I ended up deciding to drop this story. It's not hitting the writing spot for me, and now that I read my work over I realise just how terrible it is.

  I am posting a new work -

  I think the writing is at a much better standard, and it's much more interesting for me to write.

  Check it out!

  Since RR deems that chapters must be 500 words long...

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  This is not a chapter, please remove the word maximum, dammit.

  500.