while we breathe, we hope.

Thank you very much! I really struggled with trying to maintain the line between the story I wanted to tell and remaining truthful to these characters, so I am so delighted this worked for you. I am especially glad that the ending works for you, because while I tend to like wide-open endings, I do realize that most people like to be told exactly what happened and how and when, but this fic was never mean to get to that point.

Anyway, thank you so much for reading and taking the time to leave feedback. I very much appreciate it!