Dear Betas and Editors,
Someone cannot finish a journey like this alone, and it is far from over. Throughout the course of writing this piece thus far, beta readers have been immeasurably charitable with their time and personal experiences to help enrich the story and keep it on the rails. No form of thanks I can give could be sufficient for their generosity but, I would very much like for it to be known who they are, no matter the magnitude of their contribution. It takes a special kind of person to give away their time like this. I am indescribably grateful for having received constructive criticism from each and every one of these selfless individuals.
If, somehow, I have managed to commit the near-unforgiveable sin of forgetting your kindness (or just your username) please boop! me and I’ll sort out these credits right away!
All of my Gratitude,
Pandora
Archivist's Note
All artwork included both online and in the PDF ebook has been included under the understanding that the ebook digital editions will never be monetized and placed behind a paywall of any kind.
There will be some difference in how online and PDF versions of the story are illustrated. Permissions given are granular and may not apply to both web and PDF editions of the story.
I'm thankful for the illustration contributions of
Ancient-Fangirl
| Tumblr |
Cat-Peach
| Tumblr |
JJPADTK
| Instagram | RedBubble | Twitter | Tumblr |
Klayr DeGall
| Twitter |
LicieOIC
| Twitter | Tumblr |
Petite-Madame
| Twitter | Tumblr |
Pimento-Girl
| Tumblr |
JackieDeeArt | Winchester-Reload
| BlueSky | Instagram | Ko-Fi | Patreon | RedBubble | Tumblr
The Friendly Pigeon | The Frisky Pigeon
| BlueSky | Instagram | Patreon | Squarespace | Twitter | Tumblr
zjab121212
| Twitter | Tumblr |
All artists require that visible, properly linked crediting be provided for each piece. Commission, Bag Bang, and Patreon or other platform exclusive pieces have been denied use permission by some artists. Reposting their original works without watermarks on any platform is not allowed. In some cases it is not allowed at all.
Artwork © Petite-Madame: These works have been included with the understanding that reposting the original works on Tumblr & Twitter is prohibited. Reposting on social media platforms on which this artist does not regularly post work, with all thorough and due credit to Peitte-Madame is permitted and welcome. See artist’s stipulations here.
If any images found within this document do not satisfy the above criteria, or you believe they have been included against the artist's wishes, please submit requests for removal from the manuscript or website to pandorakiin@proton.me or contact me via social media. DMs are always open across platforms.
* Juju is the cursed (read: beloved) soul who first dropped word of Castiel's canon queer confession into a quiet, inconspicuous Discord writer's group one sleepy December evening in 2020. By sheer accident, you have them to thank for every letter of this story, start to finish. Thank you, Juju. 💙💚
Pandorakiin
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