Gah, this was so fantastic. A others have said , it's perfect Beholder - characters often unexplored brought to realistic life, and pairings that one would never think of until they are rendered flawlessly before your eyes. This story is all that and more. I absolutely love how true you are to these characters - that you have fleshed them out and made them real, while keeping both their internal and external uglier qualities as well. Love the contrast, too, between Millicent and Myrtle's schoolgirl nastiness and innocent exploration, with Dolores and Marge's more disturbing nastiness but totally compelling conversations. I also love the moments of sweetness, too, like Marge cutting the crusts off Dolores' bread. Naww. Also, Ripper was a fantastic character - his sense of comic timing is impeccable. And Lickfold, hahaha. Oh, I see what you did there.