Also, actual question here. Sorry for so much posting/bothering. When you say:
Your story must have "finally they saw the light, but it definitely wasn't what they expected." You can decide whether to start with it, end with it, or put it somewhere in the middle! Also, you choose whether it's part of the narrative, or something a character says.
could we possibly modify the pronouns? Ie, "finally we saw the light, but it definitely wasn't what we expected" or "finally you saw the light" or "finally I saw the light" or some iteration thereof?