We always tend to do this in Snarry: the whole 'what would the world think if they found out?' After a while it tends not to be a big deal because it's something we read all the time, but this really hit it home for me.
Say if Americans found out Obama was involved with Rahm Emmanuel, I can just imagine the response. Even if the president wasn't married and even if there was some affection there. I just can't imagine them surviving it.
So thank you for bringing that back to Snarry for me. This little AU was refreshing and hot in all the right places.