Well... The thing I was fearing most has happened ☹️

I'm 3/4ths of the way through my next multichapter AU.. And a much more established, popular author just posted the first chapter of a story with a very similar premise.

I honestly feel like giving up.. I wish I hadn't seen it. I opened the computer to write and now I'm so disheartened. This fic has been my baby for over a month now.. And they'll probably finish their's before my first chapter is even posted. Even if nobody assumes I took the idea from them.. I hate the thought of being in some unofficial competition.

I can't compete, and now I'm sad 🙁