RAAAAAHHHHH this chapter was so good!!! this IF is so good!!! take all the time you need but also I need more of this injected into my bloodstream RAAAAAHHHHHH
(also I think everything about this story is fantastic but if there's one teeny little itty bitty suggestion I would humbly make is a way to befriend/start developing feelings for Sam while having choices that at least don't actively decrease coldness! I'd love to go for an anti-social icy introvert melted by the sun personified type dynamic so losing coldness to befriend Sam feels a little rough BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS MWAH CHEF'S KISS SO GOOD!!!!!!)