I was going to post this on Tuesday, but I didn't because I didn't use the Internet Tuesday due to some advanced level tiredness (of which more anon). Then I was going to do it Wednesday and again I didn't because when I got home from work my landlady's son was busy formatting the computer or somesuch, and I couldn't wait until that was done because I was, again, so freakin' tired that I couldn't have sat up long enough to wait for the thing to be done with. Which means that I am posting it now.

Entrapment

Okay, so it's stupid, it's fluffy and it's ultimately entirely meaningless. But take it on its own terms - as a piece of stupid, entirely meaningless fluff - and I think it works all right after all in spite of the hours it's taken to finish it. Besides, considering its location (The Pit, need I say more?) it fits right in, so maybe I should stop worrying.

I was up so late finishing this thing it was actually early, but I did finish this during my Monday-night writing 'session', so I managed to achieve my goal after all. Who cares if I actually downed tools sometime in the not-so-wee hours on Tuesday morning?

The fic also seems to have come out about twice as long as I expected it to be. There's certainly a lot more arguing than I thought would be the order of the day (I like it when Youji and Ken argue; it's one of those gorgeous little canon traits that makes me think they have such mileage as a slash pairing). I'm debating whether or not I should post it to 101_ficlets or not because of that. I mean, is eleven pages a bit too much to stick behind an lj-cut? Have I gotten too verbose for a fic challenge group? Do I need to brutally and viciously edit the thing or should I go for it anyway considering that's where it's supposed to be, and would have been had it not turned into a rather longer fic in the process? Help me out here, somebody, I'm as stuck as a stuck thing.

Now I can work on 'Seuche' totally guilt-free. Hooray.

Oh, speaking of: I probably won't be able to post Chapter 17 - or finish writing Chapter 21, which would be the criteria I need to meet before posting Chapter 17 - before I go on holiday. The joy that is work-life balance (or my current lack of same) means that, for all that's what I want to do, I'm seriously doubting it'll happen. I'm at work tomorrow and Saturday, in college on Monday, back at work from Tuesday to Thursday and then going to Devon Saturday week, so it may be that it's just not possible. I'll give it a go, certainly, but I can't guarantee anything. With any luck, though, I'll have something to post when I get back given that I'm definitely going to be writing while I'm on holiday.

I've an isotype post to finish before I leave, too... not that this bothers me. Owing RP posts are definitely a fun thing to be harassed by. I just wish my freakin' placement would freakin' well finish and leave me the Hell alone. For three weeks.