Whooooooooot, my apocabigbang posting day!! I am so excited.
*bounce*

I shall not ramble on. I shall only say - thank you, as always and forever - to my wonderful beta darkhavens, who makes everything i write just that much better. And thank you, sweptawaybayou for encouraging me, cheering me on, and basically being a true friend.
You guys are the best.

And now - to the story! Authors notes (!) are at the end. The title is from a song sung during Shakespeare's Cymbaline. I also quote a couple of lines from Tanith Lee's The Book of the Beast. And the song that plays in the story is The Ink Spot's I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire.

ETA: Now with art!! Images by kezley, you can find them all right here. Wheeeeeee!

Enjoy!




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