[Poll] [Spirit of Lust 2] 300 chapters & Character Popularity Poll. (Patreon)

Hello everyone.

It’s been a year and a half since I started the Oliver branch of Spirit of Lust. We’re at 300 chapters and a bit over 300K words. I wouldn’t be able to do this without your support, and I mean that in more than one way. Do you mind if I ramble for a bit?

The Oliver branch started as a side project that, like many others I have, I thought would never see the light of day. It began with the intention of following the theme of “From sex to love” and with an extremely weak protagonist. The idea was that the relationship between Oliver and the girls would start and carry on for a while entirely based on lust. Oliver would not be the kind of guy who these girls would want to date due to his awkwardness, strange vibe and his silence. Frey, the spirit, was there to make him get laid, nothing else. Doing it this way, the potential for the story was high because there is so much room for Oliver to grow as a person, and I feel like those are the types of stories I like to write and am best suited for.

However, this was, and I know it still is, a very controversial concept. Oliver was too weak, to the point it grated on many people. I’ve been told he’s infuriating to read about, and I’ve been told that many times. It’s hard not to take it a little personal, both because I’ve poured so much thought and effort into this and because at least some of it comes from personal experience, like most of what I write. I guess I understand why it would feel like that, even if I don’t agree with a lot of what’s said. Of course, I keep my own opinions to myself. I’m not going to try to convince people that my story is worth reading if they already gave it a chance and didn’t like it.

That said, we’re still at 300 chapters and I still want to continue. I believe in this story. I chose to pick it up from my folder of possible projects because I read it after months of having first written it and genuinely thought to myself “I like this. This is good.” But more importantly, I continue because of all the support the story has received. I’m not going to pretend like the monetary support isn’t part of it. I’ve been able to pay bills, medical bills and medicine thanks to you guys, and I’ve even been able to treat my parents out to dinner on a few occasions. But knowing that there are people who truly enjoy this story, that like and root for the characters, is such a powerful and overwhelming feeling that I know I can continue writing because, even if there are people who hate it, there are also people who are invested, and that’s who I write for.

And so, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you. Thank you for supporting me, for enjoying the story, for sending me a message of praise, leaving a comment or even clicking the like button. It’s stuff like that that helps me keep going.

There’s still a lot I want to do with Oliver’s story. I like it and I feel happy writing it. I’d like to move them to university, introduce new characters, and help them figure out their lives. I’ve grown attached to these characters and I want to continue their story.

My hope is that you guys are still invested enough to come along with me on this ride.

I apologize if all that sounded cringy, but I wanted to vent a little.

And since we’re at 300 chapters now, I think it might be time for another Character Popularity Poll. I think everyone has had a good enough time in the page to make it fairer than the last ones.