Ok so first and foremost: I am so sorry that it has taken me so long to comment on this!
This week has been a busy hellscape and I wanted to properly absorb how amazing this was and reply in a thoughtful way because OMG I loved it so very much and here is why...
This first paragraph is a sensual, synaesthetic joy of a narrative. I feel overwhelmed with the warmth and intimacy of every word, the beautiful smudging of time and space and memory. Your descriptive writing is PHENOMENAL. Like, really really. And the line 'Merlin you've a knack for destruction' is just the most Wolfstar line in the world and I want it embossed on everything ever, thanks.
The idea of Remus not wanting to be a burden and to relieve others of their obligation is just perfect. It's so utterly in character and Sirius' response is the perfect tonic, trampling in that Sirius way over the prospect of vulnerability or shame with a ferocious love. 'In hindsight, he really ought to have known that telling Sirius not to do something was the same as handing him an engraved invitation.' <3
'Remus is instantly conscious of his ankles and feet – not their boniness, their fish belly paleness, but how the sheets have been tucked around them, how warm they are. He remembers, wonderfully vividly: Sirius’s fingers, brushing the dirt off the soles, wiping them clean.' This made my heart beat fast and my soul warm with the love and care this shows so perfectly.
The tension of not 'will they won't they' but 'are they or aren't they' is just wonderful. It's like the 'will' has been crossed mentally but the 'are' of what they are to each other is the last big hurdle and you capture that so well with the utterly fucking devastating. Snoring is intimacy and accepting foibles and flaws and I love it so so much.
[Also the title? WONDERFUL. If I saw this title on AO3 I would click instantly. It's gorgeous.]
That last paragraph blew. My. Mind. Yes. Poetic, visual, sensual, to be blunt, sexy as fuck.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for such a thoughtful and intricate piece. It's a wonderful gift to have received and I am so touched and honoured by your talent and words. I'll treasure it xxx
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Date: 2019-12-08 10:47 pm (UTC)This week has been a busy hellscape and I wanted to properly absorb how amazing this was and reply in a thoughtful way because OMG I loved it so very much and here is why...
This first paragraph is a sensual, synaesthetic joy of a narrative. I feel overwhelmed with the warmth and intimacy of every word, the beautiful smudging of time and space and memory. Your descriptive writing is PHENOMENAL. Like, really really. And the line 'Merlin you've a knack for destruction' is just the most Wolfstar line in the world and I want it embossed on everything ever, thanks.
The idea of Remus not wanting to be a burden and to relieve others of their obligation is just perfect. It's so utterly in character and Sirius' response is the perfect tonic, trampling in that Sirius way over the prospect of vulnerability or shame with a ferocious love. 'In hindsight, he really ought to have known that telling Sirius not to do something was the same as handing him an engraved invitation.' <3
'Remus is instantly conscious of his ankles and feet – not their boniness, their fish belly paleness, but how the sheets have been tucked around them, how warm they are. He remembers, wonderfully vividly: Sirius’s fingers, brushing the dirt off the soles, wiping them clean.' This made my heart beat fast and my soul warm with the love and care this shows so perfectly.
The tension of not 'will they won't they' but 'are they or aren't they' is just wonderful. It's like the 'will' has been crossed mentally but the 'are' of what they are to each other is the last big hurdle and you capture that so well with the utterly fucking devastating. Snoring is intimacy and accepting foibles and flaws and I love it so so much.
[Also the title? WONDERFUL. If I saw this title on AO3 I would click instantly. It's gorgeous.]
That last paragraph blew. My. Mind. Yes. Poetic, visual, sensual, to be blunt, sexy as fuck.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for such a thoughtful and intricate piece. It's a wonderful gift to have received and I am so touched and honoured by your talent and words. I'll treasure it xxx