I will have to say, I'm a new reader, and seeing this gives me hope for the future of the VN. Listening to the feedback of others and understanding where they are coming from. On top of all the accessibility changes happening. I'm just looking forward to this story even more.
I will ashamedly admit. I sped through the flashback portion, simply because I was so engrossed in the 'now' of the story, not the 'then'.