/...that every man took away a piece of her as he shut the door./

Lovely. and perfect. Together with her feelings re: the "Wilting Flower" persona (hating the feelings of vunerability) you've really captured quite well the painfulness of this soul-stealing line of work in a way that few other writers here have.

And I love the interaction with China Doll, and S'tine's reaction to that moment of human contact when her hands are held by the other girl (there was a pregnant moment when I thought China Doll might do anything-kiss her, etc; all possibilities were open.)

I'm very fond of Satine and I love work that fleshes her out, rather than making her a flawless matyred heroine. Bravo

This was really good.

Awesome! This was great- very Satine-esque! (Don't ask me what that really means, I don't know) I love your descriptions and how you drew China Doll and Satine! Lovely! I hope you write more soon!

vedy vedy good

Wonderful...

Just Lovely!