Thought process for current fic

1st phase:  "Long one-shot!  5,000 words, maybe?"  ^_^
2nd phase:  "6,000 words already, hmm...really long one-shot, I guess!"  XD
3rd phase:  "Shit, I might have to break this up...  Maybe three parts?"  :\
4th phase:  "Well, okay, three parts it is!"  ^_^
5th (current) phase:  "Over 14,000, huh?  Yeah...this thing's going to be at least 20K..."  D8

I am not breaking this bitch up into chapters.  I don't care if each part has to be 10,000 words apiece.  I'm not doing it.  It won't work; it won't flow.  It was bad enough I had to break it up in three to begin with (which actually worked great in the long run, but the same cannot be said for 3+ chapters).

On the bright side, I've got the meat and potatoes of it down, and now it's just filling in the blanks with the proverbial appetizers, drinks, and dessert.  It's actually starting to look like a real meal, not just bits of ingredients here and there.

Well...check that.  I might already have dessert in there...

Wait.  No.  That's one hella bitter dessert, if that's what it is.  Maybe if you like...like, straight-up black espresso for dessert or something.

[/food metaphor]