Hello, 

It's been a while since I've posted anything on AFF even though this is technically a new account but I've been around on other accounts. I just wanted to post something on here for you guys as I've promised I would be uploading chapters on the sequel to What It Takes but never did. A lot of things happened after my plans were posted. So it took a lot of motivation out of me...

If you're unsure of what happened, I'll include the originally blog post below (it's no longer posted on zerogravity1986). The account has been returned to them and decided to just add this account as the 'co-author' which is also the reason why you see that now. 

I have several chapters in pending mode. I just have to change a few things before I release them. Please continue to be patient with me, this whole thing has been a rollar coaster and I can't express how much it hurts me but I don't want to let you guys down either so I'm back. 

Here's the original blog post. 

Title: Hello, again
Originally Published: June 3, 2017

Hello,

It's been such a long time, hasn't it? How are you doing? A few things have happened and I want to reach out to you now to explain. First off, this is Kim. Back in October 2015, I decided to leave the team "ZeroGravity" and originally I wanted to write my own stories though a different account. However, that never happened.

When I say a few things happened, it's mainly the reason why I left and why I'm back. This will be a long blog/post but I want to let you know the reasons and what will happen with this account from now on.

Why I left?

After we finished "What It Takes" we all planned to take a break from the series itself because truthfully it took a toll on us. However, that didn't stop us from brainstorming for the next project. I'm not sure where it all started and how it even started but I was left out in many discussions. It didn't make me happy at all, solely because at the back of my mind this wouldn't have been published if I didn't suggest writing it as you may (or may not) know but "What It Takes" started as a vague dream before the official release of One Shot's music video, which slowly became a story-telling update we had among ourselves over the weekends. I felt bullied. Not just once but multiple times, the other two are related, cousins. When they spoke about a scene to each other, there was no pause for me to input my ideas, thoughts, or opinions. When I did get a chance, it was brushed off. At first, it didn't bother me because I wanted whatever would make the story best. So I figured my ideas, thoughts, and opinions weren't good for it. But it eventually got to the point where I was being ignored, when I spoke they changed the subject right after and that was when they started discussing the storyline without me. We normally do our discussions through "Skype" because one of them lived in another state. I found out about their discussion when I hung out with the other and she told me what the storyline "will" be like. Soon, it was silent for many weeks and I heard nothing. When I reached out to them I was told, "the storyline will be like this and like that..." or "we'll discuss it together after the semester." However, what made me to finally make the decision to walk away from all this was when I wanted to publish "What It Takes" into a book. In order to do so, we needed to change the B.A.P members names. I asked them to suggest names and we can vote on it. They teamed up and decided the names themselves and literally said, "here's the names" but again I stood my ground and voiced out which names I didn't like and asked about current names that I wanted to know why it was chosen. I got in reply was, "You can google names, it'll tell you everything you need to know" and "Open the web browser and type Google.com, find the search bar, type in the name you want to know." That was the last straw for me. It took me a whole week to gather myself and finally told them, "I'm done."

Why I'm back?

After my initial departure, I stopped all contact with the other two.

I was depressed. "What It Takes" is a part of me that I didn't want to let go or more like I couldn't let go. After a whole year, I couldn't bring myself to post a story because it was all too similar to "What It Takes" and throughout that year they didn't update you guys on anything. I too, wondered if there was going to be a sequel. Nearly two years later, as I clean out my room I find the box filled with notebooks and printouts of the drafts, outlines, and etc of "What It Takes" and it made me sad but it also made me realize, many of you aren't ready to let this go either. "What's going to happen to Yongguk? B.A.P? Is Sam and Daehyun going to be ok? Is anything going to happen with Himchan and Kim?" I'm back for those reasons.

Alone.

I'm taking full control over this account. It's been so long so I don't know if this matters, but I have changed username. From here on out, this is no longer ZeroGravity but takingrisk. I decided to name this takingrisk because the "What It Takes" series contains risk but not only so, I'm taking a risk myself for continuing something I'm not even sure if I can. My writing skills isn't the same as I didn't structure the chapters, that was not my role. But now, I'm willing to take that risk to finish off this cliff hanging story. I will have my internal family members proof read and help me edit but the storyline is 100% mine. They've been inactive and have not outlined or plotted their storyline as I thought they have but it doesn't matter... I will be outlining and plotting my own version. 

All I ask, is for your support.

I know I won't be able to deliver the same structure "What It Takes" had offered and showcased but I will try my best to give you a sequel worth waiting for. I also want to ask for patience. This story is precious to me therefore I want to be able to write it the best I can without feeling pressured or stressed. 

Thank you all so much!

Always,

Kim.