Delays, I hate them.

I'm sorry for those of you who are waiting for Blackened Hearts to update. I have had three big problems popping up in the way of writing.

First is writer's block. I had half of the chapter done when I realized that I don't have any real characterization for Sombra. This is not good, seeing as he's going to be one of the main characters. This lead me to realize I barely had any characterization for anyone but Chrysalis. *sigh* I'm working hard to figure out the lives of the characters and all their little quirks that make them who they are. Next time I write a story, I'm figuring this out before I publish it.

Second is my family. I know that this should be the time of year when I pause everything to appreciate my family, but my family is weird; mainly in the sense that days with less time spent on work and school (such as weekends and holiday breaks) end up being the busiest days possible with cleaning the house. It also doesn't help that everyone kind of just leaves random stuff lying around everywhere all year long. I've been helping clean up my little sister's room for the past three days. Literally. Most of my family (aunts, uncles, etc.) is coming here to stay with my grandma for the holidays so were working to make the house spotless. That is not easy when a lot of stuff doesn't even have a place to go.

Third is procrastination. I've always had a problem with this and it's not going to change anytime soon. Sorry. I don't have the greatest of attention spans, and I was a bit intimidated by writing the fight scene between Sombra and Chrysalis and co. (This problem was mainly before we had started cleaning, as I haven't had time for myself at all since we started.

I'll try to get the update up soon, but it's taking the back seat of my priorities until the initial chaos of having extended family over calms down. Also, sorry for whining to all of you about my problems, I just need some way to vent. This won't happen often.