For me, Snape dying is the moment when they finally understand each other. I just had to use that as a jumping-off point :) There were some things I would have liked to explore more in-depth, but well, there's sadly only so much I could do with a deadline looming... I'm very glad you like this as it is, though, because this is not at all what I usually write and (if I may admit it) the result surprised and pleased me at the same time. Thank you! :)