I tried. I tried so hard but god good was this a slog. The info dumping was bananas- it was equal parts too much and not enough? It was like we were expected to know who people were already but then would also get recaps immediately after something happened? And I’m no stranger to Reylo fic, I don’t mind it but this was too on the nose (literally Alaric is described as Adam Driver down to the birthmarks on his face).