binged tf outta this

I enjoyed this story. I thought the ending was surprisingly fluffy, mostly because the entire story had a certain sweet tension even in the happy moments so I expected the ending to have the same tone of "while they're happy, there's something lurking out there". but, that's not to say the ending was unsatisfactory. it was just unexpected. I also think a lot of plotlines could have been pursued. like what happened to Donovan in the US? what about the other nonameds? after the doc's research was published, did other countries try to fuck their gates into submission? which ones failed? which succeeded? how long was the recovery time for the nonameds from other countries? did that deputy director at the US NASA place get his comeuppance? what exactly did our doc do with the "specimen" at the site? it seemed like only the guiding worked to bring the lieutenant back, so why did the doc go there?
I think that scene would have benefitted from more screens, maybe 2-3 chapters to fully grasp every agent's role in bringing the lieutenant back.
but still overall, this was a great story.