So I've been jossed

and over some pathetic small detail that nevertheless completely destroys my almost-finished fic. I spent some time thinking about possible re-writes this morning, but they would all involve me starting almost from scratch, beginning with my background research. Any half-hearted edit would lose the pacing and tension of the current version.

Besides, the point on which I've been jossed seems quite unbelievable to me. Why, ( a small spoiler for A Hole in the World and my nearly-finished fic )

Clarification

I'm not going to give up on my fic just because it's been jossed. I spent most of this afternoon working on it and I hope to finish it off tomorrow, depending on the condition I'm in after the Restauranteur's party tonight.