Excellent story. I really like the ones like this. The ones you read more than once because there's so much being said to fully absorb in one view.
My brain kinda skipped the whole 'Start with Parts 1 and 2' and I actually thought this was stand-alone. Just read 1 and 2 though and those too are amazing. Congrats :)
Thank you @isa93 :) I do try to make these "whole" enough to enjoy individually when I break them up, so it's really great to hear that it worked for you in that way. Your comments are so kind, I really appreciate them!