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Hello! Announcement time!!
So as of next week (Saturday October 6th 2018) I'm going to post the prologue of the epilogue! ...which is a ridiculous sentence, I really should probably just admit that it's a sequel at the point. But it's SUPPOSED to be shorter.
Thank you all so much for following me to the end of this. I never would have made it this far without your support and love and I cannot express how much it means. Especially the screaming in the comments. I'm pretty sure I live off the screaming.
And also massive thanks to night.r0se who drew this incredible fanart of Yuri getting to live out his dream of being able to arch on horseback.
And also to magicalyoyo, who bullied me into actually finishing an update more than once, edited and advised and encouraged on request, and who has kept the playlist updated for me. You're incredible. I'm pretty sure half the Otayuri fandom is powered by your enthusiasm at this point.
They also made these SUPER AWESOME quote posters!!
Lastly, thank you to all the friends who aren't necessarily even in this fandom, but read the ENTIRE GODDAMN STORY at my request because I needed reassurance or advice, and to the Otayuri discord for being full of enthusiasm and Otayuri love (and sometimes puppies) when I wasn't.
If anyone's interested in some of the other work I did for this story and about my writing process, there's a couple of posts in my research tags on my tumblr, including choices behind character names, answered asks about things like character arcs and symbolism and kazakh swearing.
I hope you enjoy the epilogue (sequel).