Moving Day (UD 3/25/06)

[hermitfish]

I really enjoyed these first few chapters. Such a rich amount of detail written well and rather concisely. I can't wait to see what happens now that you have established such a good foundation. Kudos.

~Cyd

[FineyMcFine]

eklipse, this is a great story and I'm so sorry that I forgot to leave feedback for Chapter 2. It was achingly poignant to be in Tara's head when she was remembering the night of looking at the stars. I love the getting together stories, and especially the ones where Willow is just realizing how she feels - hey I'm gay, and hey I love you. Unrequited love, I never get tired of reading about it (as long as I know that sometime it will be requited, heh). Thank you for updating, more soon please?

[will]

I like this story it's cute.Please update soon

[tarebear]

great update eklipse

i don't know whether to cry or be happy... because on one hand is tara's palpable sadness about her unrequited love for willow... loving the unattainable she says... it breaks my heart to see tara so defeated about this fact... and also on the other hand there's flashback the into a night very memorable to tara not just for the obvious reasons of the lunar eclipse but more so by the fact that she is sharing that particular night with willow and learning a little about their versions of the constellation as well... a good night indeed! and with tara finding that particular picture near willow's bed where it can only be the first and last thing she sees day in and out makes me think that night was special to willow as well and that thought put a smile on my face!

Tara knew that Willow had thought so too. And though Tara’s head insisted that all evidence pointed to Willow being straight, well…that picture gave Tara’s heart a glimmer of hope.

makes me hope too!!!

anyways, can't wait for chapter 4! update soon please!

[Fleiss]

loving this story
cannot wait for more of it...

i think that buffy and tara should just move in with willow!!!!

[AlysonGoddess]

Awww great update still a little sad but i like it!! please continue!

Erin

[watty]

Do you believe in signs? Do I?

I would say you do. Well, if you don't I do. I think WIllow is also secretly in love with Tara, though I don't quite know if she realized it herself -- or you haven't told us. Taking out a picture of Oz and replacing it with a picture of her and Tara, that's a sign to me. I think there will be tiny small steps, perhaps some backward, before they come to the conclusion that they should be together. Should be some ride.

Oh, I have to mention this, because it gave me chuckles,

“Computer and gadgety stuff last. Otherwise she’ll want to start hooking it all up and forget about the rest of it.”

See how well Tara knows Willow?

[Selena Taiki]

aww and yay. I like how you have this mutal thing shaping up, even if they both don't know its mutal. Willow knows she likes Tara and it looks like she's been slowing acting on it, but she's not sure where Tara stands. Tara is in love with Willow but thinks she's straight.

that picture gave Tara's heart a glimmer of hope

good job Willow!

[DreamLover]

The title got me really curious so I started to read your story. And I'm glad I did it's great! Now I can't wait for more.

Henster

[eklipse]

Replies to Chapter 3 feedback

kaia – Thanks. Not so patiently waiting huh? Well, I’m hoping you won’t have to wait too long for Chapter 4.

Graceland – Hope indeed. Yes, Tara is in love with Willow, and Buffy knows…something. Buffy as the matchmaker? We’ll see. Relationshipwise, what we know so far is:

Buffy, Tara and Willow have been roommates throughout all four years of college. Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Faith have been friends since high school. Faith and Xander are half-siblings, hence the arriving together. Giles is soon-to-be stepdad to Buffy and Dawn. Willow and Oz dated in high school but they had a bad breakup before college. As for other relationships, canon or otherwise, we have yet to find out.

AntigoneUnbound – Thanks.

You're doing a nice job of taking us from one perspective to the other, and giving each of them a sufficiently distinctive voice so that we have a different feel to each section.

I’m trying, though I seem to be finding the parts that are mostly Tara to be the ones that I enjoy writing the most.

And yes, I most certainly would love to plunk down between Tara’s legs indeed. I wanted to go see Amber on Friday for the book thing, but some stuff came up last minute. Marina had only good things to say so I’m awfully jealous, stupid last minute stuff. Back to the point, when I started writing that part I was actually tempted to up the rating. I changed my mind, obviously. It didn’t seem to be quite the right time and it would change the feel of the moment.

And I like that Tara's not so debilitatingly insecure that she can't recognize that the placement of that picture might mean something, even if she's not exactly sure what.

