I am so so sorry that I have not reviewed/acknowledged this gem until now. Right after I submitted my art for the fest, my life went to hell and I pulled out of fandom to deal with it. An incident in one of the organizations I was in triggered long suppressed memories and I proceeded in a downward spiral of depression. There is nothing I can say to make up for the fact that I did not review during the fest except that I am sorry. It was only recently that I got back into reading/writing for fandom. I was reced your story Paths Taken and started going through your other works when I came across the fic you wrote for me.
That said, onto the actual review. I LOVED the story. Detention fic, crossdressing!Harry, wall sex, all wrapped up in a caring but still snarky Severus. I went back and looked at my sign up info and I'm surprised you came up with this story off of it. There wasn't much to work with but you nailed it and even threw in some first time sex. I love the way you used your tweak to start the story and how it continued throughout. I too was wondering what cream sauce Harry was talking about.
My favorite part of the fic was this:
“Do I have your permission to continue?”
I would beg for you to continue. But please don’t hurt me…I couldn’t take it if you were to belittle me now and deliberately hurt me with your comments…Please be kind…it is only my first time and I…
The green eyes seemed to beg for something and Snape leaned in to kiss Harry gently as he said. “If you do not wish to proceed then you can say so. I may not be many things but I’m a considerate lover and I pay attention to those I please and that please me.”
I was crying by the end of that because it reminded me of myself except Harry had someone who cared about him. It's what someone's first introduction to sex should be, having someone who cares enough about you to put aside their wants/needs to make sure you are ok. You made the story realistic, not only with that but with Harry's first time with fellatio and the actual sex. You showed the nitty gritty of first time sex – the pain and the awkwardness – but also the passion that can come out of it.
It was a wonderful story and I am so glad that I was the recipient. Again I apologize in writing this review so late but I wanted you to know that I am thankful for the effort you put into this gift.