great news, i finally figured out the ending. there's 2 illustrations left and then an end-card, which i'll probably post with the last one. and then i will be allowed to draw other things again.
given february starts on a saturday and there'd otherwise be some overlap with valentines day, i think i'll be opening the $10 suggestion box tomorrow so voting can be done the weekend of the 7th. so get thinking of ideas, or bump up if you aren't already on the tier!