Hello all! And thanks for taking the time to read this. There's just a couple of things I want to go over.

First of all, this story is a sequel to another fic: "Forfeit" by Scary Spikender. I DO have their permission to use the idea. I messaged them about 2 years ago now and they said it was ok. It's going to pick up right where that story left off. Even still, I'm going to do my best to make it a stand alone fic.

That being said, the original idea is where Scary's involvement ends. They have an idea of the basic plot, but otherwise have no idea what I'm planning or what I've been writing. As Scary Spikender based the original story off their perception of canon, I have done this one off my interpretation of canon as well. So, my story's going to be different a bit different.

Speaking of the original story, this story is going to slightly deviate from the original ending, so if you're overly attached to it and think it is the absolute perfect ending, then, I'd skip this. I'm not changing it at all, but it's going to venture from what's expected.

As a warning, this story will contain a lot of sensitive subjects including: alcohol and drug abuse, self harm, some language and sexual situations, and mentions of death, suicide, abuse, trauma, and rape, so please be advised. I'd prefer not to put a warning at the beginning of every chapter, but I have no problem doing so for these topics.

Another thing, chances are I won't be posting author's notes to the chapters. I feel as though they kind of chop the story up, and I really want it to feel cohesive. (I have no problems with author's notes within a story; I just don't think it suits my style of writing.) I will post author's notes separately on my blog, however [cyanidefilledcandy[d o t]tumblr [d ot t] com] and try my best to link it with the chapters.

Finally and most important, I sincerely hope you enjoy this story! I've grown very attached to this story artistically and it really means a lot to me. That, coupled with me being a perfectionist and depression, has delayed the story as long as it has, so expect slower updates.

Even still, I hope you all really enjoy this and reviews (good and constructively bad) are enjoyed, encouraged, and appreciated!

Thank you all very much!

P.S. Every chapter is titled after a song relating to it. I'll post the song name and artist, and hopefully a video/music along with the lyrics in my author's notes posts.