Hello! It's been a while—3 years, actually. 

When I first wrote this fic, I was in my junior year of high school. At the time, I was sick and tired of seeing authors misrepresent abuse, ual assault, toxic relationships, etc, and lashed out in response to that. 

Now, three years later, I'm a junior in university, while I still very much believe the same thing, I do think it's much more crucial to approach the issue with the intent of educating rather than condemning. Instead of pointing fingers, I've written a blog that discusses the impact romanticizing trauma has on victims and on content creators/consumers, and I thought that I would share the link here, as this fic was very much involved with the issue. I know many of my readers here agree that romanticization is wrong, but there's so much more nuance as to why, how it affects people, etc. that I definitely didn't know when I first published this fic, so I wanted to share it. 

I really, really urge you, if you have time, to take a quick read! Understanding is a crucial step in reducing victim blaming and stigmatization. Click the link below to the blog! 

Why the romanticization of trauma is bad, and how it affects everyone