heya, glad you enjoyed the gravity of the story and that you were able to find parts that resonated with you. i think one of the fun things about the ending is that it's open. what you're suggesting could easily happen for sure in your own head canon. I tried to do a lot with this story but eventually i had to draw a line and not include everything. the parental side is a different beast entirely and this story was much more focused on self-acceptance rather than trying to find the approval of others. who knows, we may see it again some day tho if the time is right :)
we'll see. i dont have plans for it now but i'm open to returning to this world again. it just needs to be worth it. i'm not trying to milk a story out and run it into the ground unless there's really another purpose to it. so far my requirement has been that a sequel would have to be "better" than the first one for me to ever touch it