Sorry it took so long to catch up. I really liked these two most recent chapters. Even if there wasn't any smut in chapter 7, there were plenty of intimate moments between the leads that made my deprived heart swell. It was great seeing Tenebris' doubts, towards herself and everything happening around her, from her perspective, like her getting tempted by that absurd offer from the Cidgean only to decline it in favor of keeping Martin. Martin in her helmet created plenty of great moments too, like when he hesitated getting up from beside her neck because he liked how warm it was (and him wiping away her tears! Aaaah it made the heart hurt good). Him taking control of her body one muscle at a time to defeat the Cabinet was another standout moment.

The scenery description throughout the space bike ride and entering the Cabinet's chamber was on point as always. The imagery throughout was gorgeous, especially the black sands set against the blue/green skies. 

Glad to see the things get more easy going for our protags in the last chapter. They've well earned it after surviving Edo's body-horror extravaganza. Martin and the other Pavarians having to worry over becoming the militia's sex toys is really funny; it's a good thing they're all adherent to any giant GF's declaration of ownership lol. The smut at the end was well worth the wait, and as a side note, thanks for teaching me the word "gusset." That will definitely come in handy for future use.

The description of how Martin connected directly to Tenebris' senses from within her rectum was cool. I love the specific details of how her emulated voice sounds different because there's no breathing involved and the stuff about actual eyesight being different from how a person's brain processes it. Little things like that are a pleasant reminder of how smartly written this story is (sometimes too smart for me lol, but that's very much a good thing).

Also loved Martin noticing a small scar on Tenebris' butt. Like, it's such a minor thing to point out, but it feels fitting that he'd make note of it anyway.

Also loving bodily orifices fulfilling their true purpose of storing and carrying tinies. Always a good time and somehow less grotesque than living flesh elevators.

The conflict between the two leads and Tenebris' continuous internal conflict continues to be engaging and I'm excited to see where things go from here.

The station being made of enamel, and all the structures on Edo being constructed of living biomaterials like an oversized, Cronenberg monstrosity is disgusting. I love it.

Your environmental descriptions are always stellar, but I think that really shone through this chapter. All the different "technologies" and the living organs they paralleled to were ingenious (seriously love the enamel corridors, cricket legs used to reproduce phonemes into actual language, lips that open into a flesh elevator in a membrane network of a city). For me, it went far beyond body-horror and circled around into body wonder. 

That scene between Tenebris and Martin is the sauna was fabulous. I loved drugged out Martin trying to console Tenebris that it's okay to sell him, don't feel bad lol. Her lines were really good there, and I liked the examination of justice and morality as "junk data" left over from an earlier stage in human evolution. 

The wrinkle introduced towards the end is interesting (oh, and I fucking love hind mind government ruining the world). I'm excited to see where things go from here.

Very in depth execution of a premise that can be complex to write about. I’m loving the story so far! 

Ok, so by very soon, you meant very soon. I guess I should've waited a few hours lol.

I would agree that this is your best prose yet. The descriptions of Martin waking up from the cryochamber were really vivid, as well as the entire Guyen Station. I could see myself walking through it just as the characters did, and that's some impressive detailing there! And though this was a smut light chapter, the changing room and motel scenes were both certifiably tantalizing.

This chapter's ending made me realize how clever the heat/metabolism relationship is in regards to getting Martin into smutty positions, so kudos on setting that up. So yeah, this chapter just further reinforces my excitement for more. Great work!

If it's not too much to ask, could you include a simple illustration of the station? I'd appreciate it very much, as I was a bit lost at the bulkhead bit :P

Good to see you back! I'm hoping that our pair will grow to enjoy one another's company over the course of some adventures, but we'll see what happens. Good start overall!