So - I don't read Snarry. I definitely don't read stories where Snape has a working willie and yet, I'm sitting here staring at my screen completely entranced with your story. I'd like to think it's because Snape dies but that'd be lying. Instead - it's because of the way that you've formed the story, intermingled the past and the present, all those memories and the way they influence the now.
This story was so amazingly awesome that I forgot my dislike of Snape and just read along and felt such stunning grief at what a bit of communication from two stubborn men could've wrought.
Thank you for broadening my horizons and sharing this story!