Okay so I was right in my comment about the alternate ending, good stuff! Should've kept reading instead of just making that comment. This is like a happy and warmer version of Sin City.
Well, check out the other stuff by this author. A number of them are short but sweet. The "tree girl" one was pretty nice, but the comment section gave me a headache, so if you read that one you might see me over there shitting on other people's comments. Good times.