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seeyouafter · 6 months

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SYA Extended Notes Ch. 15

Notes for "See You After" Chapter 15: Katsuki's Recent Messages: May 30-June 24

It's been a while since I've done one of these. Part of the reason is that even though some pretty big emotional beats happened (including the reason I gave up on keeping the fic canon compliant), I do want the story to speak for itself.

For the most recent chapter though, I wanted to give some additional insight on the text convos and the corresponding letters that they connect with.

(This was mainly for my own reference because I had so many notes in my draft document while writing to make sure the dates made sense so I figured I'd share them in case anyone else was interested.)

Also, scroll to the very end for thoughts on the content of Uraraka's texts.

Tues. May 30: Bakusquad visit mentioned in Ch. 4 (Katsuki's letter on 5/31)

I wrote the letter referencing their visit before I knew I was going to add texting into the fic but I think the main thing I wanted to do with this day's texts (other than introducing the format) was to have Jirou "officially" join the Bakusquad because I love her and I think her dynamic with Katsuki (and the rest of the group) is a lot of fun to see.

Sun. June 4: Most of Class 1-A returns to the work study assignments, referenced in Ch. 8 (Katsuki's letter on 6/8)

We already saw Katsuki's (and Shouto's) struggling with not being able to do anything in the aftermath, but I think the others would also have some complicated feelings about being back.

Thur. June 8: Conversation about the manga Sero lent Katsuki, which was referenced in the letters in Ch. 6-8

I didn't intend to have this be a recurring topic but it did present a good opportunity to bring up Shouto naturally in the conversation. Of course, the rest of the class is worried about him too, and are trying to reach out even though he's still not responding to them.

Sat. June 10: The Tribute to Fallen Heroes broadcast mentioned in the news article in Ch. 9 and again in Katsuki's letter on 6/16 after finding out about Edgeshot.

While canon could very well go the route of a "perfect win" for the heroes, I think it makes more sense that there would be a significant number of heroes lost, considering the fact that they lost Midnight and several others during the PLF war arc and this battle is supposed to be even higher stakes.

Also, Jirou pointing out that it's a miracle they all survived...is that a little too meta?

Tues. June 13: Updated Hero Rankings article This wasn't directly referenced in the letters, but the date of this article and text thread was the same day as Katsuki's letter in Ch. 11.

My thought is that Katsuki had already written his response to Shouto's previous letter but before he sent it, he saw the article, which prompted the additional letter to Endeavor.

Also, it might seem questionable that Endeavor is still Number One, but in my mind, all the HPSC did was remove the names of heroes who were no longer active and everyone remaining just moved up accordingly, the way they did after All Might's retirement.

Fri. June 16: This is the day Katsuki found out about Edgeshot and wrote the letter in Ch. 13.

The rest of the texts speak for themselves, but I wanted to comment on Uraraka's texts:

It might seem a little strange that she texted Katsuki and that he actually replied but in my mind, even though they're not that close compared with their other classmates, they've had a mutual respect for each other ever since the sports festival. Also, Ochako is canonically very empathetic and it would make sense to reach out to him because one of her main things has always been "who will save the heroes when they're hurting?"

If you look closely at the timestamps on the texts, she did talk to Izuku before his final text with Katsuki in this chapter, after Katsuki told her to tell Izuku to leave him alone. (I spent wayyyy too much time cross-referencing things in some of these sections)

Also, Toga being alive is not just a throwaway line. Whether or not she survives in canon, she is alive in this universe and although it won't be a main focus, it will be important. (it's not tochako though, sorry. I think it can be a cute ship but that's just not where this is going.)

#sya extended notes #sya: letters #see you after fic #dancing girl writes

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melodygatesauthor · 1 year

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So what’s the update on recruit and Hunter? It’s almost Friday and still no chapter 17 🤨

Good Morning Nonnie!

I'm going to direct you to this post on @melodygatesupdates. That page is where I post updates when I won't be posting a chapter on time! The goal is to have the chapter out today!

Omg and I'm so glad you like the story so much!

I know most people would tell me just to leave it at that, and say that I don't owe an explanation (which is technically true but I'm going to do it anyway in case you're curious or someone else wants to know!)

The reasons my writing has been delayed lately.

The biggest reason is my job. I live in a place where we have seasons. It's still winter, but we're getting into spring and it went from me having almost nothing going on (literally 8 hour work weeks) to ramping up to 50+ hour work weeks on the drop of a hat. That put a huge damper on writing. The Recruit and the Hunter isn't my only chaptered fic that has been affected. In fact, I put one story on a temporary hiatus all together! I'm actually going to be cutting ALL of my chaptered stories down to one a week for the foreseeable future, that will make it possible for me to (hopefully) update on time. That's the goal.

I have severe ADHD, and while there's still a lot to learn about ADHD, there's a lot that we do know. There is a connection to lack of dopamine and people with ADHD. If something doesn't provide us with dopamine then we tend to have a hard time doing it or having interest in doing it. That being said, while I am 100% still very invested in the story for the Recruit and the Hunter, the story is reaching a cross point where some big stuff is about to happen, and this chapter is leading up to that, and it has been tough to get through. That's not to say I don't like it, or I don't think it's good, it's just been hard to write and hard to get through without being super motivated. I'm really trying. My medication is on a nationwide shortage in America right now so I'm having a very hard time keeping it together in every facet of my life, including this hobby.

This may come off rude but I hope you don't take it that way. A lot of authors, I've noticed, don't post weekly, and some you're lucky if you get something once a month. That's nothing against those authors, everyone has their own schedule. Since we're all doing this for free and for fun, it makes it less fun when you feel pressure to perform and when you have one or two bad weeks someone is almost treating you like a content cow. I'm not trying to imply that's what you're doing here. It's the internet and text so it's possible I'm misunderstanding your tone, but when I already am feeling like it's hard to write the chapter, this kind of comment can make me feel bad. With having no meds, busy work, and lack of motivation, it makes it hard to find the words, put them to paper, and get out chapters on my schedule. I feel bad too that I made a promise to update twice a week (Tues and Fri) and now I haven't been able to uphold that. Trust me, it eats away at me. The sad part is though...that makes it less fun.

At the end of the day, I understand where you're coming from Nonnie, I do. I promise I want to write it as much as you want to read it, and I'm not offended by your message at all so please don't think that. I'm trying to get the update out, I promise, it's just been hard to find the things that authors need the most to create:

Time

Inspiration

Motivation

But all in all, please pop over to @melodygatesupdates to stay updated from now on. I hope this helps you understand where I'M coming from :)

#melody gives writing advice i guess?#melody goes on a tangent #melodygatesanswers #melodyanswers #ask melody

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