No, definitely no debilitatingly insecure Tara. What I liked about Tara was that, though she wasn’t the most verbose character on the show, she had a lot of depth and insight. Where one person might take the replacement of an old picture with a new one at face value, intuitive Tara would sense that it was more than that, especially knowing the importance of the old picture.


spells42 – Hi and thanks! Hope ya keep reading.

hermitfish – Yay, another one of my fave writers! Thanks, I try!

SallyMcFine – Thanks! No worries about Ch.2.

It was achingly poignant to be in Tara's head when she was remembering the night of looking at the stars.

Like I said before, I enjoy writing the Tara parts the most. I guess it’s because I’ve been there, you know?

I too am a fan of getting together and the unrequited love stories, as long as there’s getting together and requiting at some point! (Did that make ANY sense?)

You’re welcome, more soon.

will – Thanks, I’ll try.

tarebear – Thanks. You can cry happy tears right?

It’s a difficult situation to be in, being in love with your best friend who, to your knowledge, isn’t interested in dating you.

I’ll tell you this. A few years ago, I really really liked this girl but she was off limits, so I was resigned to just hoping we could be friends, because she’s really great person. And I really enjoyed the time that we spent together just as friends, even if I wanted more. And there were times, little things that made me feel all giddy and fluttery and hope there could be more, even if my brain was telling me otherwise. And, it has been known to happen, my brain was wrong. And it turns out, a lot of those times, she felt the same way. And thinking of that, well, that makes me smile too.

So yes, long story short, there is definitely hope for our girls, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

AlysonGoddess – Yeah I know it’s a little sad, but it’ll get happy in a little while.

Watson – Okay, yes, I believe in signs…sometimes…I think. And no, I haven’t flat out said that Willow is in love with Tara, but we do know there’s something there that wasn’t there before. (Sorry, I just found out today that my boss is buying us tickets to see Beauty and the Beast for Christmas.) If I were in Tara’s shoes, I would certainly hope that the picture thing was a sign.

I think there will be tiny small steps, perhaps some backward, before they come to the conclusion that they should be together. Should be some ride.

Aren’t there always tiny small steps in stories like these? And there will be baby steps, but I foresee bigger ones too. So yes, it might be some ride indeed.

Selena Taiki – Thanks. What fun would it be if they knew right away it was mutual? Okay, maybe a different kind of fun that I’m not fully prepared to get into just yet as a writer. As for Willow’s side of things, I think we’ll find out more in the next chapter.

DreamLover – I like that title, hehe. I’m glad you read it too! More soon.


Okie dokie kitties. I’m still working on Chapter 4, but guess what? Already plotting out future chapters too! In the meantime, thanks for reading and leaving feedback!

[Artemis]

Ah, I like unrequited love stories (that eventually turn into requited love, of course)... there's something so touching about seeing that sheer affection and devotion, even before the notion of kissing and gay love has been raised aloud. Of all the sweet moments so far, I really adored Willow just accepting Tara's "No" when asked if she wanted to talk about what was upsetting her, and comforting her.

So Tara, by her own admission, is head-over-heels about Willow... but Willow's feelings? I don't know if she's conscious of it yet, but I'm sure she's already completely devoted to Tara.

Looking forward to more

[Graceland]

You've done a really good job here of your start on this story. You're doing a very good job of alternating the points of view/focus enough that we know that both girls feel so passionately about each other but that neither knows it about the other. I particularly love the line about Willow knowing what she wants and it's not the pens. Very well done and I'm awaiting more updates.

[justin]

I'm really enjoying this story.

I have one confession. I read this

Willow was the queen of cross-referencing and babbling

as saying Willow was the queen of cross-dressing

Looking forward to more

[DreamLover]

Still working on Ch4. well maybe you need some motivation vibes ...lets see cookies, chocolate...hamburgers...pizza... candy...or cheese? Just name it. Did it work?

[eklipse]

More chapter 3 replies

Alrighty kitties I had planned on cleaning up chapter 4 and posting months ago but it was one thing after another. The good news is after these short messages, Moving Day will be right back!

Artemis – I like the unrequited love stories too, especially when it eventually becomes requited. I like that part the best too, it was the image of that moment that made me want to write this fic.

And yes, Tara is head-over-heels. As for Willow, well she definitely feels something.

Graceland – Thanks. I’m glad the alternating is working. I’ve had to reread and rewrite quite a few times. Update coming up.

Justin – Glad you’re enjoying.

I have one confession. I read this

Willow was the queen of cross-referencing and babbling

as saying Willow was the queen of cross-dressing

Looking forward to more

LOL…too funny. More soon.


