Wow, the MiniAxe LP looks exactly like what I think I want (despite the Crkbd being much more aesthetic IMO). I realized over 1y+ on a brown-switch mech that despite loving the layout, I'm just struggling typing properly in a way I don't on a normal Thinkpad laptop chiclet. Just really hard to figure out how switches actually feel IRL even when trying a switch tester.

Had completely missed it, thanks for the pointer :)