Took far too long to actually release this one. It's been finalized for about two months, I think. Maybe more. Despite my new scheduling system, however, I kept forgetting to do the chapter card. It just kept slipping down the back of the queue, and then I'd make a note to do it, only for it to slip through my fingers again.

Though I suppose that's only a part of it, the other thing is I'm starting to wonder if I should even keep working on Zootopia fic stuff at all. At least long form stuff anyway. Zootopia 2 has been sort of sandbagging my enthusiasm for keeping up with more Zoot stuff. Well, actually, that's not true either. I'm desperate to draw some Dawn, among other things, and I admittedly miss doing ask content. But I've only got so many hands, and everything continues to depend on my health holding up. I'm definitely feeling a little torn in multiple directions, and I'm not sure how to navigate it.

I will say, going forward, pretty much nothing from Z2 will be worked into my canon, especially the 'reptiles are sapient' thing. Based on what I've seen and heard, the leaks with the final trailer confirming a good chunk, and the junior novelization, it's got nothing I want to work with. I mean, aside from Sam, Zplus didn't either. But still, nine years to sink into your own canon would have made it difficult to want to take in new stuff, regardless of whether it seemed like it's going to be good and not lean wider into wacky, and less of the grounded feeling the original had. It's not helped by the fact that the movie seems like it's just a soft reboot of one, but with reptiles this time. Replete with another citywide conspiracy and 'twist' villain.

But I recognize I'm taking all this too seriously, I guess. It's a kids' movie. The original wasn't even made for me when I was in my late 20s. I recognize now I get hyperfixations, and have to keep myself reigned in from getting worked up over stuff that didn't have nearly as much thought put into its creation as my mental illness wanted to believe. I really need to start making my own stuff—not abandon fanfic/art entirely—but if I ever want to be 'happy' with the world building and characters for something, I gotta build it from the ground up. I suppose my work on the Warrowwick stuff with Dr.Portal is that...even if those of you who visit my other pages have only ever really 'seen' art for it, and my readers probably never heard of it.

Anyway, sorry to come off so glum with this release...I just...I dunno —I'm not usually awake this early or capable of working. So I guess I'm in a mood. Please enjoy the fic. I don't want to make any promises about future releases, but given my schedule, I'm trying to get at least a chapter of something ready to release every month and a half, and I have the next chapter ready for the next loop. I'm also working on some one-shots, and some of my older one-shots will be going to Ao3 when I get the time.

Now enjoy a very therapeutic chapter from The Family Vulpes…

-WT

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