DreamLover – Hmm…

Still working on Ch4. well maybe you need some motivation vibes ...lets see cookies, chocolate...hamburgers...pizza... candy...or cheese? Just name it. Did it work?

It wasn’t for lack of motivation, I promise you that. And now I’ve got the munchies…

[eklipse]

Alright boys and girls, here we go…

Title – Moving Day
Author name – eklipse
Rating – PG for now
Disclaimer – All Buffy characters were created by and unfortunately belong to the creators of BTVS, but they are as always an inspiration to us all.
Feedback – Yes please!
Notes – This is AU/Uber, as in no slayer, no hellmouth. There may be a little angst along the way…you’ve been warned.
Recap – While Tara and Buffy are helping Willow move out, Willow and Tara reminisce along the way.

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Chapter 4

“Hey Wills! These bags are all clothes right?” Tara heard Buffy ask as she followed Buffy into Willow’s new home. “Can we put them in the bedroom already?”

“Yeah. Here, let me grab something.” Willow said, moving towards the door.

“I got it. See if Tara needs help.” Buffy tilted her head in Tara’s direction before disappearing into the bedroom.

Tara smiled and shook her head.

“I’m okay.” She adjusted the bag slung across her shoulder and followed Buffy.

“Okay. Oh, Xander and Faith should be here in a couple of minutes. They stopped to get food, pizza, it sounds like.” Willow’s muffled voice called out from the living room.

“Great! I’m starved.” Buffy rubbed her hands together and licked her lips as she walked into the living room.

Tara giggled from behind Buffy.

“You’re always starved. Where you put all that food is a mystery.”

Her smile turned to a full grin when Buffy huffed to the sofa, grumbling as she sat.

“What? I have a high metabolism!”

“Sure Buffy.” Willow said as she and Tara shrugged at each other in amusement. “It’s not like we don’t know how much time you spend in the gym. Anyway, I thought we’d wait to bring everything up until after they got here, what do you think?”

“W-Will your things be okay out there?” Tara asked as she moved to sit next to Buffy.

She glanced at a nodding Willow, hoping that Willow hadn’t noticed the rare appearance of her stutter for questioning later.

“It’s fine. There are security cameras on all the driveways, so the guard is keeping an eye out.” Willow replied.

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It wasn’t long before Xander and Faith arrived carrying boxes of pizza and several plastic bags.

“Geez, Xan. Were you planning on feeding an army?” Willow joked as she relieved him of part of his load and led them to the coffee table.

“For your information, Miss Smarty-pants, we brought drinks, chips, cups, and napkins too.” Faith spoke before Xander could.

Once the boxes were opened and the other items were laid out, Buffy was the first to grab a slice of pizza.

“Ooh, pepperoni!”

The others laughed as they got situated around the coffee table, Xander on the loveseat, Faith and Tara on either side of Buffy, and Willow in the armchair across from Xander. The next few minutes were spent passing slices to each other, pepperoni for Faith and Xander and cheese for Willow and Tara, and distributing drinks.

“The place looks great Will.” Xander commented before taking a monster bite from his slice.

“Thanks. The table should fit perfectly over there.” She pointed to the empty space behind Xander.

“You measured it again before we got here, didn’t you?” Faith smirked as Willow blushed lightly, her eyes darting between Buffy and Tara.

“I just wanted to be sure.”

“Sure Red. Anyway, it’ll look good with all your new stuff.” Faith waved her arm around.

“Faith! Be careful!” Willow called out, tempted wrap Faith’s hand in napkins. From the corner of her eye she saw Tara move to reach for some napkins as well.

“Okay, okay!” Faith groused, leaning forward. “Whatever. Anyhow, I noticed all your stuff still in the truck. You girls waiting for us to do the heavy lifting?”

The others laughed as Willow blustered something about needing energy and not wanting to stop in the middle of bringing things up.

“Faith’s just teasing you Will.” Buffy said to her friend as she nudged the girl next to her. “Isn’t that right Faith?”

“Sure thing B, teasing.” Faith glanced over at Buffy before turning back to Willow and shrugging. “’Sides, there’s something else I’m curious about, and maybe you can help me with this Blondie,” Faith continued, looking past Buffy to give Tara a teasing grin, then turning back to Willow. “You rented a U-Haul, right?”

“Yeah?” Willow hesitated, almost afraid to hear where Faith’s mind was going.

