I agree: yay, it's finished! And exactly what I hoped for!

Honestly, this entire universe -- it's the best bits of Hikago combined with judicious salting of Hannibal Lecter. Only judicious, because Shindou isn't trying to remake Touya in his image -- he's remaking him anyway, but it's not conscious and deliberate -- and also I trust you that there won't be any stupid leaving Touya by the lake moments. (Sorry, didn't mean to get my HANNIBAL movie bitterness in your Hikago AU, there...)