CAUTION: SPOILERS AHEAD

This is not an apology for my hiatus. This is not me expressing my heartbreak and rage over Sean's death and how he, Salex and his death could have been handled in a way that was meaningfully developed and provided actual closure. As fans, we have no closure. We never saw Sean and Alex's relationship develop properly. We never saw them be happy for more than half a scene before another plot device screwed them over again. We never heard Alex tell Sean she loves - loved - him. She never said those three words.

So this, my friends, is an act of defiance. It is the continuation of a story that I had all but given up on due to external personal reasons. It is a labor of love for a character and a couple whose full potential was never realized. It is a way for me to cope, as someone who is way too emotionally invested and attached to these characters and their relationships. This is my closure. This is my ending.

So, over the next few days, I will be sobbing and rewatching the happy days of season 2 and shouting at my laptop screen, and gorging on ice cream; but once I get over my initial grief, I am going to sit my ass down and start typing. The next chapter of MB should be up by the end of the week at the very latest. Please hold me to that. Feel free to message me, either to cry together and rant and rage, or to kick my butt into gear.

To those of you who have supported me and this story, thank you all so much. I love you all, and your support has been invaluable. I hope that I can give some kind of closure to this story, at least, and I hope you enjoy it. The writers may not have given us our happy ending (or a happier ending, I should say), but I damn well plan to.

Until next time, Salex-shippers.