That was really good.
Hardly anyone writes good AU (heck, hardly anyone bothers to write AU), but I have to say, you pulled it off.
This story is fantastic!!
Sad, but so so good.
My favorite type.
I like it. Creative idea. No one has ever stopped and putted the by-half plan actually taking place in the story. I mean, that was the mission, wasn't it? To get rid of all imperfections. Haha, awesome.