Heyo,

  After a lot of back and forth with myself, I decided to provide an update on where I'm at.

  As some of you may have figured out, I try to keep personal details sparse since they are not very interesting and, frankly, don't affect the reader in any tangible way. That's not going to change, but I figured I would open up just a tiny bit since I feel like it's only reasonable to provide an update after a few months.

  Let's get a few things out of the way first.

  No, I'm not dead. No, I haven't dropped any novels. No, I haven't really done any writing since I st updated. Yes, I am still on hiatus. No, I don't know when it will end.

  I respect that some don't want to know too much, so hopefully, that was quick and painless for those of you. You can keep reading if you want to learn more about why I've been pretty slow on updates for a while now.

  After graduating, I went on a pretty long trip (for me, anyway) to see some family members I hadn't gotten the chance to meet for years. It was a nice break, giving me much time to decompress. More importantly, it removed me from an environment where I felt I couldn't focus on myself and allowed me to consider my next steps.

  After the trip, with a renewed mind, I made a gamble and started my own company with my two best friends. After some initial success, I decided to go full steam ahead and gave up on what probably would have been a very well-paying job to do something unlikely to pay off for years to come. I think (hope) it ended up being the right decision.

  After working on and off throughout college, I was tired of the corporate lifestyle. I wanted something different, so I took a chance on myself, and it kinda worked out.

  Our company is doing well. It's not perfect, but things are going better than expected. More importantly, it got me out of the rat race, which was stressing me out and making me act in a way that I didn't like.

  So that's why I've been missing for a while. Simply put, I'm focused entirely on my business projects and keeping things operating smoothly. And more bad news. Because I'm such a massive masochist, I just started a second company, this time by myself, and will spend the little spare time I have there. That's why I haven't been writing and probably won't write for another while.

  If I'm being honest, I'm not a creative person. It's not that I can't be creative; it's just that I'm not the creative type. Like I cannot stress how mind-blown my family would be if they found out I wrote fanfics as a hobby. None of this comes naturally to me, so when I do it, it is with great effort and a lot of momentary inspiration. The point is that all that effort and inspiration is used elsewhere right now.

  Don't expect any updates. I don't like posting these because I feel like they can disappoint some people who are looking forward to a new chapter.

  That is all,

  ter.