oh my god! LOVELY story!!! This fic is all the redemption that cannon epilogue would ever need, and with an original premise and such a believable, enjoyable development of their relationship! each encounter was funny, in-character (I found your snarky, emotionally-suppressed-and-lonely snape especially endearing), and bittersweet, and the ending was just sweet. I was afraid it would end bitterly/angsty, but I'm glad it didn't :)