What a pleasure and pain it was to alpha this fiction. Please don't misunderstand; when I say pain I mean the most beautiful, heart aching, soul searching pain there is.
The writing, the pace, the structure... they are all just pure perfection. The style draws you in, brings you into the nooks and crannies of their relationship, to the point where I could have read 10k more about these two and their rocky but tender history. Everything is so well thought out, so meticulous and somehow it all flows wonderfully in this heart-felt fiction.
Both of their characters, but Severus's specifically, are so true to form, so deep and complex, I could feel them come to life immediately. Such a sad subject, and a difficult situation for them both, it aches to read how they are drowning in pain and hurt as they attempt to navigate through what is clearly the end. (well more so Severus than the solemn accepting Sirius)
This is one of those stories that you not only cry as you read, sharing your sadness with the characters, but one that can make you choked up as you reflect back on it later, leaping into your mind suddenly throughout the day and dragging you back into it's world.
The children, the family, the connections that Severus gains through Sirius and the comfort those offer in the end is just stunning.
Oh and that ending, that heart breaking ending. So moving with glimmers of hope and love even through the dark misery of what must occur. I am moved, floored, more so than the first read through. I'm not sure I can write more and still be coherent (have I even been coherent throughout this comment?) so let me just say this is a work of art, a real masterpiece and you should be undeniably proud.
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The writing, the pace, the structure... they are all just pure perfection. The style draws you in, brings you into the nooks and crannies of their relationship, to the point where I could have read 10k more about these two and their rocky but tender history. Everything is so well thought out, so meticulous and somehow it all flows wonderfully in this heart-felt fiction.
Both of their characters, but Severus's specifically, are so true to form, so deep and complex, I could feel them come to life immediately. Such a sad subject, and a difficult situation for them both, it aches to read how they are drowning in pain and hurt as they attempt to navigate through what is clearly the end. (well more so Severus than the solemn accepting Sirius)
This is one of those stories that you not only cry as you read, sharing your sadness with the characters, but one that can make you choked up as you reflect back on it later, leaping into your mind suddenly throughout the day and dragging you back into it's world.
The children, the family, the connections that Severus gains through Sirius and the comfort those offer in the end is just stunning.
Oh and that ending, that heart breaking ending. So moving with glimmers of hope and love even through the dark misery of what must occur. I am moved, floored, more so than the first read through. I'm not sure I can write more and still be coherent (have I even been coherent throughout this comment?) so let me just say this is a work of art, a real masterpiece and you should be undeniably proud.