update 86. (Patreon)

october 30th-november 5th.

apologies for the bit of radio silence on my end. i really haven't been working much on when twilight strikes—school has been kicking my ass a bit and i'm still really drained from the release of chapter ten. that's entirely my fault. i gave myself a week to edit and code, when usually that'd take me two weeks. i really just wanted to get it out as quickly as i could and while i'm not unhappy with the result, it definitely took a toll. speaking of chapter ten, i'm hoping to get a bug update out for that in a few days, including fixing a description of Rylan that suggests they're a Pacific Islander (i've since learned that the Philippines don't fall under this category).

when it comes to chapter eleven, i'm afraid i've made little progress. i've struggled through three drafts of the opening scene so far so hopefully this third one is the one i keep. because i've written so little, however, i don't really have many sneak peeks to share. when i have time this week, i'm planning on doing my little mindmap/tree diagram of the chapter to spark some ideas. if that doesn't work, i might put the chapter on hold for a bit while i work on something else. i've been entertaining the idea of playable canon short stories lately so that might be fun.

even when i initially planned out my chapters two (three?) years ago, this section has always been a  little bare. we're coming up on a pretty big event and i never figured out how to bridge the gap between Ciel's interrogation and The Scene. i told myself it was a problem for myself in the future and well, now that i'm here in the future, i'm kind of kicking myself in the shin. i have some ideas, of course, but i'm going to have to play around a bit to see if it works. if only school would let me do so... ugh.

hope you're all doing well ! take care <3

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sneak peek.

A week ago, Blane would've rolled their eyes, vein in their jaw twitching from annoyance