@ganyuGFS Oh, no! Terribly sorry to have worried you! (Although I really appreciate the concern! You guys are all so sweet! ) I was just busy during that time and took a while to upload (much like now, haha ).
I keep forgetting that people are still actively reading this, which is so encouraging! (I'm defo not giving up on this story, though! I'm too invested haha.)
I'm almost done with the next chapter! I also have some art that I need to retroactively add to previous chapters! Trying to get everything out by this weekend (27/01 - 29/01) now that things are somewhat settling down schedule-wise for me!