Oh God, I was more than psyched with the pinch hitter I got! I was fortunate in that another really talented artist also offered to help but Alby was so enthusiastic I couldn't resist! (I was really, really in awe of who else volunteered but, like Alby, she's not only a phenomenal artist but a sweet, lovely woman as well.) Then after I said yes to Alby, another artist offered her services as well!! I was frankly overwhelmed with feelings of, "What the hell? Really?? Why??" But I wasn't about to look a gift-horse in the mouth, I just thanked whichever deity was looking out for me :D

When PL sign-ups for artists started, I looked over every entry and just kept seeing "no non-con", "no uther/merlin" and "no mpreg" and I am like, damn, thank God I already have an artist! When he was forced to drop out, I honestly thought I'd be left as a stand-alone cuz, really, who'd want to illustrate such a savage story written by a total nobody like me?

Kind and talented women!! Holy Crap! It was like winning the lottery on your birthday while the man of your dreams proposes! I was that flummoxed and touched beyond what I can describe.

As for your friend, yeah, if she's squeamish, she wouldn't get past the first warning! And that's cool, I didn't write this for the squeamish. A friend of mine who said she was getting ready to read it mentioned that mpreg squicked her and I was like, "Yah, then give my fic a pass cuz that's in there!" She had missed that warning buried amongst all the other ones. I told her that she didn't have to read my fic just because we are friends, I don't torture my friends! She decided to brave the mpreg cuz she likes dark fics. I was like, "OK but I warned you!"

(Just finished yours btw and can't stop grinning. So. Damn. Adorable!!)