Vibe Check: TSD's Replacement Pt. 2 (Patreon)

Hey guys, so this probably won't make everyone happy but bear with me for a moment.

When I posted the first Vibe Check two weeks ago, I had every intention of doing a series of Vibe Checks over the next two months where we would zero in on what you guys wanted me to write next. I read every single suggestion you guys left on that post and was also thinking about utilizing previous polling data to compile a list of the most popular fandoms for you all to vote on.

However, a few days ago I realized that I already had something I wanted to write. I had an idea for a story a few months ago that I considered making my next Free Write but it ultimately fizzled out on me. But the idea is still there in the back of my mind and I could definitely make it into a proper Story Poll.

I think, at the end of the day, looking back across all three generations of my Story Polls (2019-2021, 2021-2023, and 2023 to now) there have been hits and misses. And sometimes I don't know why something turned out to be a hit or why something turned out to be a miss. But a lot of the misses are because I didn't really know what I wanted to do or where I wanted to go with a project.

So that said, I'm unilaterally deciding that this will be the story that replaces The Sleeping Dragon:

Cyberpunk 2077: A Male!V that completed the "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" version of the Path of Glory Ending and sent Johnny beyond the Black Wall reaches the end of the six months he had left to live and passes away... only to wake up back near the start, back where it all began. But just like last time, he's not alone. Only, it's not Johnny in his head this time. It's Alt Cunningham. And she has some explaining to do.

I hope that most people can understand why I'm doing this and where I'm coming from with this decision. I'm very excited about this story concept and I think it'll do a lot better because of it, rather than me forcing myself to write something I'm not nearly as enthusiastic for. 

And I hope the above idea does appeal to at least some of my readers as well. I know it's taking over an anime slot and not technically anime, but I'll be sure to include some of the Edgerunner characters so that we can pretend it technically is anime later on :P

Anyways, there's no polling here and this will be the last Vibe Check on the subject of what's replacing TSD once TSD ends in 2-4 weeks. As soon as TSD's Epilogue comes out, the very next time the slot rolls around, it'll be Cyberpunk instead. 

Feel free to give me your feedback all the same, you know I always appreciate hearing from you guys.

Thanks for reading!