“See, that’s where I’m confused.”

“Confused about what?” Willow said, kicking herself for responding when she saw the mischievous glint in Faith’s eye. She glanced over and noticed Tara watching Faith warily.

“Now I know I’m not known for being the sharpest nail in the box, but I thought the whole U-Haul thing was for moving in with lesbians, not for moving out.” Faith said.

Willow turned bright red as Faith looked on smugly, until a smack on her arm caused her scowl.

“What the hell B!” She turned to face Buffy.

“Faith!”

“What?” She continued to scowl as she rubbed her arm where Buffy had slapped it. “Geez, you’re lucky you love me.”

Willow busied herself getting another slice of pizza as she tried to reign in her blush. As she leaned forward she couldn’t help but notice that Tara had shrunk back into the couch, trying to hide her own blushing face behind her hair.

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Tara never went on dates.

This bothered Willow.

It wasn’t that Willow wanted Tara to go out with anyone that asked her. And it wasn’t like no one asked Tara out at all.

Willow knew for a fact that there were a few grad students in the UCSD Psych department that had asked Tara out but had been politely turned down in favor of, well, prior commitments that always seemed to go unspecified and never seemed to actually take place. Unless, of course, Tara’s idea of a prior commitment was to sit in front of the TV eating pizza and watching a movie with her roommates or curling up in her bed with a good book and a cup of tea.

And who wouldn’t want to ask Tara out in the first place? She was beautiful, intelligent, beautiful, interesting, beautiful, had an unusual sense of humor, and well, just look at her!

No, Tara should be and had been asked out many times. And she always politely declined.

And for some reason this made Willow happy.

And that is what really bothered Willow.

Why shouldn’t she want her friend to date? To be happy? Why shouldn’t she want Tara to go to a see a movie or have dinner with some nice boy?

And why did Tara always say no in the first place?

These were questions that lingered in Willow’s brain.

And one chilly winter day, after having witnessed Tara turn down yet another overture from the barista at the Espresso Pump, Willow couldn’t keep her questions to herself anymore. Well, she couldn’t keep that last question to herself anymore.

“What’s wrong with him?” She had asked, not so gracefully.

“W-what?” A confused Tara had responded.

“Sorry, I mean, why won’t you go out with him? He’s asked often enough.” Willow said, tilting her head in the barista’s general direction.

Tara had shrugged.

“I guess he’s j-just not my t-type.”

There was more to it than that. Willow knew because 1) that was a very vague answer and 2) Tara was stuttering.

“Then what is your type? I mean, so far it hasn’t been the intellectual slightly older man type, or the athletic guy like the runner that asked you to homecoming, or the skater boy type from the video store, or the wannabe artsy type like this guy. So then what? What is your type?”

As soon as she finished talking Willow felt as though she had overstepped her bounds. Tara seemed to have shrunken into her self, her posture hunched and her face hidden behind a curtain of hair.

“I’m sorry Tare. I, I didn’t mean to pry. You don’t have to answer that. Let’s just forget I asked, okay?” Willow reached out to touch Tara’s hand, but she quickly stopped herself as Tara flinched.

“N-no, i-it’s okay. I-I mean, that’s what f-friends talk about, right?” There was no mistaking the hesitation in Tara’s voice, despite the reassuring smile she was attempting to give Willow.

“No, you don’t have to tell me what kind of boys you like. It’s none of my business, we don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to.”

“I don’t.” Willow’s guilt would have thickened, but Tara continued. “Like boys, I mean.”

“What?”

“I d-don’t like b-boys. M-my type…I mean…I like g-girls.”

“What?”

“Girls, Willow. My type are girls, women.” Tara sat up and all trace of her stutter disappeared. “I like women Willow.”

“Oh,” Willow could feel the full meaning of Tara’s words sink in, “okay.”

“Okay?”

“Yeah, okay.”

And it was okay. Yup, most definitely okay.

[For The Love of Tara]

Yeah, an update! I really am enjoying this story. It's taking on a direction different from anything I've read before and I can't wait to see where it goes from here.

[Guppy]

Yippee! An update!

And it was okay. Yup, most definitely okay.

Love that line and all it implies! And I love Faith and the awkwardness she creates.

[FineyMcFine]

Great update! When Willow and Tara at first blushed when Faith said the U-Haul thing I was wondering if one or neither of them was out, but the flashback cleared that up, so good timing there. Neat coming out scene at the Espresso Pump with Willow - Tara's always so brave. So they're halfway moved in - what next? Can't wait.

