a confidence that however long the distance should prove to be, I can successfully stick it out and not-drown until I finally hit shore again. If that makes sense?

Yes, that's it exactly! I may not know exactly what I'm doing for the rest of this fic, but I know roughly what I want to do and I'm confident that I can work it out. It's pretty nice :D

I very much look forward to you finishing the longfic this year! *throws well-wishing confetti*

Thank you :)