Hello everyone. Long time no update. I can't believe that still, even now, I'm getting favorites and comments and follows on a story I started writing in my freshman year of highschool. Most of you have seen the last update date, you know that the odds of me ever finishing this fic are little to none. I want to give you all this update (four years overdue) because I went back and looked at your comments and I was absolutely overwhelmed with how kind they all were. I can't believe the response I got to something so frivolous as a Scarecrow/OC fanfiction born of my giant crush on Cillian Murphy.

I'm not going to finish this story, and I am very sorry for that. Lord knows you kind people deserve an ending, but it is what it is. I am incredibly grateful for every one of you who followed, favorited, commented and told me you loved my writing. It was an escape for me during a difficult time in my life and if it impacted you I am so happy.

There was a comment I received when I was still writing this fic that was probably the most important piece of criticism I've ever received; a comment on me using BPD as a plot point without doing my due research. I am so grateful for this commenter, and I am so deeply sorry for assigning my fictitious character with something that does afflict real, good people. My understanding of mental illness is so much better now than it was when I wrote Ava. I began this story when I was fourteen. I was naïve to the seriousness of these things and the impact that misrepresentation of mental illness has on people who suffer from it. I just want to say, I take full responsibility for any undue writing on that part. I have become much better for it. If this commenter sees this update by chance, thank you so much. Your criticism was so intelligently and gently delivered. I took it to heart.

To all of you, thank you for following this. Thank you for caring about Ava. Thank you for listening to me.

For closure; I hate to say it, but I always intended for Ava to die. I don't think I ever fully worked out how it was going to happen, but Jonathan was going to blame himself. It would be the catalyst to send him into madness. Can't let the boy be happy, you know.

Thank you all so much. I can't say it enough. I'm sorry I couldn't follow through. If anyone needs closure or has burning questions somehow, I will answer.

I love you all.

MikaMurha