Love Yourself (Short Loop) + Episode 2 Update

Not exactly a substantial release after nearly a month of silence, but I had to get something out.
Regardless, I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. The cum stream's a little janky, but for my first time messing around with fluids I think it could have been worse.

Where's Episode 2?

Somewhere in development hell. It's probably way too ambitious an animation for one single person of my skill level. Mandatory overtime at work hasn't helped, either.
I'm still working at it in every single second of my spare time, but it's been a lot of trial and error (mostly error), and my inexperience has caused me a few setbacks (I broke MC-kun... Twice). A lot has been completed so far, but there's also still a lot left to do.
On a higher note, I was recently approached by an audio designer who wants to work on Episode 2. I've reviewed their work and they're definitely professional-grade, and they're willing to work around my nearly-nonexistent budget. Most audio designers I've scouted charge about $1 per second, and Episode 1 was almost 9 minutes. Big yikes.
The good part is that Arcana'll get a professional touch for sound, but most importantly I won't have to deal with the absolute nightmare that Episode 2's audio is gonna be. The drawback is that if they're busy with higher-paying commissions, I'm stuck on a low-priority waiting list, which is totally fair because they're gonna do a massive amount of work for basically peanuts.

So... No Content?

Tsk, tsk, tsk. I find your lack of faith... disturbing(ly valid).
I can't even guess at Ep2's release window, I'll be honest. So, in preparation I've already started blocking out a significantly less complex animation, generally comparable to RE:Surprise. Tigress (Aeris' VA) is currently tied down with familial obligations, but as long as she gets freed up in the expected timeframe and I can find another VA for the other role, I'm going to have this out in two weeks or less. Not a fan of rushing or giving concrete release dates, but this is a one-time exception because this content drought is entirely on me and it's entirely on me to remedy that.
Who needs sleep, anyway?

In Closing...

I sincerely apologize for the extended gap in releases. I'm still trying to find my feet in all this, and I will strive to be more consistent from now on. Thank you for your patience and your support.