A/N: Hello hello hello, all you lovely people!

Wow. It feels surreal to be back here, posting on this story! Sad to say, the update is not of a fictional nature. But rather, of a nonfictional one. A request from me, humble author, to you, loyal readers.

I am writing to tell you that I've posted this story on Inkitt as part of a Fanfiction novel contest. For any and all of you who remember this story and perhaps loved it once upon a time, it would mean SO much to me if you would head over there and give me votes on this story. The contest began today and goes through October 21st, but the sooner you vote, the more likely others on the site will see and read my story, since it will be higher on the "Most Voted" page.

Here is the link: inkitt (d o t) (c o m)(slash)stories(slash)24606. Or you can simply go to the Inkitt website, then to their Fandom - Fanfiction writing contest, and search for the title of this story, "The Love That Binds Us". Then, at the bottom of the page, you ought to be able to hit a little heart that means you "recommend" the story to others. I believe that you can vote using Twitter, Tumblr, or Facebook, or by creating your own account on Inkitt.

So there it is! Any help ya'll can give me will be greatly appreciated :) And hey, while you're there, might as well check out my original short story called "A Reaper's Folly"! ;) (shameless plug for myself)

Seriously though. All that aside, I just want to say that the two years I spent writing this story were absolutely fantastic. I'll never forget how lucky I felt to have such a wonderful readership. So thank you for giving that to me. I hope you're all doing well! Feel free to message me anytime if you like, I'm always around and happy to chat :)