S.A.D [ZaDr] - Invader ZiM Christmas AU

Author's Note

ah,,,oh heck, i actually did it
Now, i don't normally make author's notes, but i feel like i should here

this was my first time trying to do something like this, and to me, it kinda worked out well. of course, im the author, so i don't know how much readers themselves agree with that... but ill still like this story for as long as i can.

honestly, after this is over, im probably just going to go back to focusing on Grave Misunderstandings. (my zadr/tagr corpse bride au)

now, i feel like i should clear some things up:

im very aware that there is in fact already something called S.A.D: Seasonal Affective Disorder (iirc). while i did learn that name through a Lemon Demon song (which i parodied for this au), it doesn't make it any less real to me. i know a lot of people experience it, and it's a very real thing. other types, too.

this story's version of a thing called S.A.D is honestly just meant to be anything you deem it to be.

for example: i project onto zim a lot in this au. i know that's not always a good thing, but it was kind of a way to vent; even if he wasn't the one telling the story. i have december trauma (bpd, weee) and some of the things zim does/says/Dib acting as his favorite person are things i do/have happened to me(/my bf is my fp; at times i kinda put some of him into dib), so i could have said it was bpd...but no, it was just "Sorrow Affected (by) December". dib has major anxiety and seems to focus more on zim's problems than his own a lot, which is an issue a lot of people have when it comes to tough times. dib doesn't put a lot of attention into it, and just passes it off as "Sorrow Affected (by) December". it's just a placeholder for whatever you want it to be.

i don't really have much else to say other than, hey. if you're still reading this, thanks a lot for taking time to read this hastily written au story. it honestly means a lot; especially with being #1 in the zadr tag for a while. didn't last, but hey—that was pretty cool.

and who knows. maybe next year ill say f*** it and rewrite this whole thing but in zim's pov (as a separate book, i mean)...but who can guarantee?

but, anyway

goodnight gamers
goodnight my pizza rolls

happy boo year