They are all incredibly painful to watch. I think this is my main compulsion towards different time-period AUs -- you can make people hope something will change (because some circumstances do) and then make the inevitable immediate again....

Edward broke my heart to write, but then he always does. I'm always reminded with him of the story about Faithful John with the iron bands around his heart to keep it from breaking (of course this story used to reduce my brother to tears of hysterical laughter, so it's entirely possible this is not all that good a spirit level to be using....)

Thank you so much for reading this and sympathising with them (especially Henry. He can't help not understanding. Even if I want to smack him too...)