eh I do genuinely think he does want to finish the series, ofc he wants to write other stuff too but I think the only reason he’s ended up doing so is bc of how difficult finishing asoiaf is… I know it sounds delusional lol but 400-500 pages (which is how much he reckons he has left) is not a huge amount in the grand scheme of things, and I bet once he’s got a further 200 or so down he’ll really be on the home stretch. so in short I think we’re getting close now, just need him to get out of his latest funk lol as per his latest comments he seems to have been in one for much of 2023.