Oh, thank you. It still feels like a giant mess in my head, but I'm glad I managed to get out something sensible! :D I'm trying really hard to work this into the head-canon I've developed for ITWOS, because i want to keep writing in that 'verse, but it's hard and just making it hurt more somehow. But I hope I can, eventually, work through this stuff in fic, where it's easier to let intuition lead the way when I'm struggling with more concrete notions.

(Also, thank you so much for your kind words about my fic the other day! <3)