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Hi Returning Visitors,

I hope you're doing well.

Our first alpha content drop is now live! 🎉 I can't wait for you to discover what Fernweh has in store for you this time around.

Edit as of 15 May, 8:56 am EST: Sorry everyone! I had to take the link down temporarily due to some dishonesty. Access will be back up to the alpha content in a bit. I  sincerely apologize. I know that this means you will have to recreate  your character, but I'm honestly still reeling that this would happen so soon. I'll be in touch! I appreciate your understanding and support. I'm working as fast as I can.

Edit as of 15 May 1:40 pm EST: All patrons with cleared pledges should have received a DM with the link to the patron-exclusive content along with a password.

✨For new TFS patrons, I will be direct messaging you on Patreon with the link and password information, so I request your patience, please, as I send out these messages. ✨

  • The guidelines for alpha content can be found: here along with how to add your Discord account.
  • There are some teasers/hints for the next drop at the end of this one that you can choose to view or not. I know some of  you might be curious, while others might prefer to go into the unknown.

I hope to have the next alpha content drop ready for TFS patrons to explore in the second half of June.

Thank you for all of your support and encouragement! 💚🥰

(Reminder: Please be sure to add my email address: lacunafiction@gmail.com to your contacts. I try to send out character portrait emails within 24  hours of a patron joining, so you might need to check your spam if you  haven't received one. Plus, this will be useful for the alpha drops.✨)

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KiraaBear

HYPE HYPE LETS GOOOO

Dieonysucc

💕 The best way to start the morning 😍✨!!!!!!!!!!!!

kerrigan

I'm cackling at the one of us bit.

Jessa

Love it! The password section was fun; I've never seen anyone do something so creative and thematic with it before. <3 (And hmmm so much to ponder about the chapter itself!)

lacunafiction

Thank you, Gen! 🥰 I'm really pleased that the password section came across thematically. There's even a 'failure' (?) variation for those who might be curious about what happens when entering something else. (It's awesome that this chapter has spurred your curiosity to learn more! I was hoping for a more suspenseful/intense start this time around. 😉💚 Mixing certain variables and choices can yield new insight.)

Anonymous

Omg I read the password section and had to come tell you how much I loved it, can't imagine how giddy the actual alpha content will make me 🤣

Skippy Hugo

it was very well written and enlightening to the things to come, although it did feel... premature. like it was more suited to be the first chapter than the prologue.

lacunafiction

Thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed the writing of this first drop. I suppose that this is one of the challenges of dropping content rather than having the entire book or multiple chapters that can provide some orienting perspective. It was my hope that the Introduction would be unexpected to readers, grabbing their attention right away. It's meant to bring up/allude to topics that are integral to the series, similar to posing a question and then using the rest of the chapters to dig up those answers. (I'm limited by the public nature of this comment section or else I would be more specific with examples... ♊) Chapter 1 goes back into the more slice-of-life style with the MC taking stock of their newfound circumstances, checking in with their connections, etc. I suspect that some readers might have anticipated a start at the town line or perhaps within the B&B--something more traditional, but it's my intent to make this be the starting course of like a six course meal to whet your appetite. (Or possibly boggle your mind, kick it into overdrive with theories, or make you want to learn more, etc.) I do appreciate your feedback! I wonder if having the rest of Chapter 1 in the future might further dovetail the content within the Introduction, allowing readers to discover why it was an intense kickoff to this book. There's a lot in store. :D

lacunafiction

Oh, I love that the password section made you giddy! 💚 Thank you for your kind words; hopefully, you enjoy the suspense within the rest of our first alpha drop. 👀

ckl

OOOOH, very nice. I did my first read-through and the alpha content increases the mysteries of Fernweh in such a delicious way. Not sure what I can say here without spoilers but our very familiar companion is dropping such interesting info.

Stacey O'Brien

I loved it the password had me laughing and I noticed two names from a show that made me chuckle 😁

lacunafiction

The mysteries intensifying in an unexpected way was my hope, so it's great that the very familiar companion has had this impact. 👀 Thank you for sharing your thoughts! We will have to see if what they said (warned of?) will come up again in different ways throughout the book. 😉💚

lacunafiction

Coming up with those names was so much fun for me! 😂 Thank you for playing, and it's awesome that you enjoyed the start of your next adventure in Fernweh. 🌲💚

Stacey O'Brien

I honestly got to the end of this part and was gutted I wanted to read more I loved it it’s so good 💚🌲

Anonymous

I think this has been discussed elsewhere, but if you're on the J/R poly route can you still have something going on with Mal? I did have the start to a potential romance with Mal along with J/R, but will that carry to book two or am I locked onto just J/R going forward?

Tiffy

Hi there! I’m not Aelsa, so I hope you don’t mind me answering your question. I just want to assure you that being on the JR route will not lock you out of pursuing Mal as well going into Book Two. So long as you properly triggered the start of Mal’s romance in Book One, there will be plenty of our beloved Mal for you going forward alongside romancing J and R. ❤️💜 😊

lacunafiction

This is a great question! :D You will experience scenes with Mal while on the JR poly route since Mal's triggered romance in Book One does carry forward to influence things. In fact, there is a scene within the Introduction of Book Two. (The MC seeks out a particular server 👀). There's more in store for you in addition to pursuing a romance with both J and R since the lock-in will occur later on. Until then, your MC will experience encounters and choices with Mal in addition to moments with JR. 💚 I hope that you're looking forward to these moments!