afterglows || loki laufeyson [3]

thank you's aren't enough

"in conclusion, i'll miss this all."

hiii everyone!

so this is the end of afterglows for now,
which also means this is the end of the loelle trilogy (it rings nicely so i might call it that). 

how long is this book? 102 pages, 36,720 words. the longest out of the three surprisingly. 

usually i'd be super happy about reaching the end of a story, but today, i'm feeling quite the opposite about ending afterglows. a little bittersweet, if you ask me. 

my thank you notes, filled with words which i think will never be able to be close to describe the amount of thankfulness i feel in my heart. oh, and i'm not holding back, i'm going to make this awfully sad.

i'd love to thank all of you, yes every single one of you. i've met so many people through these stories. stories that wouldn't even have existed if it weren't for all of you and your love and your support and your encouragement. 

i'm not sure i have mentioned it or not, but please know that you all make me so happy. i'm surprised people actually read my stuff, let alone enjoy it. it still makes me emotional when i think about it at night or sometime in the day. 

those of you who have commented, which i can't name all one by one, your comments made me pretty happy for these past many months. i'm glad to know what you thought about what i write. i'm glad to see all your reactions (so sorry to the ones who cried, i'm so sorry pls forgive me; but to the ones who didn't even hold back their honesty, keep on slaying, friends ;D). and i forever appreciate the casual feedback. thank you all for that, i'll certainly miss every one of those and i hope we'll cross paths again in the future. 

those who leave consistent votes, thank you so much too. it doesn't bother me whether someone votes on my chapters or not. but when they do, it helps my story a little more, and i wanted to give you all a little credit and tell you i appreciate the little things you do. 

i started publishing on wattpad on july 15, 2021. it was literally the intro to furry feelings, and i remember vividly that night that i was excited. never would i have thought i'd still be here, on march 31, 2022. and yes, i'm happy and i wouldn't change a thing except maybe my questionable choice of words and cringe-worthy author's notes and ohh gosh the typos-

some of you may know that i went through a few times of not posting as often, and disappearing for too long. that was one of the reason's i was so determined to finish afterglows. i'm afraid i wouldn't have ended the story in the end, and i'd just leave loki and belle hanging there with their unfinished story. 

i don't feel as though i rushed the ending, but i do believe that loki and belle's story didn't end where i ended it. maybe in the future i might have enough confidence to write down the next chapters in their lives as extras or bonuses, but for now, i like to leave afterglows at a small open ending. 

if you were wondering then, i'll tell you the main things that might have happened in their future, according to what i briefly planned:
- they get married twice to respect both cultures and sides of the family.
- they adopt a grey kitten which i think belle would name him cloudy whereas loki would just call him a nuisance (yes, loki is terribly jealous but don't tell him i told you that :D).
- loki eventually tells belle about the nightmares plaguing him, and infinity war does happen, so does ragnarok. but asgard didn't get obliterated by a giant fire guy with large eyebrows and hela becomes that big sister role we wanted her to be. everyone is ready this time, killing thanos and his minions and his army with the full force of the power of the mcu. 
- and oh, i need to say that in every ending i've imagined, odin is gone and out of the picture. frigga on the other hand, is healthy and beautiful as ever.

i don't know what my writing plans will be after i end this trilogy officially. it's sort of hard to write about loki with another when i've been so used to belle and her positive energy for months now. but i have small ideas in the back of my head, and the possibility isn't so far-fetched. so if i do end up writing more loki fics, i'll be sure to inform you all for sure.

the only things stopping me are time and school. time seems so little nowadays for my long writing sessions, and school is getting busier with everything in life getting back to normal :/

the definition of afterglow is the glow that lasts a moment where a light has disappeared. in other words, a really nice feeling that lingers after something is over. i suppose we can say that we're basking in the afterglow right now. 

once again, i love and appreciate you all for having been along on this insane ride with me, friends<3
an extra hug to you if you had the time to even read all of the things i said on the above.

anyways, to end things in a funner note, i'll close my regards with this little thought of mine.
in my opinion, if i compared my stories to cake, furry feelings would be japanese cheese cake, star-crossed soulmates would be red velvet cake, and afterglows would be brownies. 
why i decided i want to close like this, i have no idea :]