Oh! *wipes eyes* This is just so sublimely fantastic that I really don't know what to say!!

I remember when Thistle wrote the original ficlet and I was all, "Ack! You can't end it there! I have to know what happens next!" This...this is even better than anything I could have imagined. I'm still coming down from that 'high' I get when I'm so engrossed in a story that when I get to the end I have to blink and remember where I am. So many details and such a rich and interesting story! What an incredible ride! Thank you so much for writing this. I love it so much I can hardly even begin to tell you! ♥