Thanks for commenting, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

at first it seemed like Mitchell was approaching the whole situation as an implied order rather than a proposition

That's really interesting to hear you say, because I never intended it to be read that way - which is undoubtedly what the writers of the show would say if they saw some fanfic! Would you mind if I asked what made you think that?

I hope this doesn't sound like I'm trying to say you're wrong, because I'm definitely not, I'm just really curious :)