No idea if I'll add anything to this, but given I was posting this anonymously I figured I should make a series for it. I would like to continue this, at least to let A Different Path reach a nice conclusion with all loose ends tied up, but given how I tend to avoid creative writing, we'll see how it goes.
I have some vague concepts of chaotic offshoots/side stories for this that I think would be really fun, but motivation is a bitch so who knows if those will happen. I have got most of one of them written, but I need A Different Path to actually progress to a certain point before I can post that, so we'll see when that happens.
Enjoy!