I'm so sorry for taking so long to reply. I'm really glad you enjoyed this one, and I'm grateful for your kind comments. I've been feeling grateful, too, that I wrote this story when I did, because it's a story I've wanted to tell, but writing it now? Would be very hard.

I'm glad the interconnection (for lack of a better term) of the two relationships worked well. It was what I'd hoped for: the underlying themes around trust and intimacy and how one relationship helps Kurt transform the other.

Many ♥ to you! Thank you.