From the Darkness, with Love.

Hi, just updating this profile briefly after a long period of silence for anyone out there still listening.

Despite my username I have/have used on this site, please call me Lorien or God Soup. (I'm non binary and over 25yo)

Good news, I am not dead! I've just long moved on to other series, stories, and fandoms now and don't really intend to ever return here. The most active place I am right now is on twitter: @opendoorlorien where I post anime and game fan art that I like, and about how much I love Arjuna from FGO. I'm primarily in the Fate (Grand Order) fandom now, but mostly for Arjuna and Karna (I don't ship them) (and a few other characters). I don't really write fanfic anymore but I do have an account on ao3 (GodSoup_Lorien) which is where I'll post any future stuff if I happen to write more (but don't count on that happening LOL).

As for White Heart Black Bones. While I can't necessarily say the story will NEVER be updated again (because I still have a few chapters I've never posted), I can say that it is VERY VERY VERY likely it will never be finished (like above 90% lol). In a lot of ways WHBB was my first real foray into writing, and sharing that writing with people online who could interact with it and me, and give me feedback on it. (I never got the same amount of interaction from other peeps with anything else I've posted online, so it was nice). I had a lot of fun writing WHBB, and reading all the reviews, and hearing all of your kind messages on it. From the bottom of my heart I thank everyone who read, reviewed, and messaged me about the fic. I'm happy you could all enjoy it to some effect, and I apologize from the bottom of my heart that I went on hiatuses for so long and stopped writing it. While the ending to this story may never be written or posted online, I believe without a doubt Touko and N will find happiness for themselves and the world, and I hope you think so too.

While Pokemon Gen 5 are still my favorite Pokemon games (and in my top 10 fav games in general) I have mostly moved on from Pokemon and I'm not the biggest fan in the direction the series is going in atm so I never really see it becoming a main fandom for me again. But my love for gen 5, and the special spot N Harmonia has in my heart, aren't going away any time soon, so you might hear from me again if gamefreak ever remakes BW lol (though I'm sure they won't be quite as good as the OGs but I digress).

I started writing WHBB I think when I was in HS, and I have a shitty capitalism job now which also leaves less time for writing, but despite that, since 2016 I've been writing my own original novel which I've had the ideas and concepts for since 2010-2011 lol! For some reason, no matter how many years have passed, I haven't been able to get this story or its characters out of my head. I can say now, in the year 2020 I have finished the story at 56 chapters and I'm in the process of proofreading and editing it. Whether it will be published one day or not is all up to fate and luck, but one day out there you might come across it on the shelves (IRL or on an online store lol). I won't say anything specific about it, but throughout the story I'll be sure to put in a few references and call backs to WHBB because I like doing that kind of thing. They'll be subtle, but there. It's been hard to keep going through the depression and undiagnosed ADHD that I have, but somehow I've managed to soldier on and accomplish something in my short and unexceptional life. Keep your eyes open for golden falling stars and a changing world.

In closing, my final message, f*ck billionaires, try to spread positive vibes if you can, and I know life is hard but don't give up! This world can be a scary, tumultuous, and hectic place almost all of the time, but the one thing I'm sure of is that the most important things in this life are kindness, compassion, humility, care, and love for both yourself and others. And if you have a dream, make it come true. Even if it's painful, even if it's hard, if you keep on going you'll reach your destination. If anyone can, it's you.

So rock on, stay beautiful, I wish you all the best, I hope you enjoy WHBB if you ever read it or reread it again, and even if you don't it'd make me happy if you remembered it fondly from time to time anyway (and if you leave a review/feedback on it I will still come and read it, and I would appreciate it!!!! Just please forgive me if the story never properly concludes.). And if you ever come across Arjuna FGO please be kind to him.

That's all, peace.