Oh. Oh, wow. So believable and cruel and utterly perfect in concept and execution.
The idea was exotic and alien and strikingly adult; his resentments and curses suddenly felt like those of a baby, and Severus had an odd feeling of standing backward from the scene, scorning his own rash judgements.
Gah, it's so beautiful, but too late. I am just blown away by this. Really, it's such a full story, so rich with detail and emotion and my heart breaks for the entire Snape family, but especially Severus.