#talksomesensetome

[adromelke]

The freedom in reading

I used to read a lot of books. Grew up among crowded bookshelves, enjoyed secretly stealing adult books and then not half-understanding them.

After university I lost interest for a good while and by the time I got back to reading e-readers and apps have taken over.

AO3 came along and I had my first taste of fanfics. After reading ‘shelffuls’ of stories within months which felt like years, decades, a lifetime holding a book is different. It is a statement. A confession, a non-deletable search history of my preferences. Paper on which to draw and pages to press small treasures between. A weight to ground me.

This is Talk Some Sense To Me (Kenopsia) that started a long line of firsts for me and so deserves a place next to my childhood favourites and family inheritance volumes.

[crispynewtss]

I've been coming back and rereading your fanfic "Talk Some Sense to Me", and I am still as in love as I was when I first found it. Do you plan on continuing the story, and if you do, when do you plan on updating? Not meaning to rush you in anyway. I know life can be stressful and your story has been one thing that has helped me manage mine. Take your time, and I'm sending lots of love.

hello, lovely!!

short answer is: yes, im absolutely coming back to this fic, i love it to absolute bits and have the whole thing plotted

long answer is: burnout, depression, dysphoria, and fandom-hopping have all made continuing talk some sense to me really difficult the last few years. HOWEVER!! you have incredible timing, because i actually started poking at the next chapter just yesterday, though it will still be a while yet before i finish it. no eta on the actual upload, but this fic means too much to me to leave it unfinished forever.

as long as you're subscribed to the fic on ao3 you’ll be notified when i next upload! (i don’t tend to post updates on this blog since my following is like. five people)