I've written a second ending last night... it's happier. ;-)
I'm not sure how I should go about posting that - I guess maybe adding it to the thread on the 2nd part?
The finished story will include both endings, I think. I'll be making the WHAM part an "alternate" ending. ;-)
For now, I just want to let the dust settle a little bit. If I have to edit this story again, I'm likely to rewrite it from scratch for the fifth time. argh...!! I'm going to go back to doing renders for a little while. (
like this one - that's what I used to do when I couldn't sleep, before I stumbled onto this place. LOL!)