BLOOD BOUND
"Part-time, limited responsibilities. But something. I need purpose beyond recovery."
"What kind of work?"
"Teaching, maybe. Sharing what I know about hybrid development, magical integration, lived experience of disability in supernatural communities. Things I've learned that could help others."
"You think universities would hire you?"
"I think they'd hire Marcus Blackwood who has twenty years of hybrid advocacy experience and firsthand understanding of navigating disability. The memory issues are manageable with accommodation. The motor impairment is visible but not disqualifying. I'm different than before, but different doesn't mean useless."