Congratulation on getting your writing juices back! I totally feel you on the urge to channel fears and anxieties into awful torture porn, and also the feeling of liberation that comes from knowing that someone else out there wants to read those scenarios as badly as you want to write them. I hope your writing goes smoothly and that your recip is pleased with the result. :D

Re: TV -- I also just finished Tuca and Bertie! Did you like it? I found it almost painfully relatable in places but overall it really worked for me.