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Don’t call this a comeback, it’s just a dead cat bounce. I’m only here to fulfil contractual obligations to my shareholders. Last year, especially during the big hiatuses between the later chapters of my main fic, I wrote several other fics that, for whatever reason, I didn’t consider polished enough to publish on here at the time.
(On that topic, those of you curious about when I’ll ever update that fic again should check its latest chapter; I’ve added some further explanation to its endnote. Don’t want to get too off-topic in the preface to a different fic.)
Anyway, it would have been smarter then to realize I don’t generally rewrite things anymore, and I should have just published the rough drafts anyway. But no changing that now.
So, what is this? An Opaque Heart is a figment of humble origins. One year ago today, I had a neat idea, a quick little plot bunny, and I just wanted to tell my friend Lilas about it (she’s the author of the Trojan Virus AU, by the way, which I loved). So I started typing. And kept typing.
Six days later, I had written a novella.
I shared that first draft with several others, and they all loved it. (If you’ve already read this story, by the way, don’t spoil it ;3)
Regardless, I wasn’t satisfied at the time. It bears the marks of its origin — this was only supposed to be a informal ramble in direct messages, after all. As a casual summary, it went above and beyond what was required. But as something to post publically, seen by those with no context? I have high standards.
I’ll do what I can to polish these early chapters — it hits a better stride later on, but the pacing leaves something to be desired — but I’m afraid I just don’t have it in me to bring this to the level of fidelity that my other fics boast.
Still, I hope you enjoy it for what it is.