That Good Night (the end)

[shadowscast]

Wow. Where did that last five years go?

I last updated this story in early 2009, and even before that my writing had slowed to a trickle, just a chapter a year for several years. But I never quite admitted to myself that I had abandoned this story; I kept thinking "someday, maybe, I'll finish it

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[shapinglight]

Hi.

Just to let you know I'm so glad you managed to do this. I hope to gt around to reading it soon.

[shadowscast]

I still remember you warning me that I might have trouble finishing after my baby was born. And I remember thinking to myself "But I'll have so much free time while I'm on maternity leave!"

Ahahahaha.

[shapinglight]

;) Yeah, motherhood and creativity are not IMO mutually compatible.

I've read your summary now. So glad you decided to do it. What you did write was wonderful, and I'm sure the end would have been wonderful too. It sounds it.

And a happy ending. Have to say, I wasn't expecting that.

[shadowscast]

I know I'm not reliable for happy endings! I'm becoming more fond of them in recent years, though (maybe it's something about parenthood?).

To be honest, this story might not have had quite such a happy ending if I'd managed to finish it in 2006 or 2007. From the beginning I knew that the story would end with Spike offering himself up as a sacrifice in that cave, that something unexpected would happen, and that it would involve the proper Shanshu-but I honestly didn't figure out the exact details until I was writing it up last week!

[shapinglight]

That's interesting - and yes, I think when you have young children you become less fond of angst.