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Part 1 of Courting Culture Confusion , Part 1 of Courting Culture Confusion - Edo Period (Founders Era)
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Crossroads writings, Collection of treasures that I've cried river if it ever got delete :)), Amazing fics
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Published:
2020-11-07
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2020-12-02
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38,136
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54/54
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Escape and Evade

Chapter 54: Author’s End Note

Summary:

From me to you.

(Always.)

Chapter Text

I always intended for this to be a little story, written just for me, because I couldn’t get a drabble from nirejseki and a comment from YumiStar out of my head.

But, along the way, it’s become a bit more than that for me.

I haven’t written fan fiction since 2005 and this has stretched me in ways that I’m not even sure I know yet.

And it’s in a fandom whose cannon I have never actually watched or read.

Which means that my understanding of these characters who I have come to love, is based entirely on the amazing work of the authors who put their time and effort into sharing their stories with the world.

This story is quite literally my love letter to Founders Era Naruto Fandom.

Truly, my little effort stands on the shoulders of giants.

So thank you to blackkat who dragged me screaming (with joy) on to the MadaTobi ship and gave me an understanding of the Founders Era.

Thank you to drelfina who alternately thrills and terrifies me with their work.

Thank you to evocates, whose 'a symbol of subjugation’ is a seminal foundation of this fandom for me.

Thank you to thatrandomnpc and LazarusII who showed me how fight scenes should be done.

Thank you to trulywicked, dahtwitchi, KeanBlade, raendown, MadMothMadame, and so many other authors who take the time to share their writing and love of stories.

Most of all, thank you to nirejseki and YumiStar for inspiring me to start this story, and to Miray, Thri_here, jkbat, Zanahoria, Nikkia, VWebb, peacefully_violent, HikaruWinter, Stop_And_Smell_The_Roses, Dead_cells, greenchair, senroh, meabhair, and AislynnGoldleaf for commenting and inspiring me to continue.

Every chapter after the first one is for you, the wonderful, amazing, lovely readers and commenters who asked me questions, told me you liked the story, and performed literary analysis on my work at the drop of a hat.

This is for every reader who reads this fic or provokes a head cannon from me.

I owe thanks to so many and will forever be grateful.

You’re all wonderful.

Thank you all.

— Phlebas

P.S. Caught and Captured, the direct sequel to Escape and Evade begins posting tomorrow.

Notes:

On a completely different note, I set up a server on Discord for my writing and you can go poke me there.

Since I actually write directly onto the server, all the warnings for my stories apply to any content that may be found on there and I swear. Just FYI.

I'm also on Tumblr!