update 74. (Patreon)

july 31st-august 6.

i'd be lying if i said i finished what i meant to do. i would've last night except i knocked out before i could so. there's that. not that i'm disappointed in myself. sleep is sleep and well, i kinda need a lot of it (sometimes i wonder if it's more than the average person). to look at some numbers, i'd say N's branch is 85% done and K's is about 15%. add those two together and i technically completed my goal, right? (say yes, please say yes).

N's branch is what you'd probably expect. they're always a nice change of pace when i switch from writing Blane, for example. the more i write about them, the more i fall in love. i know there are people out there that dislike 'kind characters' because they come off as boring or lacking personality, but i really don't feel like that's the case with N. i could just be biased, but the little quirks N has already shown in this scene alone says a lot to me. they have depth in their family problems and insecurities about being in Blane's shadow, but still manage to keep their head up throughout all of it. it's admirable, actually. my goal with their character is to make their personality more than just being 'the nice one'. the best example i have of this is probably chapter eight, but as the story progresses, you'll definitely see more.

K's route, on the other hand, is predictably different. it's opening to be a lot more pleasant than i thought it would, but seeing as i've only written a bit so far, their grumpy persona is ought to come out soon. that's what we all love them for, right? i really enjoyed showing another piece of who they are in chapter nine and i'm excited to do it again in chapter ten. as i've said before, i don't plan out my chapters to the detail so i'm not sure how this scene is going to go yet, but i have no doubt it'll be as interesting to read as the others. K is the last to meet the hunter and also among the ones who take the longest to open up, so their route (platonic or romantic) is definitely more of a slow burn. it requires some meticulous pacing and a lot of scenes where you feel like you might not be making progress, but i think you can already see a change from who they were in chapter two. i have a feeling this will be another one :)

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sneak peek.

They look slightly flustered, averting their gaze. "Don't make it embarrassing. I'm half-tempted to take it back."