The Calahan et al. preprint (arXiv:2605.22926, May 2026) adds an accretion module to the DALI thermo-chemical code to test the observed Spitzer-JWST correlation between rising water line fluxes and accretion luminosity in the inner few au. Their 2D models show that central luminosity boosts the emitting area for hot, warm, and cool water reservoirs, while midplane viscous heating leaves observables unchanged; some cooler water becomes obscured under optically thick dust. This modeling approach uses parameterized accretion rates rather than a statistical sample of real disks, limiting direct applicability until matched to specific JWST spectra. The work extends earlier Spitzer trends reported by Banzatti et al. (ApJ 2020) on water line luminosity versus accretion and connects to Öberg et al. (Nature Astronomy 2023) findings on volatile delivery during terrestrial planet assembly. Mainstream coverage overlooks how the luminosity-driven expansion of the water emitting zone could bias retrievals of inner-disk C/O ratios, directly affecting N-body simulations of water-rich embryo migration that link to solar-system isotopic patterns in carbonaceous chondrites. The preprint status means these results await peer review and ALMA-JWST cross-validation on sources like TW Hya.