I've finally made it back... And now it appears as though other folks have come in and said a lot of what I intended to say, but I'll try to come up with something anyway. I mean, seriously, how awesome is this fic??? ;)
This is such a great story about a young guy who starts out looking for sex and ends up finding (and learning) so much more. And also, really, about an older guy who thinks he knows what he wants, but ends up getting what he needs instead.
Fantastic characterization for Albus; he's a unique character rather than being Harry Version 2.0, but one who could very plausibly be Harry and Ginny's kid. Same goes for Scorpius (who I desperately wanted to smack senseless on multiple occasions, by the way), actually. He's THAT friend, you know? The one who mooches off you and trashes your apartment and embarrasses you in public, and just when you can't remember why the hell you hang out with the jerk, they go and do something that reminds you what a decent person they actually are.
And Viktor! ::flaily flaily flail:: Love! I adore that he's a failed ex Quidditch star who's vanished into obscurity -- not because some great tragedy occurred, but just because his talent and luck didn't hold up and circumstances operated against him. Very real. And seriously, skulking, brooding Viktor the not-giving-a-shit pub owner/bartender is just hot. I have no idea why, but he is. ::nod::
Speaking of hot... The sex in this..!! You know how a lot of us are pretty jaded about smut in this fandom at this point, but every now and them you still come across a sex scene that melts your knockers? Yeah, this fic's got one.
"Pretty all looks the same. Not-pretty is...unique." Love!
"Sorry. I have Gryffindor DNA and occasionally have the urge to do this sort of thing." YES! How many times can he get away with using this excuse, do you suppose...? ::grin::
Really, though, you did an absolutely brilliant job of taking very minor characters and giving them a history and a story that feels perfectly canon.