hello, friends, it's been a minute. thank you to every single one of you who sent me kind words and digital hugs the past couple weeks. the dark is still spiky and I'm grumpy and tired but also grateful. for the dramatic thunderstorm last night that smelled so good, and the sunlight currently pouring through my kitchen windows. curls of steam from my tea, and the crooked tail of my clumsy cat. gorgeous drarry writing and stunning snowbaz art and delicious hockey romance (thanks to @fatalfangirl) and total davy brainrot (your fault @valeffelees, I cannot start a new wip I cannot).
I've managed to keep writing here and there, and I'm very nearly done drafting chapter 5 of more than a footnote. this chap is work, and I'm not entirely sure why. but sometimes writing is like that, and after hating and fighting with words for several weeks, I'm really starting to like how this chapter is shaping up. it's got serious feels, and my favorite Baz-Dev moment so far.
anyway, putting seven sentences under the cut, to avoid spoilers for those that haven't read chap 4 yet.