Oh man, what a rough one. This past week my mental health has been in tatters, to put it mildly. It's not quite as bad as last March's episode (the little meltdown + week of virtually no sleep that at least ended with me starting MHO in an attempt to clear my head) but it's come worryingly close at times. Suffice to say I saw another thing that... well, for lack of better term, 'triggered' me, and I've been battling invasive thoughts ever since. I actually came up with an outline for a (non-MHO-related) vent story I may write at some point to help cope with it. Just writing the outline did kind of help a little, so we'll see. If I do post it, it'll almost certainly be under a pseudonym not associated with the name Lloxie or me in general, though, for.... reasons. If and when I post it, I'll mention it, but won't post a link publicly. If you find it on your own and private message me about it, I'll confirm it, but otherwise I don't plan to do so publicly or anything. If you really want to see it, and I know and trust you enough, I'll send you the link via some kind of private message. Again, that's if and when I write and upload it, most likely only to AO3. (Once I have a second account set up, that is- psueds are apparently still publicly tied to your account name there, which kind of defeats the purpose IMO! So yeah, going to be at least a week or two.)

My physical health hasn't been great either. Sleep problems flaring up again, general fatigue, obvious signs I really need to get better about my diet and fitness, random cold spells where I can't seem to warm up, etc. Haven't even had a chance to get serious about my "resolutions" yet, thanks to life constantly getting in the way. I'd hoped things would settle down after the holidays, but nope! I keep getting roped into shit. >.< And I've been having some stomach/gut issues, but I'll spare you any more info on that.

On the bright side, I've started the new episode of MHO and it's off to a fun start! First chapter is already up and I've gotten a good way through the second. I hope you're ready for shenanigans annnd.... cuteness! Even with other things happening (especially you-know-what right at the beginning, if you've read the first chapter), it's generally going to be a good bit less dangerous than things have been for the boys lately, with plenty of, well, downtime in between. Which means lots of opportunities for cute, playful moments, and flustering each other! Yeah, definitely going to take some time to focus on their growing secret (only to each other, really) crush on one another in this episode. You'd think being [redacted, see end of first chapter] would put a damper on such things, but even amidst existential crises, there can be moments for tummy-butterflies. With all the harrowing and at times frightening action in the last two episodes, I think these boys are overdue some fun, cute moments together. 

I didn't get around to doing any of the drawing I wanted to do, but hopefully I'll be able to make up for it sometime this week. I have several things I want to try and make, including cover pics for each of the episodes. Starting with this latest one. Just as soon as I figure out what it should look like... as well as finally make up my mind about Lykou and Kuna's appearances, especially in terms of fur colors, heh.