Hello everyone, this is gonna be a little different than what I’ve posted in the past, or on this account at all. But I’ll keep this simple.

I… honestly wasn’t expecting to be posting about this. I don’t think anyone who’s talked about it was. I’m normally not that vocal politically as I usually keep such discussions in personal face to face interactions. I don’t have many social accounts and those I do have are reserved purely for posting my art or fanfics. There’s just never been a situation where debate or political discussion was brought into these specific online circles I’m in. But in light of everything that’s occurred this week, I think I would be remiss NOT to talk about it.

As of September 10th 2025, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed by a sniper rifle. I won’t sugar coat it. His life taken by a clear premeditated attack. Things are still happening extremely fast, but as I’m typing this out, the shooter has been caught and identified. Investigation is still ongoing and a trial has yet to take place, so everything is still up the air and anything within this update is prone to change.

The young man Charlie was debating with in his final moments also released a video on his perspective and thoughts. Which… I can’t even imagine. Opposing opinions aside, he just watched another human being get murdered right in front of him. And right as they were debating about growing violence within the party of the Left. The guy was trying to prove his point on how peaceful they were, only for this to happen. He sounded so broken and lost. It’s heart wrenching.

As for myself, I didn’t even learn about what happened until late in the night. I was rather busy with work, chores and errands that day, along with some art and fanfic posts. I was going to announce I had recently created an account on Archive of Our Own. Wanting it to be a surprise for any readers, and that while I still remained on FanFiction, should the site be shut down, that my content was still available to everyone on other sources. And that with membership people could get early access to new stories or chapters ahead of those on FanFiction. I had a whole script planned out for it.

And now… now it just doesn’t matter anymore. To ignore what’s happened and just carry on without a single mention, as if it didn’t exist. I couldn’t do it. I was so preoccupied, I didn’t even know what had transpired until I tuned into my family chat before heading to bed. Once I saw it, I held off sleeping. Watched as many videos as I could find, detailing the events and latest updates. Visiting all the YouTubers I follow to get a grasp of the situation. And all while I did so, in my head, it was all just static. A jumbled mess. One thing after another in rapid succession. The shootings, the assassination attempts on Trump, and the recent bus stabbing. With all these tragedies, for this to happen so suddenly on top of all that. It felt like no one has had any time to breathe. Like we’re not being given proper time to mourn these people, never mind processing it.

And recently, I had a death in the family. Last month actually. My grandpa. His health was rapidly declining and was struggling with both arthritis and dementia. I drove out to attend his funeral and spent time with my family. I’ve been truly blessed to have grown up with both of my parents’ parents in my life. My mom and dad sharing with me their experiences growing up raised by both. And it’s added to my own experiences growing up as their daughter. I especially learned a lot about my grandpa as well. How hardworking he was, and loyal to those he cherished. His relationship with God wasn’t the best out there. But it was present. And we know that God had come to him in his final days to invite him up to heaven with him.

Now, both my grandpa’s death and the death of Charlie Kirk are very different situations. One had passed away, while the other had his life stolen. But my point is that death is inevitable. We all have 24hrs in a day. A time where our life here on earth has reached its conclusion. Whether that’s slowly, or suddenly. But it’s important to slow down, and give ourselves time to grieve. To not become desensitized to the world and its surroundings. We’re not just drones punching in a 5-9 shift and consuming whatever product, be it food or media, the rest of the time. We are human beings, and this reality check is long overdue. Especially in lieu of the reactions and aftermath.

There was an interview circulating where he was asked what he wanted to be known for, and his answer was his faith. Charlie was a devoted follower of Christ. Taking to the streets and hitting the ground running with His message. While he didn’t preach as much as a pastor typically would, he never shied away from proclaiming his beliefs. The man got his wish, Charlie has been defined by his faith and obedience towards God. And while yes, he is also with God now in heaven, it’s still is sad to have seen him go. He wasn’t just a man who debated students on college campuses. He was a family man. And someone who believed in free speech and open dialogue. Whether the person agreed with him or not, he treated them fairly in his discussions. You will be missed Charlie. You set in motion a movement of youth fighting for the same freedoms our founding fathers stood for.

I’ve mainly been focusing on moving my fics over to AO3 in the past couple weeks. And I wasn’t planning on posting any art or fanfics beyond that within this month. I also still have family coming to visit me for my birthday, which… what a year it’s been. So I’ll be taking time to focus on that. Any postings of new chapters and art will be held off until October, whether that’s the 1st or a little later into the month I’m unsure. For now though, I’ve produced plenty, and plan to take rest for the next couple weeks.

Thank you so much for the support. While I’m often rather introverted in my online activity, I always make a point to catch up and look at my notifications. For comments and reviews. And every time someone favorites one of my works. It means the world to me to see people enjoying what I make, and I delight in making it. I’ll see you all in the fall.