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We appreciate your work for our entertainment. Seriously, though, I've broken my general rule these days of not reading stories "in progress" (made because of being left hanging with no updates for years after I've gotten sucked in enough to care about the characters) with both "Just Maybe" and "Encrypted" so I'm hopeful in my own selfish way that you keep making progress!

Thanks again for writing this story. I hope you are successful in finding your modern day Zack.

Been away for a while and just saw this was up. Thanks for the update; I always enjoy catching up with Zack and Weedge. I'll be interested to see where it goes from here. Have you found this kind of relationship in your real life?

Another good chapter. Once every 5-6 weeks with occasional milking seems right. It’ll be interesting to see them interacting with another M/s couple.

So will Weedge ever get to take the cage off or have a real orgasm again? I suppose time will tell. Thanks for a new chapter so quickly!

An interesting twist. Of course orgasm control is a natural part of an M/s relationship. Thank you for continuing to give us a window into Zack and Weedge’s life.

Interesting twist. We’ll have to see how it goes.

Hoping to get the next chapter soon. This story inspired me to be more active in seeking out what I want. This past Sunday I gave both keys to my cage to my dom knowing I wouldn't see him again until this Friday. Can't wait for the next chapter.

I like how real it got - the interaction between Weedge and Zac feels very natural. Dealing with long term chastity is a journey… dang I need to find a key holder…

At first, yes, but after a while, it gets easier. The longest I've ever gone is 35 days but I had welts, so I won't be trying that again. Typically 10-14 days at a time now.

I'm loving this story. As someone who has been playing with chastity for a bit now, I can attest to how much it helps put one in a submissive headspace.

Just got to this point in the story.... will there be an update?

This has been a wild ride; thank you for sharing it with us. I'll miss Eric, Andy, Adam and Rob, but I know they're living their best lives.

Reading science fiction stories always requires that I suspend my disbelief with respect to the technology required for FTL travel. If humans can do that (wormholes, warp drive, higher dimensions, etc.), then certainly they can place a biological (and therefore not picked up by a scan) tracker in Essell that uses quantum entanglement to somehow give searchers a direction to go.

One thing I've been wondering about since the beginning: by some quirk of cosmic transcendence, the spirit or essence of members of a long hidden race from across the galaxy became manifest in Shay, a sick boy from Earth, and also Mira and Ella, who we presume (but don't know for sure) are natives of Lucerne. Okay, I'm fine with that. The fact that the "measurement" of that essence is what caused the researchers to invite Shay to Lucerne to begin with is a reasonable place for this story to begin. And I'm fine with Mira and Ella likewise. When Shay awakes, and is captured, then escapes, confronts the Sharpelings and manages to knock one out with the aqumi, I'm fine with that too. And I'm fine with Shay's power transforming a Sharpeling back to human form. My question is what are the chances that that particular Sharpeling happened to have once been Mira (or whatever his human name had been)? Are we supposed to assume it was just divine providence? Or did Shay's power summon Mira's essence from beyond the Veil to inhabit that Sharpeling body? Anyway, the fact that I can think so deeply about this means I'm fully invested. What is the Lucid Truth of the Hidden Sunlight from beyond the Veil of Shadows? I can't wait to find out. Great chapter!

And now the curtain has risen on the final act. I can’t wait to see how it works out!

I was 30 when I came out (20 years ago... god I’m old :)) and the turmoil in Maks’ mind brings back some powerful memories. Very well written. Aleks is in way over his head.

I feel like we're getting close to a big change in Zach's life.

It’s been nearly 20 years since this story began. I know it’s semi-autobiographical and so therefore hard to write, but I am heartened by the move towards a conclusion. I was 28 and in the closet when the first chapter was posted on Nifty. I’ve now been married for 12 years and have been an adoptive parent for 5. I echo some of the comments about Zach’s mom. Teachers are mandatory reporters. Hopefully some good will come out of his paper.

Although I read this story years ago, a recent note by the author compelled me to leave this review, so here goes. Content on GA, like most human endeavors, follows a Pareto distribution: only 20% of it is worth reading at all, only 20% of that is any good any only 20% of that is truly art. Hidden Sunlight falls into that last category. This book isn’t a great story by GA standards - it’s a great story by any standards. It ought to be published and read widely. From the first chapter until the nail-biting conclusion, the adventures of Shay and those he meets on Aspira draw you in. The world-building is first-rate, the science believable (I’m a physicist by training and my disbelief was suspended) and the characters made me care about them. I read this while it was being posted, with sometimes long gaps that only heightened my anticipation. If you like science fiction at all, you’re doing yourself a disservice if you don’t stop what you’re doing and start reading this book right now. Stellar’s three books are all in my GA top 10 and I’ve been reading this site for 15 years.

Awww. Are we going to get some romance in time for Christmas? I’m recalling another story a couple of years ago

Colony 12 was from the original story, but you said in the last chapter that there are only 3 colonies in this story?

OK, when I saw this in the story feed, my first reaction was: "Finally, the promised sequel!" So I went and re-read Planet Redemption. Then I opened this story waiting to find out what happened to Ruiz and Danni... only to see that it's a re-write. Fair enough. I will suspend my disappointment and try to erase my memory to enjoy this new telling. Go Danni!

I had a similar reaction to Simon. I didn't like it at all. I just got angry as I watched the film. I kept waiting for something redeeming, something more than the "life sucks, then you die" vibe that permeated it... that plus the idea that you can have anal sex with a virgin with no lube without screams took me out of my suspension of disbelief.

The plot thickens. We've gotten some of the backstory; there's a nice tension building. Keep it coming!