That last chapter...wow...that was my favorite chapter yet. So beautiful in the way these two characters are unfolding now, the way YN has always said her thoughts on impulse and feelings, and the way Jake has always held back, bottled things inside and never confronted anything. The way he slowly started opening up on HIS time and YN is learning to hold back those word vomits, those questions and is learning to not push, even if it comes from a good place. Her holding back so much this chapter while Jake was bearing himself to her. Ugh frikin perfect, chef's kiss.
I'm not going to lie, the way you wrote about their yearning, their inner turmoil within themselves and the descriptions of their pain with Jake's grief and YNs loneliness, both of them bearing their trauma to one another little by little ugh...I had to stop for a while to gather my own thoughts and also cry lol made me cry :') but it's okay. It means you did a great job pulling out all the feels. Again, one of the BEST writers on here and I mean that. This should be a book on it's own, it's SO good. I look forward to everything, it's just so so good! <3
PS: Oh man, Niki...Niki lmao bahahaha out of all the characters, HE'S the one that has me MOST curious about. His story, his character....oh man, I can feel us finally unlocking that door and ready to open!