@fireballme
you are MUCH too kind, this is everything i could hope to hear and more. i'm so so so glad you got so much out of it. i'd love to hear about those allusions you saw-- intentional or not, they're bound to be interesting! also, if you enjoyed all of this i'd suggest checking out the list of films i suggest at the end of the fic... they're only variably relevant to the fanfiction itself but thematically speaking i'd say they're very important. thank you again for replying, this means so much!!!
"When most people go to the movies, the ultimate compliment for them is to say 'We didn't notice the time pass!' With me, you see the time pass. And feel it pass. You also sense that this is the time that leads towards death, and that's why there's so much resistance. I took two hours of someone's life." -Chantal Akerman