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Hello everyone! Welcome to my epilogue/author’s notes/acknowledgements/teaser! I want to start by stating that I’m honestly blown away by how much love this fic got. I wasn’t expecting this much, though I really hoped for it. I’ve genuinely teared up at the comments you all leave, and while I wish I could reply to every one of you, that’s kind of a lot! So I wanted to start this by telling you guys thank you, and that you all influenced this story SO MUCH!
I had a general idea when I first started writing, but it was mostly just going to be a mini-fic that was mostly PWP. After the first chapter, I realized I was fucked though. There was no way this could only be five chapters – not with all the things I wanted to explore. And the more I wrote, the more ideas I got and the more I just wanted to explore.
My main focus after I realized this was going to be a whole thing was the importance of consent and some insight into Dom/Sub and Master/Servant play. I became engrossed in the psychology behind it was well as the importance of aftercare when I read a particular Destiel fanfic years ago, and that was definitely one of my biggest inspiration. I’ve replied to quite a few comments about this, so I’ll keep it brief in saying that I think it’s so important for stories to focus on consent and aftercare.
There’s a lot of really good stories out there that, while are super hot and fun to read, irk me with how they don’t address certain topics. It breaks my heart that her account is disabled, but there was a user on her named lieanni who had written a really good fic about Woo experiencing subdrop, and that inspired me a bit. In any case, that was my main focus and I’m glad so many of you responded well to it.
I realize I struggle at writing porn. I have honestly NEVER written it before and was kind of going with tropes I had previously read in other fanfics, but yeah. I’m sorry to have somewhat hyped this up for mediocre smut, but I hope you still enjoyed it! Especially the non-sexual stuff (do you all know how hard it is to write non-sexual BDSM?!)
But I digress.
Before I get into where I want to go with the series, I wanted to give a shout out to two users who influenced me enough ino completely changing how the last chapter went down. I was originally going to have Wooyoung going to San and telling him his feelings with San. But, dbrown22269 and WOOSAN both made a comment about Woo wanting to be chased, and I realized they were right. I talked it over with my editor as well and we both agreed that was the route to go. So thank you two!
There were minor story details here and there that were influenced by other comments as well, and I just want you guys to know that I read everything you commented and took it to heart. It means the world to me to hear people liking my writing or encouraging me to go on or berating me for putting them through pain and suffering. I seriously cannot thank you all enough and love you so much!
Now, onto the fun stuff.
There’s quite a few scenes I wanted to add and explore, but there was simply no place for them. It saddens me to not be able to add them, or to not have gone in the direction towards them, so I’m considering making a “deleted scenes” side-story. My editor/roommate/bff also wants me to add the weird shit I joke about writing and I might do that there! Also, there is a LOT of weird things I researched and tracked to make this fic seem believable. I have a whole set of timetables for how much Wooyoung made each week and how much everything cost. It was completely unnecessary probably, but if you’re interested about the minor continuity issues or details, feel free to ask! I’d love to do a FAQ or AMA about all that weird, convoluted shit! Or just questions in general about the fic, I dunno!
I plan on writing some one-shots of other characters as well. I wanted to go into how Hongjoong came to run The Pet Palace and how all the different Ateez and Oneus members came to work there. I thought about a chapter for Changbin going with Woo one night as well and meeting Felix and Chan. My point is, there’s a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff I plan on writing sometime.
Of course, I’ve mentioned the sister-fic from San’s perspective. I still plan on doing that, but I want to write it all out first, then post a chapter a day. Posting daily really killed my hands and burnt me out just a bit, so I’ll be taking a break from posting any stories (expect maybe some one-shot smuts idk yet). I’ve got a lot planned for that fic at least, so it should go pretty quickly. It may end up a bit redundant, so it’ll be a while before I post it, just to give people time to let this one fade a little.
Let me know if you guys like these ideas. I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but yeh.
Thank you all so much for everything. I know I’ve said it a lot, but I truly mean it. You all have made me want to keep writing, and having that support is incredible. I haven’t written in almost four years and to see people reacting so well to it makes my heart soar. You’re all wonderful people and I’m so happy to have shared a bit of myself with you.
Stay safe during these troubling times! And always practice safe, sane, sex! Take care of your subs and be honest with everyone around you!