So, I've been revisiting and polishing my big post- "Terra Prime" story Family Secrets.
It's a TnT story with a huge, substantial R/S b-plot which starts in
Chapter 5The R/S stuff started out as comic relief. Remembering my freshman undergraduate Shakespeare class, I went for that kind of structure. TnT were the lovers, Archer the King and R/S were supposed to be the clowns - falling in love and adding a light touch to the story.
Gradually, that dynamic shifted and R/S turns very dramatic in the story. I'm having fun rereading what I wrote about them.