My love for this fic literally cannot be contained. I read it twice today, once for the initial read through and then once again so I could pick out my favorite bits and quote them back to you. *face palm* And then I got caught up in the story again and forgot to quote! I love this fic so very much. It is quite possibly my favorite Snarry fic ever. Ever. I love the relationship, how realistically it develops, the SO VERY SNAPE prickliness, the pitfalls and the triumphs. I love your Dumbledore too. That's probably a weird character to pick out, but he seems so very right here, that perfect blend of intentional senility and cunning.
I was so pulled into the fic that toward the middle, when Harry wakes up, I felt jarred each time. Like *I* was waking up into a world that I wasn't sure I wanted to be in, lol.
This fic is truly the perfect blend of everything I love in a story: humor ("Like a fart in a lift" omg, best statement ever Ron!), romance, UST (seriously, check my pulse, you might have killed me), and some really amazing plot. I have so many spinny thoughts right now involving the possibilities for their future (and Harry's past!) and what's going to happen next that just... *flails* So. Incredibly. Awesome.
And though the fic is long, it doesn't seem like it. It reads so smoothly, and it's so engaging, that the time just flew. The pacing was perfect for your plot and... have I mentioned I loved this yet?
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I did.
What a joy to read! Thank you for this wonderful fic!