Okay, first off, want to get this out of the way before any of you start speculating. Aside from a few stress related things in my personal life, which were not related to why I went on hiatus, I am perfectly alright, both physically and mentally. 

Anyway, as I said in my last message on my profile page, I went on indefinite hiatus because I felt that the quality of my Pokéfics was dropping. The main reason for that has been because I lost my drive to write them. My updates became scarce and you all may have not said it or maybe not fully realized it, but just compare the more recent chapters of RoC to the ones from LDOC and you can see that the quality has gone down. So I decided to take a break. And I think it's done me some good and allowed me to look on what I've accomplished here on Wattpad and helped me decide on how best to go forwards with my writing.  

During the last month or so, I've tried writing other things unrelated to my Pokéfics, one of which is actually turning out pretty good. And no, it's not that original work I mentioned before. That... might not go anywhere... Is it sad that I'm better at writing fanfics than original works, despite having great ideas?

Getting back on topic (sort of), I've been reading a bit more in the past couple of months, mainly fanfiction. Not here on Wattpad, but on AO3. And I've mainly been focusing on one particular fandom, which of course inspired a whole host of brand new story ideas. So I decided to try writing again, away from Pokéfics because I wanted something fresh, and began writing some ideas down for a fanfic of this unnamed fandom... and now it's become a whole book idea and holy crap it might be even more than that at this point... I have issues it seems.

In the last couple of weeks, I have tried to go back to writing RoC, but... I just can't. So even though I'm back on Wattpad (in a more limited capacity), I'm going to keep all my Pokéfics on hiatus. At least until I've come to a decision as to what to do. Because if I feel like I may never find that spark again that I used to have when writing HBoD and LDOC, then... I may end up putting a lid on HBoD+. And... it hurts to even think that as a possibility. I don't want it to end. I want to continue it and have you all experience what I have planned and see some of the epic stuff I had planned. 

But I also have to be realistic. I can't force myself to slog through writing it, and while I know many of you enjoy RoC, Essentia, etc. I just don't know if I can do it anymore. I feel like I have this responsibility to finish it for you all, but... at what cost?

So yeah, I am leaning more towards ending my Pokéfics than not, so keep that in mind. I will post an update on that when I finally make my decision down the road, so just... prepare yourselves for what might be the inevitable.

Okay, moving away from that, let's answer the big question. If I'm back on Wattpad, but I'm not writing my Pokéfics, what am I doing on here? Easy. I'm writing.

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Not satisfied, huh? Yeah, go figure. 

Jokes aside, that fanfic I mentioned I've been writing recently? Yeah, with how well that's going, and consulting with a few others, I've decided to begin publishing it here on Wattpad. Technically I'm cross-posting it, since I've had the first chapter out on AO3 for a few days now, but been hesitant on posting it here. But I'm going to now, because if I'm writing, even if it's not my Pokéfics, I want you all to enjoy it. 

I am going to submit a cover request once a new batch opens up in IL's graphic book, but it'll be a good while before I would get the cover, so for now you all will have to deal with a no cover story. I'll be publishing that at around midnight tonight, which is in... 4 hours. So you all might see that before you see this, so I'll make sure to include a note for you all to come here to check this out.

Oh yeah, and reminder, I'm starting college again in less than a few weeks, and I almost have my associates, so that's fun. But it means that I could be pretty inconsistent with updating. Which, honestly, is just the norm for me. But just a reminder.

Okay, by now you're probably yelling at me to just tell you what the fandom is. Sure, the surprise will probably be ruined if you all see the new story update before you see this, but I am one for theatrics, so I'mma post a little something here for those who are still awake and see the notification before the new story update. Consider it a very big hint as it's from the blurb.

Heroes and villains. Two sides of the same coin. When one has experienced pain and suffering at the hands of one, they're driven to become the opposite. So when fate has given the opportunity to exact vengeance on those who have wronged them, will they be able to resist the temptation? Do they even want to? And when another has been given a chance at success, will they be able to live up to their own ideals? Or will it only bring about their own destruction?

Welp, that's it for here, I've said my peace. Once again, apologies to everyone who's been looking forward to my Pokéfics. I really am. But I hope you can still enjoy what I have prepared in my new fanfic! So until then, my ever wonderful readers! Toodles!