#Ive had a rough day and im exhausted and i dont wanna do art

[wink-1-8-2]

And ‘Against the sun we’re the enemy’. The idea of going in the opposite direction of something as powerful as the sun, something that cannot be destroyed, that will eventually destroy itself after nurturing life for forever in the blink of an eye. Of standing in front of something bright and powerful, because it doesn’t matter who you are, if no one can see you, no one has to see you; you are still the enemy to them. The idea of going against something that you cannot change the course of, because you believe in your cause. The amount of raw power that radiates from those lyrics.

[magicstormfrostfire]

Okay so I've given it some thought and....I'm sad to say this but...

There will not be a Blizzard Bedfellows sequel.

I'm sorry for getting people's hopes up. My mental health issues are why I originally postponed it, but they're not why I decided to cancel it. That reason is multifaceted so ill put it under the cut.

First one is the crux of the other two issues...

1. I really don't like the Sonic Boom Universe

I know this is weird to say, considering I wrote BB IN the Boom Universe. The reason I did it that way was because at the time, I was spitballing sonadow scenarios with some friends in Discord; one in particular that liked Boom Sonadow. That inspired me to make BB because I wanted to write a scenario where Sonic and Shadow had to hibernate together. Their Boom relationship is a lot more volatile, so it seemed like a fun setting to force them to get along. And it was! I had fun writing it and im proud of it.

2. I was trying to brute force motivation

Even though I don't like the Boom Universe (I won't explain why, we'd be here all day and I dont wanna Yuck someone else's Yum) I knew that a lot of people liked the fic. My current fics and ideas aren't jiving with people as much as BB does. Its popular, Sonadow is popular, and I like making people happy cuz it makes me happy. I thought I could just brute force passion. I ended up with a shitty rough draft that I didn't like and didn't want to do. So I figured setting a ballpark date publicly would motivate me to try harder. but it didn't; I just put unecessary pressure on myself which is dumb.

3. I have other stories/AUs I wanna do

I originally thought that my passion for art/writing was entirely motivated by other people's opinions because I lost the 'spark' of doing things for myself. But it turns out I do still like doing things for myself even if I have long stages of doubt or burnout. If im going to create I have to care about it! And there's current stories and AUs ive written/drawn that I want to explore a bit more. (Equinox AU, Cardigan AU, etc.)

I know it seems like a no-brainer to do what you love. I just didnt realize it until I was doing something I didn't really care to do 😭

The world is exhausting and draining. I shouldn't make my hobbies into a chore; they're supposed to be fun!

So in short, there will be no Blizzard Bedfellows sequel. Again, I'm sorry I couldn't deliver on it. And in the end i'd rather leave the fic as is, than put out something bad and half-assed. But I will still be making things and continuing my current art/stories! ^.^

Guess what's coming this holiday season~

Blizzard Bedfellows: 2!

🌨🦔Bungalow Bedfellows!🦔🌨

'A few weeks after their snowstorm etrapment, Sonic has somehow managed to convince his rival to stay the winter at his seaside shack. The two hedgehogs try to find some sort of equilibrium living together along with Tails, but Shadow feels out of place. Things in turn get a bit more prickly than normal, to the point Shadow wants to leave.

Luckily Sonic has the perfect idea for what will make him feel right at home...'

Coming mid November!