Long time no see, guys! I haven't updated in a while because I'm not sure if anyone's actually reading this, but it is a good place to find out what's going on with my stories! 

I'm sorry I haven't updated in a long while (almost a month, actually) but college, unfortunately, takes priority over updating stories, so my progress on all these stories has been slow. Either way, here is the status updates for all my continuing stories!

Plastic Stars: I'm actually working on it right now! It's been long enough that I don't feel the writer's block. The main reason for the block in the first place (I'm in the last phase) was that the idea I had for it just didn't fit right, and needed some serious modifications, so that's why. I can see the end of this, and I'm so satisfied with how the epilogue turned out so far, so I hope you like it!

What Kind of Arranged Marriage is This...?: So... this one took a different turn than Plastic Stars. This story is so heavy, not only in words, but in content. All the issues Jinyoung, Yena and Mark go through are so serious and intense and different, and the way it shapes all of them makes it hard to work sometimes. These people are going through so much crap, and it makes so difficult to write them for extended periods of time. I'm also working to make Yena less Mary-Sue-like. She feels too much like a distant therapist type, even though I know what issues she's going through, so I'm trying to develop her character more while maintaining her assistance to Jinyoung and keeping the focus on Markjin. Believe me, I'm still working on this, but it'll take some time.

The Gentleman Caller: This story is going okay. I'm still trying to work on developing everyone's character, but it's hard to use an outside character's perspective on the main plotline of 2ji's relationship. Jiyeon has a limited point of view, but I think I know how to use her effectively while maintaining the focus on Joshua's impact on the Lee siblings' lives. Development is going rather slowly, but that's because I'm distracted

Random thought: because the three main characers are Jisoo, Jihoon, and Jiyeon, does that mean that this story is kind of a 3ji fanfic? I mean, Jiyeon's name was chosen on purpose to be similar to Jihoon's (but not too similar) but I just realized that in the process, it matches Joshua's Korean name (because Jiyeon refers to Jisoo as Joshua pretty quickly in the story)

Colored Hearts: I know it's supposed to have low priority, but it's so much easier to write several OneShots because it keeps me satisfied and I don't have to worry about it: I write a smaller plotline, and then I'm done. So, what I think I'm gonna do is release these in between major updates with stories like What Kind of Arranged Marriage is This...? and The Gentleman Caller. I'm already working on the next story, "Wo ai ni, my ai," so keep an eye out for that! 

Whistle, Whistle, Whistle: Still on hiatus. Sorry guys, I'm just not feeling it right now. Maybe someday. But not right now. But I will let you know that Hoya will still be in this story, since it was set before his departure. I'm upset he left, but it's his life. If he felt like he wanted to go a different direction than INFINITE was, then that's his choice, and I respect it. He's not a kid, he knows what he's doing. And if he decides he made the wrong choice, then I'll respect whatever choice he makes after it, whether or not he returns to INFINITE.

That's all, so I'll see you when I see you!

~thequietrecluse (or Noemi, but that's still not my actual name--just a name I went by in French class)