aww thank you so much!! you literally understand everything, physical intimacy (ritualised violence edition) is sooooo good both in its own right and as a mirror of or substitute for physical intimacy (romance edition). which is inherently romantic to me but i know my romance writing often straddles the line between shipfic and gen, i really am guy who is always saying [thing that is not objectively romantic] is the most romantic thing in the world. still, i'm glad it worked for you! new world symphony was definitely a bit of a leap outside of my usual writing domain but i had fun exploring jaemle's dynamic and intend to continue doing so in the future. which reminds me i still need to make a fic post for new world symphony… back into the ms word graphic design trenches i go.