Thanks for the feedback! I had trouble with the last chapter and wasn't sure if they were too fast at making up--I might go back at some point and see if I can make it seem more clear that it's an offer of reconciliation but not an 'all clear;' the ending itself has changed a few times over writing it. I think they'd make the effort and at least be able to work together, but on some level, it'd certainly take time for them to find what passes for normal for them.

My personal fanon is that part of what made "New Ground" more horrifying is that it relied on their trusting each other as a team, and it came right after months of separation and a temporary trust-break. I also think making it through that episode would go some way in bringing them together, at least in the sense that you can't give each other the cold shoulder if it's going to get you killed off-world.