at last, at last

So, hey, a lot of big bangs have been posted. I love the Gerard-has-a-vampire-detective-agency story and the Jon-is-a-reluctant-Victorian-gentleman story, oh, and that one where Frank is a policeman, yes, that was great. Good stories make me happy, long stories make me happy, and the combination of both is fantastic. A proper rec post will be forthcoming once I finish the edits on this stupid paper. (You thought I was done? So did I.)

But, okay, In the Walls was posted today. I was fortunate enough to get to beta it. She scared the hell out of me (for the record, editing a horror story at night in a tiny cottage that you will have to leave after dark to walk to another tiny cottage is a bad idea. Don't do it.) and I loved every minute of it. Then I got to watch her take my (sometimes very inarticulate) suggestions and make her epic (did I mention it's 73,243 words long?) even more awesome. I got emails that asked me about minuscule differences between paragraphs or sentences, and please imagine me saying that in a gleeful and happy voice--thesamefire is a really careful and attentive writer, and watching her process was so great. The final result is scary and amazing and oh, it makes me so happy.

If you like horror at all, if you like reading about the band making music, if you like Mikey Way and careful Gerard Way POVs, if you like excellent writing, awesome pacing or great details, then read this story.