Annie was originally going to have a bigger part, especially at the end, but it didn't quite work out that way. In the end, she turned out to be just a conduit, a means to bring everyone together for the great finale so to speak. It didn't really feel right that she should take a bigger chunk of the pie when, really, it was the others who had earned it. I'm really glad you enjoyed the story. I definitely wanted to write something where the sexuality of the characters really wasn't important, because I don't think it should be. I wanted to hint at the beginning that there was a romantic relationship between Annie and Adam, but there never was.