I wanted to thank everyone who's read, followed, favorited, and reviewed this story. When I was younger I used to write a ton of fanfiction (as demonstrated by the lengthy, terrible archive attached to this username, haha!) but as I grew up things got in the way of my writing, like boyfriends and college and a career.
I realized after watching this past season of American Horror Story that I missed being creative simply for the sake of being creative. I missed coming up with something purely for my own enjoyment; I missed taking a character so well-crafted and intriguing and allowing them to inspire me with something new (although maybe not altogether original).
I was really hesitant to post this to because I was worried I had lost my touch or, worse, perhaps hadn't grown as a writer at all since I was 15 years old. At first I considered just writing it for myself and keeping it in a secret folder on my computer to read whenever I was bored. But after some deep contemplation (and perhaps a few drinks) I decided to go for it, and the response has been so much more than I could've hoped for.
So thank you for going down this dark road with me, gasping at the twists and turns and wondering aloud where we would end up. Writing this story has really been a great experience for me, something I didn't even know I needed.
And who knows? Maybe the road hasn't ended quite yet.