Here it goes, some real updates... and reasons.

EDIT:
By the number of unwatches I've had in a short amount of time, I can only assume some don't actually read the text, even when clearly highlighted and emphasized.

TL;DR I "LEFT" THE FANDOM FOR A WHILE BUT I PLAN TO DRAW/WRITE MORE FANART OF ZELDA, PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES
At its purest form without outside influences like RPs, etc. Got it?

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Hoo boy, okay I've been thinking about this for a while. I figured people needed a better explanation besides "I need some time away from it for a while" or "a lot happened".

So why did I really "quit" the fandom?

It was a mess, guys.

Like I always said, there were too many painful memories down that route. Remember how in Inside Out, happy memories could easily be sad memories? That's what happened.

I remember I "joined the fandom" on a whim. It was those days I didn't even know a fandom existed for basically anything and everything. I didn't imagine people would actually like my stuff. Then, thanks to my friends and word of mouth, my stuff actually had some attention even without the aid of groups (yet, that was in the later part of my stay here).

But most importantly, I wrote and drew all those because I WANTED TO. The stories wrote themselves for real, straight from my heart. It wasn't fame-driven at all. But I gotta admit, it was everyone's kind words that kept me going. For the longest time, nobody actually "trolled" me or harassed me for real.

It was in the latter part of my interest that things started to go down. I joined a new website and that somewhat triggered me to lose my interest. I wish I never knew such fans existed. Basically the website made me realise some people had been talking behind my back ever since they learned of my stuff (this has already settled down long ago, but I'm just saying this just so you guys know basically what happened).

And then during the whole ordeal, I saw one of my acquaintances I thought was as nice (but shy or quiet) as her skills were good... turns out I found out that well... I'm glad we were never "friends". Some mutual followers suddenly left without a word too. That was their decision okay, but you know... it always hurts to think they might have cared about you as much as you liked them back.

Let's not forget broken friendships. I don't know, the fandom used to be... friendlier? Nicer? At least from my side. I actually met friends because of it. Some of my friendships are about... six years old now, as old as this account. This is my first serious internet account to be honest, so I'm glad to have made it this far.

I guess that's why it's so hard for me to get over broken friendships. Because when I actually consider someone a "friend", I mean it. I trust them a LOT, which only happens once in a blue moon. Now, lack of communication isn't really an issue for me. That's fine. We all have our own lives.

How do you know if I consider... or considered you a friend? I love sharing running gags, inside jokes, etc. I also love drawing for you on a whim, or I can't stop thinking about what your new ideas are, or if you're safe or doing well where you are, or I may even plan you a surprise. But if all that's broken, well... it would be hard for me to forgive someone who doesn't show how serious they are to at least get on my good side. If people I didn't consider "friends" can get on my good side, or my neutral side, why can't someone I once called my "friend" do it? Why would they be so quick to give up? The thought alone was painful.

Anyway... I just wish it were those times that I would draw and write because I want to. Not because I'm told to do so, not because of the views or "popularity", but because it's straight from my heart. That's what I missed the most. I remember showering all my stories with love... now it feels like I can only sugarcoat them so I stopped. I even stopped RPing as them.

This is actually cutting it short as a lot happened. But yeah, basically you get the idea.

That's why I "left". It didn't feel so fun for me anymore. Honestly, I felt a little horrible when I see people follow me for my Zelda stuff only to find out I stopped some time ago.

So why am I saying all this all of a sudden?

Because... I remembered I haven't written much about Zelda, Zel, or Skully yet. And I haven't explored Vaati much (all you see is his oh so MOE side) and there were a lot of unanswered questions (plus an unfinished doujinshi).

And I left Dark in his weeb years. I'd love to see him cringe how much of a weeb noob he had been.

So... fingers crossed, I may "revive" my series.

Because of certain circumstances, I won't join any more TLoZ groups for an indefinite amount of time and my RP accounts will still be dead. But I may think of some independent oneshots that won't make any allusions to any RPs I've had to keep it as simple and as painless as possible.

This will be so weird considering Nhaav and Vaahn are pure OCs in my personal projects now, but we'll see how this turns out.

On that note...

What about my Plants vs Zombies series?

As much as it's not as known as my Zelda AU, I recognise it has its fans. I actually have the whole outline of the story planned out, and there will be plenty of angst.

Here's a teaser: all the plants will be there, even the "special" ones. And everyone will have their own backstories, even Crazy Dave. Yes, you heard me. Even that guy.

What's keeping me from updating (besides the lack of a laptop as we speak) is my lack of character designs and names, as well as figuring out how to squeeze everyone in without it getting confusing.

I may resort to separate oneshots for your favourite plants if it will be complicated in the long run, just to explain their backstories and explain everything else about them in detail.

So that's all, folks.

Thanks for bearing with me, and if you've actually read all that... thank you. Thank you for your time to understand.

I hope you all have a wonderful day ahead of you. If all else fails? Grab yourself some fries and dip them in ice cream. Trust me, it's the weirdest but yummiest (?) thing you've ever tasted!