Author's note

Hey everyone,

Real life kept me away for a while, but the mood finally hit, and I dusted off this old story that’s been sitting in my notes for over a decade.

I didn’t plan to blast through the end of Act 1 in one go, but the momentum took over — I really wanted to reach that Jax scene before I lost the spark. After ten years of this story living in my head, it felt good to finally let it out.

Fair warning: I can’t and won't keep this breakneck pace, but I’ll drop the next chapters when the inspiration hits again.

This is a grimdark story with sex in it, not the other way around. If you’re here for both the plot and the heat, I hope you enjoy the ride. Feedback is always welcome — good or bad — and while the five acts are broadly planned, I’m open to interesting branches along the way.

One quick question for you:

How do you feel about AI-generated art in stories/chapters? Distracting, or a nice touch when it fits the moment? Personally, I always lean to keeping it to one per chapter as a maximum... but maybe a fan-art thread would be fun, where I could drop some random art. Drop a comment, and let me know.

These haven't been added to the story, yet, depending on what I hear from you:

I had originally planned to host the images via DeviantArt, but I can see that option is no longer available, so I've had to figure something else out... maybe I'll add more to the DeviantArt Gallery, worst thing that can happen is it might attract some readers to this site: https://www.deviantart.com/celinaiscute/gallery/100608693/rhea-kane-xcom-2-fanfiction-story

Thanks for reading. More soon (or, in ten fucking years–who knows... to quote Rhea :P ).

Kind regards,
Celina_