An Author's Note-
So, for those of you who keep up with my stories on this site (and some of you do, which is amazing & I thank you), you will notice that this new story is taking precedence over Artifice. Perhaps you are dismayed that Artifice has reached an impasse. I am dismayed as well. I can only blame it on a lack of motivation that kicked in due to various reasons – with the most noticeable reason being that this new story has, effectively, consumed my brain.
You may ask yourself, 'will Artifice ever be finished?' I have every intention of finishing it, I do! But the when of the finishing is truly up in the air at this point. Again, blame this new story of mine for taking up the creative space in my head.
However, in a show of total honesty, it is true that I have found myself drifting in the world of fandom. And by 'drifting', I mean that I am slowly moving away from the South of Nowhere fandom & into other things. I do believe that I have finally reached my saturation point of what I can do with Ashley and Spencer. Of course, I never truly say never – chances are that I'll wander back one day for a fix of teenage angst but after this new fic is done (and regardless of the status of Artifice), I am hanging up my SON hat.
Okay. I wanted to settle that first & foremost.
Now, this current story. A few notes about it and then we can all move on.
1st: I am going to put up this little note to check the formatting. FF dot Net is a real bitch when it comes to certain documents and I am really picky about how my fanfiction looks. So, if the AN is on here and then down again – don't worry, it shall return as soon as possible, followed by the introduction/prologue-ish thing.
2nd: I got the idea for this story as I was driving home one day (my nice two hour commute) and was listening to some Neko Case. This was back in late March/early April. I got the idea and toyed with it and thought I might even write something original. But Ashley Davies's damn face got in my head and kind of took off with the plot, so I shelved the 'original story' angle. I might take it and change names one day, though – if I actually think it is that good. So, if the whole thing ever disappears from this site then you will know what happened.
3rd: Those of you with a sharp sense of musical knowledge will, hopefully, enjoy this thing. Those of you who dig on introspection will most definitely enjoy this thing. Those of you who might live or have once lived in Mississippi will probably recognize the fact that I have never lived in Mississippi – all I ask is that you suspend disbelief and carry on.
All good? Good. ;-)