Say Yes Ch. 09

For any new readers joining in; I would highly highly recommend starting from chapter 1 of the series as there is a LOT of previous context that got us to here!

For my beloved returning readers; brace yourselves for a huge lore dump. This is I will warn you ahead of time a very exposition-heavy chapter, lots of worldbuilding.

We're so close you guys. Only two more chapters until we get some resolution to all this UST. Thank you all so much for sticking by this story, and thank you all for your wonderful comments! Your kind words keep me writing