hey everyone

i honestly don't really know what to write for this section. or, there are a lot of things i want to say to you guys, but i can't rly find the words for it

the current date (when i'm writing this) is October 4th, at 9:40pm, and there are so many emotions inside me rn

first, i want to say the cheesy stuff, like i can't believe we made it this far into the story, and i never would have done it without your support. it's cringy, i know, but it's true. it's very, very true, and i really appreciate everyone who reads, votes, or comments on the story. i open my wattpad everyday hoping that there's a little orange dot, telling me that i have notifications, and it makes me so happy to see you guys react to my story

second, i'd like to say that im cutting back on the chapter updates, or maybe go on a temporary hiatus. you always see discontinued books being like 'highschool/college is really stressful, and i have to concentrate on schoolwork, so i'm afraid i won't be able to update the story until things die down', and the thing is, that's true too! i know it's kinda an over-used excuse, but really, school's crunching down on the homework.

i've had a feeling that this story has been dragging on for too long, even though it's just only arc one, and i'm worried that the content i'm producing isn't as good as it should be, or normally would be, so i'd like to relax a bit, just have relaxed writing where i can write whenever i want, instead to fit a 'deadline', which is kinda what the story feels to me right now, and i don't want that. i want to write this story because i enjoy writing it, not because i need to keep an update schedule. so i'm going to cut back a little, and maybe work on other projects in the mean time as well (i was planning a oneshot book ;D)

third, do not fear! this story is far from over. as you've seen, this is simply 'end of arc 1'. there's be other arcs, and while arc 2 will be laid back and more like a series of small oneshots (or so i hope), arc 3 and 4 are gonna be very interesting ;). arc 2 will be published right in this same story, so keep tuned!

acknowledgements + awards:

i'd like to thank the following people for being my first readers, to give me support through their comments. everytime someone comments, i feel motivation to write, and to know that you guys are there to read my stuff, however bad it is, is very, very emotionally-supportive to me. love you all <3

(ps: if the tags aren't there, wait about ten-ish minutes and come back in, sometimes when i publish a chapter the tags don't publish and i have to retype them, so if the tags aren't there, it means i'm frantically trying to retype them in, ty!)

Subabway12 wholesome award (ps: thx for cheering my social teacher on with the wasps)

ydhghf and ColorblindGogy best chaos platonic couple award (yall are amazing, from an outsider's pov, i could see how you guys got along so well (that's kinda creepy for me to say but i hope you get what im saying :D))

Fanfics_and_Fandoms best theories award (i mean, do i need to explain? You just have amazing theories)

MasterEeli weirdest suggestions award (srsly man your ideas are... wacky as frick and i love em-)

Potteroreocookie amazing human award (ty for telling me that it's monday, and the l'manberg flag riot thingy, and the extension thingy, and being the amazing human you are (i didn't have a proper name for this award so i went with amazing human, i hope you get what i'm saying))

Im_S33di, minecraftfan001 and Stargazing_Wolf quiet kid award (i see you guys sometimes, and sometimes i don't, and when i forget about you guys, you just just appear... i'm not even sure i got the right people...)

Frantic-Follower interactive award (i remember when i spent an hour of my time writing you into an oneshot... will never regret it. haven't been active lately, you ok? if you lost interest in the story i completely understand, it does drag on, doesn't it? 😅)

moldybread_art pesky birb (the first thing i said to you was that you were pesky birb. you still are pesky birb and even though you're not always there, you always make sure that i remember you :D)

Gallery19 i dunno what to call this but 'thanks for giving me motivation' award. honestly, you're the sweetest thing. i don't know how to describe it but you encourage me a lot and give me a lot of motivation, which i am very thankful for.

Via_Rei, Arsons_Cult, ItsGirlCraft, izuochaforlifuwaifu2, what_thehonk_, KatspagPetal, BrookeTheFlowerFox, sakina_2029, LilyPfote00, einderi, TheMythicalUniverse, (i'm sorry if there are more of you it's 10pm and i'm tired, and i don't want to go through every chapter, sorry...) saw you guys a little at the beginning but never saw you again... i hope you guys are all ok and i wish you all a wonderful life (ack so cringe-) and thank you so much for reading my story :D

mentions to Freaka_zoid, Celeste081230, Zapotre, Mystic_Cal, MiintyChiip, rlfyridiyfiyfo, KenztheBluebear, MollyEatsPIE, BlueOctapus, Aphlonwy, Pit-and-Chase, ShimikiOtsutsuki, and all of you who have commented or voted out there and that i didn't mention (i rly, rly don't want to go through all of my notifications-) you guys are all amazing :D

purple1i best cover artist (i mean, you drew two covers + more art, and that's amazing)

portia_wang_ emotional support (you did nothing for this story, but you're my emotional support, so ofc you're in here)

and finally, furlona, for being my amazing author friend, helping me plot out points in the story, suggesting things that were great inspiration, and just being there for me when i needed it. to you, drista, the best author award :)

~end results of arc 1~

started on: January 13th, 2021
finished on: October 4th, 2021

yours truly,

(yes, this is my handwriting lol)