Sorry for all the questions. It’s just genuinely interesting. A lot of what you’re talking about actually feels kinda similar to my own book in the sense that it looks at people slowly accepting things that shouldn’t feel normal, especially when it’s framed as “this is just how things are.” I think that’s why your explanation of Chapter 1 stood out to me so much. It’s wild how writing fiction can turn into a way of processing real issues without people realizing they’re being confronted with something serious.