This story was really brilliant! I loved the sniping, the very slow building of the relationship and your well chosen descriptions of various areas of their new life together. I was drawn deeply into the story, could see so well inside the house, the tensions there, everything. The idea of coming home to Snape blaring the Stones just cracked me up. I also loved the idea of him living quietly in Ireland... just beautiful.
This is one of the best stories I've read in a long while. I thoroughly enjoyed it.