the luminous outset became the interminable middle

The above cut is the mix I did for the incredibly awesome story Like your favorite memory by sweetrecovery

Go read the fic!!!!
Seriously I remember looking for a Jon/Spencer epic with a tinge of angst and little schmoop--the good kind--and that is totally what I got. It is an excellent story that handles the characterizations so well and everyone feels really fleshed out.