Okay, first of all? I love on you so hard for writing Moody.
I adore Moody, and I adore this pairing, so I've been dying to read this from the day it was posted. (Was too swamped to follow the fest for a little while, so am only now catching up.) And eeeee, so worth the wait!
This entire thing is just so very them. Wonderfully characterized all the way through. I love all the details of their school year and that their distinct personalities are so strong even as kids. Of course Rufus is a Gryffindor, and of course Alastor is a Hufflepuff! And of course Rufus would refuse to settle for either popularity or respect and be determined to have both, while Alastor wouldn't give a damn what anyone thought of him but would still earn notoriety and respect all the same.
Also, how perfect is it that Rufus was the one who blew his own arse off?? XD
UST, UST, oh, delicious, lovely UST! And the resolving of the UST... ! GUH!
So wonderful that they stuck by each other all those years and still ended up together in the end. <3