actually i reread "timely actions" by odogodess today. i liked her oc, snapes brother silas, and i had this mental image of him - in watercolors with firenze - and after some hours(!) i remembered where i had seen this image - in your story. - so i reread this story today.
i must have missed it the first time but i found it amusing that you made the old yiddish proverb about a fish marrying a bird into a goblin one in your story.
and also i suddenly find myself craving apricot preservatives and fresh spring water.