In case you missed it, there was a Bitters Past update yesterday. I was just too overloaded with Other Things to mention it. In its description I'd entered: "I guess there's some sort of comfort in knowing the guys who beat you up weren't really after you in the first place." And that sums it all up, really.
Go read!
In other news, Nell has shared a couple of links that have restored my faith in writers. As in, "Oh gawd I am SO grateful for the ones that don't write like this guy please make him STOP."