The last two chapters of this story required the most revisions. I could have written another 50k+ words about their recovery and I needed to balance out the type of gradual steps needed and trying to tie up some but not all loose ends. I'm not a fan of fic that skips out on the comfort part, but I wanted a bit of realism and I think John would be very withdrawn and moody even if he's relived deep inside at being home.

Thank you so much.