update 34.

WHAT I DID.

between bingeing haikyuu and going to work, i have no clue how i managed to write as much as i did. in fact, this is probably my most impressive word count update in a while and i don't know how it happened haha. but a victory is a victory and i won't complain. 

my main win this week? finishing A's route. with that down, i'm more than halfway done the hurt-comfort scenes—and thank god for that. as much as i love writing these, they've started to drain me over the past couple of weeks. i was planning on doing N's next (the absolute loml) but i might skip ahead and do scenes past the hurt-comfort. just for a bit of variety. if you haven't already picked up on it, i'm a very disorganized writer. i have a table of contents (if you can even call it that) for each chapter, but what's written in each one is a mystery. some are done, some aren't even closed to finished and some are just ideas. i make up a lot of stuff as i go (another reason why i'd probably fail at writing a fantasy novel; my lore would just not line up) which, thankfully, works in my favour most of the time.

if you're wondering what happens after the hurt-comfort scenes... that's a surprise. i've already given away too much of this chapter to be saying what comes next haha. i'll be a change in direction, however, which is why i'm considering writing them next. after all the drama at crimson and introducing new characters left and right, a wind-down scene is exactly what's needed. both for me and the plot.

lastly, i wanted to touch a bit on the writing for A's route. i already gave previews for Blane and K, so it'd only be fair i'd do it here to. simply put, it really embodies the hunter's and A's relationship. after four years together and dozens of injuries, how A is going to react to things is a lot different from the other ros. i'm hoping my writing reflects the familiarity they have with each other and A's conflict with the whole thing. if you're looking for angst, you'll find more luck with Blane and K, but for the friends to lovers trope (if you're romancing them), i think what i've written will satisfy you.

STATS.

322,852 words (+6.62k)

SNEAK PEEK.

There are times where I feel like there's no one in the world but A and I. I can hear voices in the kitchen and footsteps down the hall, but they all sound muffled. When I look at A, it's like the rest of the world is underwater and we're in a pocket of air.