#veron-argentum psa

[capricornus-rex]

You all are probably wondering what's taking so long with the story that I just started...

And I only have photos to begin my explanation.

This is the aftermath Typhoon Vamco, otherwise locally named Typhoon Ulysses in the Philippines. And last November 12—this is what it did to my hometown, my house, my neighborhood... along with a few more provinces.

As of writing, there is no electricity across my entire neighborhood. The roads are ankle-deep with mud. The first floor of my house has drowned, so all wall sockets and the main circuit breaker have soaked. I don't know when power will return. Everyone affected has a long way to go in recovering what was lost.

Don't worry, everyone in my family is ok including myself and my 2 dogs. Most of our personal belongings are ok. Our kitchen appliances and furniture downstairs aren't so lucky.

All I'm asking is your understanding. I really wanted to continue the story, but as of now I have no means. I'm afraid of having overdue WIPs, but I have no choice but to keep it on hold—and as much as my heart aches to say or write it: I am forced to put the stories, the requests, etc on a TEMPORARY HOLD.

Right now, I'm only using data and not wifi, and I'm conserving it as much as I can.

I hope before December, power will be back and if that happens, I will be back.

I'm sorry, everyone. I'm just so heartbroken and traumatized about everything. This is the 2nd disastrous typhoon I've witnessed and experienced in my lifetime.

Thanks, you guys.

[capricornus-rex]

An apology to all the Anons and other users in my ask box

First of all: No, I’m not cancelling your requests. I’ll still willingly do them for many reasons, and nothing will change my mind; to name a couple of reasons, well...

They’re really interesting and creative! I see these requests as an opportunity for me to experiment and play around with my writing style.

At the same time, I get to use my creative juices just so I won’t reduce myself into a sad adult working in a corporate world lmao it feels that way because it’s the typical office setting in where I work.

I could only imagine the smiles on your faces when the notification pops up in your dash 💌🥰☺

I came to apologize because it's obviously been a few months since you guys sent in your requests in my ask box. Some of you may have thought that I have forgotten about it or skimmed past it (which I don’t, in reality); in my defense, it’s because I have lost the continuous free time I had back in quarantine, now that I’m back to work and the internet in the office is restricted to other sites even Google (yes, Goo-fucking-Gle). And for that, I just end up writing down the ideas for scenes and stories in a little notebook at my desk in my free time.

Honestly, I don’t blame you if you’ve waited too long and just brushed the thought aside or--as sad as it sounds--have given up on it. That part is my fault, to some extent. Another factor being that I tend to write long fics 😶 just like this one (Two Sides of the Coin) that I’m working on right now. Like I said in that particular fic’s A/N disclaimer in the very first chapter, it’s a backlog sort of fic and was only spurred into action by another Anon’s prompt in my ask.

I could only hope that once the other stories have been published, it will show that I really did put a lot of careful thought in the ideas, prompts, and plots sent to me. And the end result would be knowing that the reader and the requesting Anon have genuinely enjoyed it. That would be my most satisfying moment.

I don’t write for the sake of writing. I write for the sake of telling a story. If that makes any sense. 🥺👉🏻👈🏻

Many of my mutuals have told me to take my time, allow myself to rest, and take care of myself... I’ve been doing all of those, I promise~!  ^^ When in doubt, I always remember a mutual’s words saying that they’ll be waiting all the time for the fics anytime, because my works are worth the wait. I am honestly flattered by that and I don’t feel as bad anymore.

Anyway, I just hope you all understand. Especially all the Anons and users who sent me requests. All I could offer as an apology for each and every one are the fics you’ve asked for. I don’t know how it will turn out, but I hope that it’ll be enough. 😌❣

Well, that’s all I have to say for now. I hope all of you are staying safe and healthy!! 💖