Silly, of course it works - you're a fantastic writer and one of my favorites in this fandom, don'cha know? I love that fine balance I associate with your work in it - the irony and humor dissolving into not-quite-horror-but definitely discomfort.

you're always so good at picking images and effects that hint at a story beyond just that one moment,

OH my gosh that means so much to me thank you! One of the reasons I love comlodge's artwork is because she tells stories with them, and I guess I want to emulate that.

I love how I can't tell if Buffy's emerging from the haze or trying not to dissolve into it. I have to read CH's fic.

And I love this description of it. (it probably explains why I kept adjusting the softness and sharpness and had a hard time deciding between variations - she could come forward or disappear and it still worked. But I hadn't articulated why meta-wise.)

You really should read Lucy's work - any and all of it.