Awesome. The use of "Feral Pleasures" was a masterful stroke. And I wish that "Duddy" (why is it always Cuddy/Lucas when everyone else has their last names slashed?) HAD ended like this, with her realizing how cruel and self-interested he could be in comparison to the man who had hit rock bottom but was struggling valiantly every day to hold the pieces together and prove himself. Thank you for writing and sharing!