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Hey everyone, sorry if I worried you all.
I won't lie... the last few days have been rough, and I still have to attend a few things that I honestly don't understand since I was either too young or my parents allowed me to stay home when relatives of mine who've passed on departed from the world. Though for right now? I'd say that the worst of it has passed, and I'm at least able to with all of you directly. Though if you came to this chapter before the 20th and didn't see the one before, to give you a quick summary... I just lost one of my oldest and closest friends to liver disease. I'd rather not go into detail on that in particular, but talking about the old memories we had? I'm fine with something along those lines, within a few limits.
Before going any further? I'd like to give thanks to Toxiqueclaps, Darkzero999, P_J_Sch, Theunworthyranger, Valinor00, IronGodAuthor, Bulbousrocket8, AugustusImperator, Hi2248, waytodawn0, and Bladerunna for the comments they made. I'm sure there were others who may have wanted to but felt unsure of what to say, so I'll accept those unsaid words in spirit. All of them really did help a ton.
Now, since she did set it up already...
(adds a Player 2 avatar to the chapter)
Tohka: Allow me to give a proper introduction to the brain behind the future lemons in Love of Chichigami and Date A Love Lives... my cousin!
(She appears)
Cousin: Hey everyone! Since Tohka just posted what I wrote on her behalf, this is the first time we've officially met, so to pair with her alias? Just call me Mio! Thanks for supporting my older twin here!
Tohka: For those who ask? We were born only a couple of days apart and we've always been close, so our parents jokingly called us twins and it kind of stuck. As such, the moment I found out she had some smut experience...
Mio: H-Hey! Don't tell them my whole life's story!
Tohka: Sorry, but I won't make such a promise :3
Mio: (starting to panic)
Tohka: Just kidding! XD
Mio: (pouts for a moment) Questionable use of humor aside, I'd like to thank everyone who showed their support after seeing my message. I hope to officially meet all of you once the next lemons for Love of Chichigami and Date A Love Lives allow me to have a more proper introduction. I can't say what the former's next girl will be, but the latter will be none other than the DAL fan favorite Kurumi!
(Mio waves goodbye as the Player 2 avatar vanishes)
I gotta admit. Right now, it's energy like that which is keeping me more afloat than I expected. When lacking any of that... that's when my mind tends to start drifting back. As such, I should answer the one question everyone is probably wondering, will this affect how I write stories?
The answer is yes... AND no. Sort of a half in half in how there was some effect.
For the half that's a no? It has not stopped me from writing, as compared to when my parents caught COVID, the consequence of death wasn't as harmful to me in the long term. That was a level of high stress that effectively hammered me at every moment alongside the worry while this experience was moreso just the worry alone. For the half that's a yes? I feel it might take a while to expect for me to see one of my more usually longer chapters.
So, I'll likely be releasing some smaller works.
Once again? Thanks for everything everyone said, and may soon say in this one. I hope to start sharing the kind of literary magic such support has deserved soon.