tries his hardest not to bash his own writing...
Fails.

Holy yiffs of fury this chapter is one hot mess and not the good kind...!

I guess this is what happens when there is a convention and then a FUCK ton of my job that I have to deal with ON TOP of writer's block that I forced myself to get out of. But... My end goal is to get it done. First drafts are meant to be shitty. First drafts are meant to be shitty. Say it with me now. "First drafts are meant to be shitty." (Oh my god, why am I not perfect??)
Here is chapter 25. More or less.

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