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Hello, readers and friends.
I’m sorry for the false hope here, but I don’t have a big social media presence where I openly talk about the fics that I write in an identifiable way.
On Sunday morning, March 1, my house burnt down. I guess the Ao3 curse finally claimed me! Thankfully, my family is unharmed and we have at least temporary housing and support. We did, however, lose one of our beloved pets. Our cat, Ivy, hid herself under furniture and stayed quiet. Despite running back into the fire three times, I was unable to find her. I’m devastated, wracked with guilt, and am struggling to accept this reality. I am lucky that my other cats were all either recovered by myself or the fire department and have received a clean bill of health.
This being said, one of the many personal belongings that I lost was my laptop. I am a bit of a boomer with technology, it’s almost offensive. So I’m unsure if my works were saved to the cloud or if the progress I’d made in this fic and others is simply lost. When I have the financial ability to, I will buy a new laptop and keep on working on this and my other fics.
I’ve been terrible at responding to comments, but as always, I want you all to know that I read each and every one of them and they mean the absolute world to me. I’ve been experiencing a very difficult time in my life over the last two months or so from a mental health perspective; obviously this happening has not made it any better. But I appreciate all of the kindness you have shown me in comments and interactions.
In the meantime, if any of you would like to keep updated, I am on Twitter (yes I will always use its deadname) @eli_in_arcadia. I am also in the STCG server on discord with the same username (display name is tomerelybehold).
I am hopeful that I’ll soon be able to continue working on this fic and my others ❤️ thank you all again for being here and reading!