I can not express how frustrating it was to figure out how to dive back into the Fractured universe.
I tried to write Amani Ysett's experience with the company that tried to destroy her and I couldn't get into the 'zombie apocalypse' vibe.
I tried to write about a vacation from hell for Amani, Tia and Mycerra and must have rewritten the basic plot summary ten different ways to no satisfaction.
I latched onto this idea instead, a prequel where I get to write Mycerra being a bad ass during the Reaper Assault, while emotionally dealing with the fact that my grandmother's cancer is playing 'Will I or Won't I?" with my grandmother's expected life span.
Health Update on my grandmother - Her cancer has reduced by 50% through experimental treatment and chemo. However, I know can come back at any time and I'm not emotionally putting stock in it staying away permanently. Therefore, I am not going to write about Mycerra having a HEA and then my grandmother dying and abandoning the story because I want to torture my characters to deal with my RL loss.
Life sucks and no, I'm not okay. That's why I write fanfiction.
I hope you enjoy this prequel with a somewhat slower update schedule due to the fact I'm playing 'avoid the issue' by playing in a Monster Hearts TTRPG and running a Monster Hearts TTRPG and running a VTM Dark Ages TTRPG campaign as well. If it weren't for losing myself in TTRPGS, I believe my emotions would be in greater fluctuation.
I will try to be consistent with the update schedule.
