That was better than usual. I loved the references to Urashima Taro because it was one of my favorite tales while growing up. The mere fact that you've gotten the 'reality is not what it seems' part so early to the story is good enough to me. With Jon understanding "Stephen's" situation and Stephen being completely considerate to "Jon's", I could imagine that the resolution would be more smoother in the future. Or not. Either way, I really do think that they were lovely to their best friend's counterparts.

I'm not Catholic, just Christian, but I have been in a Catholic school and sometimes we had to be in the gym with the others for their mass and I did not appreciate it. My principal there (whether intentionally or not) even insulted my religion, and a senior (same religion as I do) had to correct him. Didn't even say sorry. Instead, I'm pretty sure he said, "Same thing.".

If you would draw that scene in the very end with the angel bit, I would be very happy. Happier than I feel now, even.