I had completely forgotten I had seen the emotional incest warning and as I scrolled down here to leave my thoughts, seeing it again, I’m glad to see that the kind of relationships Chengyuan is dealing with is in good hands… ones that know what is actually going on and what it looks like and what it (the abuse) thinks it looks like; to the point where it struck me when Li Zanghong’s reactions were terribly familiar, and concerns not at all misplaced. x) It makes all of Chengyuan’s interactions with her girls so much more delicate, painful in a comforting way…? I wish her so much luck. But I first wanted to come praise your work. What initially grabbed my attention to read was that your MC is a trans girl, only to then read & wonder for a whileee if i had made that memory up!! I’m amazed and excited to find its more complicated, interesting, intricate than that. and beautifully so; between every interaction she has with the female cast, to come to conclusions about identity and how it relates to herself, her used-to-be identities, the gendered understanding from Suming & co… the companionship… its so lovely!! the BDSM scenes were wonderfully fun, i love LOVE LOVEE Chengyuan, love Zanghong earnestly figuring herself out before work, and the funny technicalities / false scares she’s working through witnessing the things in the workshop… It was funny and “aww” to see Zanghong rationalize any possible moral issue with kink LOL. Needless to say i also love Suming and Chenghua, their sisterhood is so striking and so i am afraid to sense a deep misunderstanding and manipulation of some kind between the 3. Im so scared. I cried when Chengyuan screamed for her big sister, oh god.
I look forward to next installments, wishing you and yours prosperity & care first and foremost!