[JustSkipIt]

I saw this fic at the top of the queue and thought it must have been bumped b someone going , "when will you update?" but no. A real update? Wow and wow.

They continue to be so so so cute. I have the definite impression that Buffy knows something is up with the girls but not that Faith does and Xander is always the very portrait of cluelessness.

I have to say that given Tara's shyness and the fact that she's out, it seems to me that Willow needs to be the one to make a move. I mean she seems to be quite conscious of liking (or more) Tara and she knows that Tara's gay but Tara doesn't know that Willow is interested at all. So I feel like Willow needs to do something or there will be no progress.

Please keep the updates coming.

[Useful_Oxymoron]

Brilliant fic, lovely writing in great detail. I like the changes you made in our favorite character's lives, especially the bit about Tara basically becoming a part of the Summers household when it counts. If there's one character in the BtVS cast of characters that deserves all the happiness in world, it's Tara.

Faith is Xander's half-sister? Whoa, they should be called the 'terrible twins'. I can't begin to fear the clownesque madness those two could cast. And trust Faith to make that U-haul comment.

Very brave of Tara to come out like that to Willow. She was very nervous about it (the stutter sorta gives that away ). Imagine being in a situation like that an not knowing how your closest friend would react, since the chance of rejection is a very good possibility. (Of course, we known that Willow'd never reject Tara, but Tara doesn't know that.)

Many cuteness in this story. Love to see more.

[DreamLover]

Finally I find your update and I really like it. But you know RL is so ..so crazy sometimes. I will be back later this week with a real reply that fits this update more then this little note that I am leaving now. PS I hope the piza was good or what ever candy/food you took to write this update.

H

[The Rose24]

Glad to see an update on this. Atleast Willow knows everything, and they can move on. Let's hope they will move on with each other.

[will]

I love the update it's really good.

“Now I know I’m not known for being the sharpest nail in the box, but I thought the whole U-Haul thing was for moving in with lesbians, not for moving out.” Faith said.

That is totaly Faith, making Willow and Tara blush.

please update soon.

[spells42]

Wonderful to see an update to this fic.

I wonder how long ago it was that Tara told Willow she was gay... 'cos they've been living together for 3 years and HOW LONG does it take Willow to get a clue?

seriously tho', I'm loving the sweetness of their interactions, and looking forward to when Willow does (finally) work out she's madly in love with Tara and does something about it! Or maybe Tara does something about it... I don't mind either way, so long as someone does something about it!
lol.

More soon, I hope
Anne

[Artemis]

Great update. I liked the exchanges between all the girls at Willow's new place, but I loved the scene of Willow thinking about Tara. The tone and style of it was perfect, the choice of words, breaking it up with short paragraphs of a sentence or two, all tremendously enjoyable, and quite different to read compared to the 'present' scenes (appropriate, as the scene was working on a more encompassing filling-in-background level, rather than being in-the-moment). And Willow's 'Yup, most definitely okay' is a revealing thought. I wonder, though, how aware she is of her reasons - at the beginning of the scene's narration she doesn't know why it is she's sceretly happy Tara doesn't date, but at the end she seemed a bit more aware. I'll certainly be looking forward to learning more.

[CrazyTaraWitch]

this fic is fucking awesome!!!!!!!
when igot home this afternoon, i was feeliing stressed and cranky, and needed something to take the edge. Not liking alcohol or drugs, i decided to feed my fanfic addiction with a trip to the kitten, and decided to start this story. it turned my day around and put a smile on my face.

plz update soon with

[DreamLover]

It's been a long time and I was wondering if there would be an update some day.

[Willowlover]

This story is really good. I can't wait for the next update.

[eklipse]

So a funny thing happened after I posted the last update. A couple days later I had a job interview and boy was I ecstatic when they offered me the job on the spot. A week after I posted, I gave my two weeks notice and was told that the two weeks was not necessary, though not as nicely as that. So I took a week off and started my new job a week early. And it’s pretty much been nothing but work since then. So I apologize for the long delay in responding to feedback and posting the next chapter.

First things first:

For The Love of Tara – Thanks, I’m glad you think so. Because there are so many of these fics out there I worry that mine sounds too much like others. Any extreme similarities are either accidental or homage to my favorite writers.


Guppy –

Yippee! An update!

And it was okay. Yup, most definitely okay.

Love that line and all it implies! And I love Faith and the awkwardness she creates.

