It's been distressingly long since I've posted anything, and a few kind people have been curious enough to ask if maybe I'd died or something in the meantime, and I not only happen to still be working on my next story but—but!—the finish line is in sight. It's not done, but it's close enough that it feels safe to talk about. I figured this warranted a kind of status update for any interested parties.

The story is the next part of the spider saga, focusing on Skeila and Sid and picking up right where Lockdown ended. A couple minutes before, technically. This is liable to change but right now it's split into ten chapters, and nine are done or mostly done. (It's a terrible practice, but I don't write linearly.) The whole thing feels like it's going to weigh in around 35k words. My ambition is to finish it over December and release it in early January. I'm toying with the idea of splitting it into two, three, or even four parts and posting it piecemeal over the course of a week or two. I think the length justifies it, but I should probably focus on actually finishing it first.

I imagine I'm not spoiling anything if I reveal it has a lot of CTF and CTF-adjacent material.

I don't know why the story's taken this long. I don't have any good excuses for you; no personal crises, injuries, illnesses, losses, or traumas. I'd like to write more than I do, I just don't. I want to change that. That said, I'm pretty proud of the story so far and I'm looking forward to sharing it with you.

Oh, and lastly, I started a Twitter account a while back. I haven't actually had cause to post anything there, but I nevertheless invite you to follow me at @SlothfulTeddy.

—Teddy Sloth