Multi-chaptered stories or series are my favourite, closely followed by long short-stories with many layers, good characterisations and a lot of back-story. So such a short-story it is: "Dying on the Vine" by Ilye http://b2mem.livejournal.com/257967.html?thread=3857839#t3857839
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