It's good to see you here as well - I am looking forward to hearing what you composed! Thank you so much for your comment! I think that the dorian you're hearing is probably related to the b7 major chord that I ended up using more than I thought I would. Melodic minor is relatively new for me, at least compositionally, and I had a lot of fun trying to figure out how to harmonize it, but I realize I probably could have leaned a little more into the darker parts of the scale than I did. Thank you for your close listening!