Dare I ask what you think that line implies?

And I do so enjoy the Faith factor myself.

SallyMcFIne –

When Willow and Tara at first blushed when Faith said the U-Haul thing I was wondering if one or neither of them was out, but the flashback cleared that up, so good timing there.

Well, I do try to provide the answers to some questions within the same update. Some, not all, else where would my story be? Hehe

Tara’s coming out to Willow was difficult to write, short as it was, because anytime one of our favorite girls comes out to the other, it’s a major turning point to the story. I already knew what direction I wanted to take, so the challenge was to get them turned in that direction. I thought about all the times I came out to people, kinda like a mental checklist. No, not like that, not like that either, maybe, no…aha! The very first time I came out was something very similar to this, and although the destination turned out to be different, many parts of the journey were the same as they will be for this incarnation of Willow and Tara.

JustSkipIt- Yes that was a real update. Alas, this time it’s not. But maybe next time…

As for who knows what, well, who knows, right?

I have to say that given Tara's shyness and the fact that she's out, it seems to me that Willow needs to be the one to make a move. I mean she seems to be quite conscious of liking (or more) Tara and she knows that Tara's gay but Tara doesn't know that Willow is interested at all. So I feel like Willow needs to do something or there will be no progress.

Tara’s gayness is out there now (pun intended) so yes, I suppose it is up to Willow to make the next move, what that move will be, only time will tell.

Useful_Oxymoron – Thank you much! Yes, Tara very much deserves to be happy, they all do! We all do! (Sorry, I’m a little tired/hyper)

Faith and Xander, the ‘terrible twins’ Hmmm…something to think about perhaps. And I think we all know that the U-Haul will not be the last comment to come from Faith’s mouth, not if I can help it. Oh and hey, would ya look at that, I’m writing the darn thing, so I can help it hahaha. (Sorry, I’m a little tired/hyper)

Like I said before, the first time I came out, to one of my closest and now oldest friends, went something very similar to this, and I remember being so very nervous, needlessly so.

More soon.

DreamLover – RL can bite the big one as far as I’m concerned, I so much enjoy being lost in the worlds which we’ve all created here. Hehehe (Sorry, I’m a little tired/hyper, from Real Life can you believe it?)

Anyhoo no worries, it’s been kicking my ass too. And now I can’t remember what it was that got me motivated to write that last chapter.

The Rose24 – Willow knows, and there’s definitely moving going on…

will – Thanks! And yup, that’s good old Faith for ya!

spells2 - Hmm, timing question. Okay. I know this one. Tara came out during the winter of their sophomore year, and Willow got the apartment as a graduation gift. So that’s two and a half years. So much can happen in two and a half years…

And yes, I can say that someone will do something about it in the future.

Artemis – I love how you pick up on so much every time. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. I try very hard to differentiate between the ‘present’ scenes and the ‘past’ ones stylistically rather than by just putting in ‘past’/‘present’/flashback captions. In terms of what Willow knows/doesn’t know: Willow she knows that Tara doesn’t date, she knows this makes her happy, she knows that Tara’s gay, and she knows that she is definitely okay with that. As for everything else, like I said, only time will tell. (Obnoxious aren’t I?)

CrazyTaraWitch – Thanks. I’m glad you decided to read my fic and that it was the ‘pick me up’/’turn around’ you needed. More soon…

DreamLover – (Yes, I’m responding to each and every piece of feedback in the order received.) So a few days ago I noticed that some older fics that hadn’t been updated in a while were getting bumped to the front of the line and thought, hey wouldn’t that be funny if that happened to one of mine? And lo and behold the next day, there it is, Moving Day on the first page. So I have to say THANK YOU to you DreamLover, because RL has been kicking my ass so much lately that I’d been putting off the next installment of this fic for a time when I am less stressed. i came to the realization that that might not actually happen for a while so, your inquiry about an update was the swift quick in my ass that I needed to get myself back in gear. (Did that make any sense? Cuz I’m starting to get a little lightheaded.)

Willowlover – Thanks, update soon.

And speaking of the update. I finally got the body of the next chapter written out, and I meant that literally. I wrote the whole thing out longhand in a nice little composition book while riding the train to and from work. So now all I have to do is work out the frame of the next chapter and decipher my handwriting and I will hopefully be updating sooner rather than later.

Thanks for the reminder and thanks for hanging in there. Keep an eye out for chapter 5!

ek