve created so far.
so what i’ve decided is this: instead of abandoning this story forever in a box of shame locked deep in the darkest corners of my mind (and also freely available on the internet), i’m gonna give it one more shot. i’ve decided to try re-writing you give me something to think about, this time with a clearer head and a more focused and deliberate approach. i’ll try not to change too much, since there are some elements of the story that i could never bring myself to get rid of (ernie the nb hottie will remain, i assure you). but it will end up being a different story, not just a retelling. some people might not be happy with this, but this is what i’ve decided is best for my conscience, and i feel like its a compromise that will keep both me and the fandom happy.
the original version of you give me something to think about will stay up for now, but as soon as i have enough of the new story (version 1.5, as i shall call it) written up to my satisfaction, i will delete the ao3 upload and replace it. i’ll probably give a heads up before i do that, though.
for anyone who is still following this blog, or who is still in the trimberly/power rangers 2017 fandom, thank you so much for your patience. y’all are an amazing group of people, i love you guys, and i can’t wait to share my new (and hopefully improved) story with you.