Hooray! It's done! I desperately hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it! This story went a little differently than I had planned, but the ending stayed almost exactly the same. Originally I was just going to end it with Hanni returning to Knowhere with their baby, and not include their reunion, but I figured that wouldn't be fair – I wanted to read about them seeing each other again, too! – too selfish?
I am NOT planning a sequel at this time, and it's very likely there will never be one. Sorry! But I feel like I left them at a good place. I don't think Tivan would ever forget his first family, at all, but now he's got the chance to never be lonely again, and that's where I wanted to end it. A little bit of hope and a happy ending for everyone's favorite eccentric, hoarding Space Liberace.
Someone wrote me a very kind PM about the drawing I did for this story – I deleted the message like a dipstick and now can't remember who it was, but if you are reading this, you have my deepest gratitude for your sweet words!
I want to take the time to let you all know that this was the quickest I ever cracked out a whole story, and a lot of it has to do with the motivation I received from all the incredibly generous, kind, and thoughtful reviews. The fact so many of you took the time to let me know you were enjoying this means so much to me, it truly does. I can't even express how much joy it gave me to find messages in my inbox with someone telling me how much they loved everything. Thank you again, endlessly, for the favorites, follows, and reviews, and even to those of you who read it but didn't follow or give feedback – even just knowing someone took the time to read it is an incredible honor, and from the bottom of my heart, I thank you!
Happy reading and thanks again!