Thanks! It's a relief not to have to be as busy with the editing as I did in the case of my Public Call fic. :-) And it's not that it's too long for a fic in general, I love long fics; it's just that I don't think this story has enough content for that many words. :-) I usually write sprawling first drafts that benefit from taking away some excess stuff that doesn't add anything. I'm pretty sure some things get explained twice in this draft. ;-)

Ugh, that sounds really unpleasant situation! I hope your cough gets better without you needing to be knocked over by such meds, that sounds quite awful. Glad you were able to get a bit of writing done despite it.