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Hello!
It's been a while since I posted, huh? At least, anything Danganronpa related. I've written and directed a full Ace Attorney stage play, a plethora of unfinished projects, and yes, attempts at the promised sequel all while going about college. I honestly forgot about this series after a while though; I'll admit. Mostly because I've been busy, but also because, like.
This past year has been insane, to say the least. LIKE LITERALLY I AM NOT IMMUNE TO THE AO3 AUTHOR CLICHE. I THINK WE AS AUTHORS ARE DOOMED TO FACE HORRIBLE TRIALS BECAUSE OF WHAT WE PUT OUR CHARACTERS THROUGH. I COULDN'T EVEN WEAVE EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS INTO A COHESIVE NARRATIVE IF I TRIED!!! IT SINGLEHANDEDLY PUSHED ME BACK INTO THIS FANDOM, AND THIS AU FROM THE DEPTHS OF MY MIND BECAUSE SERIOUSLY. HUH????
Ahem. Back to this series.
I know a lot of people love this fanfic, so I won't ever take it down. I'm leaving it as it is, typo's and all, just as a memento. But I don't think that I can continue the story as it is- the sequel, I mean. I've changed and developed too much as a person and a writer to tell the story I had been meaning to tell. When I wrote this fic, in a lot of ways, I was learning the same lessons as Kokichi was. Although he didn't get therapy in anything other than our hearts, I did, and man. That really changed my perspective on everything-especially my fic. I'll still probably post the concepts I cooked up/my plans for the sequel in case anyone wants closure- or if they'd want to steal an idea for their own work. It'd take me a while to type up, it's finals week, but if y'all are interested, let me know.
BUT THE BIGGEST THING, HOLD ON, DON'T STOP READING NOW!!! THE BIGGEST THING EVER IS THIS.
I'm considering rebooting this au. I won't do the same crap as most studios nowadays reanimating the shambling corpse of a loved piece of media and making it dance- no. Instead, I want to try and tell you the story of Danganronpa that I've imagined for ages, now that I finally have the confidence to tell it. There were so many ideas that I had that I had to cut, simply because they didn't work with a Chapter 5 rewrite- but I'm thinking about going further than that.
What would you guys think of a fanfiction with (mostly) the same lore and worldbuilding, but this time, taking place right at the start of DRV3? This time, instead of Kokichi needing therapy by the end of it, him actually healing as the narrative goes on? An AU where Kokichi is the only person (except, well, you know who) who remembers EVERYTHING? One where the DICE BACKDOOR comes in much earlier, and everything is derailed? That, and so much more... Hehehehhehe...
Is there anything specific that you'd want to see in a reboot? Any constructive criticism you guys got? Anything that you wouldn't want to see?
Please let me know!
I hope you guys have had an amazing year. Thank you so much for all your support. I look forward to hearing your thoughts!!!
-Phoenix (Typo)