Thank you! I think there were only two years I managed to write things mostly in order; everything else happens like this.

I got the opening scene finished and posted, and it stands nicely on its own. Somebody could read it through right now and think it was finished, so that's a relief.

I'm almost tempted to leave it as is, since it feels so snug, but my recip specified a love of casefic and I do have all these shiny pieces of casefic started for her [some assembly yet required] so . . . onward!