CrossroadsMk2

Hi Lhunt, thanks for posting and I'm glad you're enjoying the story.

Hello everyone, just a quick apology. I've run out of time to finish proofreading the next chapter (life got in the way), so I won't be posting it today. It should be up early next week. After that, I'll post a general outline on where I want the story to go and ideas for individual chapters/scenes, and take feedback and suggestions from you guys. Then I'll disappear for a few months and write the second half of the story.

Hi Canosan, thanks for the review and I'm happy you're enjoying my stories.

Hi Extreme, glad you're enjoying my writing style, chapter length etc.

Hi TR_FAN, without giving anything away, the next chapter will have some new clothing for you. Once I've posted it, I'll outline my plans for the rest of the story and take suggestions. Regarding the club one, it was called BDSM Raider, and I plan to finish that story after this one is done.

Hi TR_FAN, always happy to proofread your comics. Regarding the descriptions of Lara's day, it's always a fine line between going into too much detail on the one hand and telling the reader something rather than showing them, and thus skimming over details they wanted to know. The early chapters were always going to be more detailed to set the scene, but now that's done, I feel like I can summarise some aspects moving forward, so it doesn't get repetitive, and focus on other things. The next chapter will be the first where Lara leaves Croft Manor, and the story's focus will shift away from the staff using her and pivot to her interactions with her former social circle. No plans for any overseas adventures - I'll save that for future Supernatural Adventures chapters. I feel like the chapter length is about right (roughly 10,000 words) but I'll listen to feedback from everyone else. If enough people want shorter, then I'll go in that direction for future stories.

Hi Extreme, I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far. Winston is always the most challenging person to explain taking advantage of Lara, since he's her oldest friend and helped raise her after her parents died. In previous stories I've used drugs (Natla's Revenge) and magic (Supernatural Adventures), but this time I wanted to try something more rooted in reality - and I figured everyone has a secret fetish for something, so why not straight laced old Winston? It's the main reason I created the character of Shaun, Sarah's personal chef and an old war buddy of Winston's. I needed someone to act as the devil on Winston's shoulder, whispering advice into his ear. Just two more chapters to go and then I'll outline my plans for the second half of the story, and start taking suggestions for things you guys would like to see.

Hi Extreme, I'm happy you're enjoying the story so far. Regarding Winston and Shaun, yes. This story is focusing a lot more on Lara's interpersonal relationships, rather than just having random sexual encounters. It's a slower buildup than I've done previously, but hopefully the payoff will be a more interesting and compelling story.

Hi SailorNemesis, thanks for the positive reviews. I think you're going to like where this story is going.

Hi GhostOfCovid, the last Natla's Revenge ending is the Sybil one. Lara's ancestral home and title get sold to Sybil, her rival, and Lara is blackmailed into becoming a pornstar on Onlyfans.

Hi Mr Dead, this will not be another "Loses Everything" ending - I think I've done that to death in the Natla's Revenge endings. Also, I always find myself secretly rooting for Lara and I feel bad if things end too badly for her

Hi Extreme, I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far. Don't want to give away too much yet, but I will take suggestions and ideas for the second half of the story, once the first 6 chapters are posted (aside from the ending, which is already planned).

Hi WillowDarkling, I don't accept money in any form (commissions, donations, support etc). I don't want any legal problems for AFF, or myself. I just write for fun. The only thing I do accept is story suggestions and feedback.

Hi GhostOfCovid, glad you're enjoying the new story. It sounds like my intro to Tomb Raider was the same as yours - Angelina Jolie movies, then some of the books. You're very perceptive about Lara's Title, but I won't give anything away (as I have a tendency of doing).

Hi everyone, I would have replied sooner but for some reason no notifications have been emailing through to tell me anyone was posting here. I only checked because I thought it was weird that no one was posting anything - I though maybe everyone had left the website. Anyway, it was nice to be missed. I just needed a break re: family commitments, but I promise to leave this forum topic up (even if I'm not writing for a bit) so we can keep in touch. You can also message me through the AFF forum's message function. Regarding this story, it's one that I've wanted to write properly for a while. Unfortunately no animal stuff planned in this one, but since animal stuff has been in most of my other stories, I'll think you'll survive. Regarding any suggestions for this story, I'd recommend you wait until the first 6 chapters are all posted, so you get a feel for where the story is going. Anyhow, I just posted Chapter 2, and I'll be posting a new chapter every Thursday/Friday for the next 4 weeks. Then there'll be a bit of a pause while I write the next lot of chapters, to be posted towards the end of the year.

Hi TR_FAN, always happy to help. I started a new AFF topic for updates as well (not sure if you saw the older Post).

Hi Farcry, I'm glad you enjoyed the Mary ending. I probably won't be starting the Sybil ending until next year. I want to finish the current story (still deciding on a title) and BDSM Raider first.

Hi Darcy, I do intend to write the last ending for Natla's Revenge, but as far as I'm aware, the only ending I have left to do is the Sybil pornstar ending. You said two chapters, so what's the second one?

Hi all, Crossroadsmk2 here: I shut down the last thread because it was specifically for new story ideas and for the immediate future I'm not looking to start anything new - rather I just want to finish writing the stuff I already have planned. I also wanted to take a bit of a break from everything. However, I became aware that a few of you were asking about me on some of the other threads (thanks for the interest), so I'm taking Extreme's advice and starting another thread here, so we can keep in touch. Current update: I'm 4 chapters into my next story, which is a re-write of the very first story I ever posted to AFF under my original username Crossroads Daemon. I subsequently deleted that story because the plot was a bit of a mess and I wasn't happy with it. The story will be about 10 chapters long, but I won't be posting it until the whole thing is finished - then I'll post one chapter per week. Owing to family commitments, I don't have time to write regularly at the moment, and I don't want to have month long gaps between chapters. After that story is done (I'm aiming to have it finished around the middle of the year), I'm going to finish BDSM Raider - approximately 5 to 6 chapters planned length for that one.

Hi Extreme, Yeah, I should probably make a new thread, since I don't want to hijack this one. I shut down the last one for a break and because it's title said new story ideas and I'm not looking to start any new stories - just finishing the stuff I already have planned. I'll take your suggestion and start a thread called Crossroadsmk2 Updates.

Hi Extreme, the new story isn't completely new - it's a rewrite of the very first story I wrote many years ago, under the username Crossroads Daemon. It wasn't very well written and I ended up deleting it, along with that first AFF user account. I've wanted to write it properly and get it out of my system for a while now. I'll probably finish BDSM Raider as my next project after that.

Hi Extreme, yes I'll be continuing BDSM Raider, but as a finished story (posting one chapter per week once it's done), rather than releasing the chapters every few months as I write them. I'm hoping this will make the stories more coherent and the chapters more consistent.

Hi all, Crossroadsmk2 here. Not gone - just taking a break. Lots on my plate with family and stuff, so no time for regular posting of chapters. The next story I do will only be posted once it's complete, with one chapter posted per week (so no long delays in between). I'm 4 chapters in so far and aim to be finished around the middle of the year, with around 10 chapters total. I'll start following this topic, so I'll see any replies here.