I really feel like writing and reading noncon--in all of its variants--can be cathartic or scratch the id just right at the right times. I'm a lot more likely to write it in those cases, I think, just because it's really unlikely a story I didn't write will get all the nuances right without going off the rails into DNW territory.

I hope you're doing well and have weathered any unpleasant phone calls that had to be made!