Thank you :) I am inordinately pleased with myself because I've never managed a blackout before on any card. I just aim for a line and be happy with it!
I know I couldn't have done it by fic alone, and I can see how AU can be a problem for original work. That said, I'm intrigued by the idea of AUs in an original setting, particularly canon AU/fork in the road where you can ask "what if" about a decision or event, and the repercussions if things go differently, and I do like to play with that.