That was tuna-riffic! ...but seriously, this was amazingly well written. I knew I was in for something really special from the prelude, which really grabbed me (or hooked me? ...). Reading Mel's absolute dread of returning home was... a lot. But in a good way. And the way that you were able to write the horrible, suffocating feeling of losing your agency, your humanity like that, the stifling feeling of Mel and Lynnie's entire relationship... it's brilliant, honestly. Thank you for making this!