Alrighty, I feel like I hit a wall with the AU or maybe just writing in general. But I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet. I plan to 1) reread what I've written, 2) actually take notes (instead of trying to find all my scattered scribbles and half-thoughts), determine where there are loose ends, what hints need to be elaborated on, and then 3) finally plan out the second half of the fic (because more or less have determined that this is probably the halfway point). And I need a reminder that you, the reader, don't know what I know and thus have to figure out what I still need to tell you. Undoubtedly, this will probably take me longer than it should, especially as I love putting things off and I have to somewhat critically read through nearly 70 pages, in addition to other aspects of life that tend to intrude, like annoying papers to write and assigned reading to read. But there IS an end, and I want to see if I can get there, whether or not it stays the same.
For everyone who's been reading and commenting (or not), I hope you've enjoyed the ride so far and I hope I don't take too long (or eternity).