Hey guys, nobodD here, again! Just for a quick update though~

So, this got quite a lot more attention and comments than I thought it would. I don't usually do this, but I feel this should be a special exception. Anyway, I'm going to share with you some of my thoughts and explain a couple things.

Firstly… Whoaa…. Really, I was not expecting this to get much attention at all. More or less because of the trio I decided to go with, but also because of how different this story is… conceptually.

As mentioned, this story was only intended to be a one-shot. It was largely inspired by something I read a couple weeks ago, combined with my mood at the time of reading it. I won't bore you too much, just that I was in a pretty bad state of mind at the time, and reading that story was a bit too relatable to my mood at the time.

*claps hands* Anyway, enough of the sad stuff! The main reason I made this only a one-shot is because… Well, look at it. It's not very well thought out to begin with. It's honestly a mess, and I don't have anything thought out further anyway. As much as I'd like to adhere to all your requests to extend this story, there really isn't anywhere else for me to take it.

Of course, it also sounds like some of you might have ideas of how the story goes beyond this one-shot. I welcome anyone to go ahead and continue it if they'd like. This was only meant for me to experiment, and I'm more or less done with it now. I don't think people will take it up, judging how my last attempt at giving away a prompt went, but hey, just putting it out there X3

Like I mentioned, I know this story is a mess. It's pretty confusing. So for people who want to take this story on, or just want to understand everything, I'll summarize it here:

- Honoka's parents died in an accident. Time-wise this event is intended during Yukiho's high school years, and either Honoka's 3rd year or after graduation for her. As a result, the two siblings live in an apartment together. What was failed to be mentioned is that for a few years, they both worked to support each other and pay rent, with Honoka being laid off the last few months before this story. That's why they wait on one last paycheck for Yukiho before they're able to make their move.

- As hinted, the other eight members are dating each other. Though, that itself isn't the betrayal. Again referring to timeline, the others would have started dating by Eli, Nico, and Nozomi's graduation, occurring before the accident with Honoka's parents. Something poorly hinted through dialogue between Honoka and Arisa, was that the others weren't there to support Honoka while she was going through this. They "choose each other," though not intentionally, which is why they aren't aware how hurt Honoka feels. Honoka's line "I'm still alive," well… you can guess what she would have tried had Arisa not been there for the Kousaka sisters.

- I messed up portraying the trio's dynamic pretty badly, which is really only my fault for how I did the dialogue on the train. Arisa is both supposed to be support for the sisters, but also a bit selfish. The story is supposed to be established HonoAri, but I realized I forgot to include that while trying to fit in the backstory. After the accident, Honoka of course wants to look after Yukiho herself, caring for her in the place of their parents. Arisa understands this, but as she knows they already share a close bond as sisters, isn't as welcome to sharing as it seems. She acts almost lovingly to Yukiho, but goes after Honoka whenever she gets the chance. Honoka knows this, and the ending scene on the train is supposed to show Honoka trying to appeal to Arisa's feelings while still being considerate to Yukiho. That's also why I say the story is somewhat HonoYukiAri, but not fully.

Well, hopefully that clarifies a lot. Like I said, I won't be extending this story or anything, I just felt an update was in order given how… inexcusable this piece was. I'm glad people liked the attempt, so I will definitely try to write more dramatic stories in the future. This was an experiment, and I'm thinking it was a successful one.

Hope to see you next time~