kyou- thank you so much!! i really appreciate you taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment. i'm overwhelmed, really... the composer is also elated to hear you praise the music so nicely 💜 he worked so hard despite his discomfort with the subject material lol
i'm so, so happy to hear that you felt everything "locked into place by the end." it's certainly a gamble, writing cryptically... and doing so was definitely a "push my boundaries" moment, personally. but readers who care to try and connect the lines- to any degree of "success"- make it all worth the while! so, thank you. 💚 inspiring the desire to pry it open. that was what i wanted. i'm just as happy when folks are confused but intrigued by the story, as i am when i hear that someone feels they've more fully grasped those worldbuilding pathways i've done my best to lay out.
the characters, and the world, and the things deimos thinks to herself especially, mean so much to me. thank you for prying- and seeing! and of course, for all your lovely comments on the art and presentation.