Thank you guys so much for the amazing feedback! Am surprised and humbled -- seriously, thank you. I was so worried about posting the fic in the first place that I'm just giddy y'all want to read more! (And, Wendymr, I'm so so so excited that passage grabbed you -- it's always kind of stood out to me, too).
Again, thanks much for the incredible words of encouragement. I think I'm going to have to carve out some time to plot out a sequel, after all. :-)
