So...it's been a while. And I apologize. Like many people, I'm sure, COVID has wreaked havoc on my entire life, and unfortunately my writing was the part that had to give. I am a healthcare worker, so I wasn't off work, and neither was my husband; at the same time, we have a kid who was off school and needed not only help with online schooling but also just day-to-day entertainment. So...it's been busy. But now that things are starting to get back to normal - as terrifying as that is - I'm trying to get back into the swing of it. I imagine updates will be a little slow for a bit, but will hopefully be at least occasional...
I promise I'm not abandoning this story. I've put too much into this to walk away now. Hopefully this update which I'm about to post will give people some faith that I'm not disappearing entirely.