Wow, thank you! :) It took me a bit to settle on a Rita I could put with a Severus and not hate it. :) She had to be sympathetic enough, and I'm not used to thinking of her that way. But once I did, I hoped that Rita's sincerity would come through, that she really believes what she's saying even while she's spinning it. And that Severus isn't just snark and calculation. Kaycee asked for a slow romance, and I wanted it to be a real romance that made sense with their personalities. It's so easy for that to be lost under to immediacy of the game, so I'm so happy that came through! :D