i don't know sunless sea, but i used to play a bit of fallen london and this definitely feels like it's from the same world, or an adjacent world! i'm very glad the prompt hit you in a way that gave me this aching plea unable to be spoken.

(i'm vaguely aware of utena, mostly through your tumblr reblogs, but it seems like it would be right up my alley, especially with that line. (and if you like that line and its importance, just wait til you get to the marielda season of FatT))