OMG THIS COMMENT!!! YOU!!!! THIS!!! Omg *flails* this amazing thing!!
Where do I even START! (at the beginning, lol)
I'm glad I dragged you in with the summary -- I had a hard time writing a summary for this, and I'm glad this worked! I'm so happy you wanted to read it slowly and savour it, oh gosh youuuu, and it's wonderful you saw parallels between King's Cross and The Veil. I liked the idea of Sirius always having the choice to come back, but not wanting to at first, because sometimes it's so much harder to do that than to rest.
You give me what I longed for so much, namely Sirius being alive, being a godfather to Harry, but at the same time you subtly but resolutely shove reality in my face: namely that neither of them are undamaged, the past of Sirius and the effects of that on his character, on the way he sees the world, his memories and his sleepless nights.
ajdhsjj!! this is beautifully put, and also what you say about their relationship becoming sexual -- I liked keeping that not explicit, but also very present, and yes, as you say, making it clear that this isn't just an attraction, it's two people coming together for other reasons as well. Im glad you enjoyed Padfoot being gone -- I knew Sirius couldn't come back entirely whole, something had to sacrificed.
It felt dreamy, atmospheric, like a soap bubble so fragile I couldn’t really grasp or it would pop in my hand, with a perfect balance between realistic post-war sadness, and hope
omg and this comment is also ripe with lovely imagery hahaha, as your writing always is (and now your commenting too!! :D)
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Where do I even START! (at the beginning, lol)
I'm glad I dragged you in with the summary -- I had a hard time writing a summary for this, and I'm glad this worked! I'm so happy you wanted to read it slowly and savour it, oh gosh youuuu, and it's wonderful you saw parallels between King's Cross and The Veil. I liked the idea of Sirius always having the choice to come back, but not wanting to at first, because sometimes it's so much harder to do that than to rest.
You give me what I longed for so much, namely Sirius being alive, being a godfather to Harry, but at the same time you subtly but resolutely shove reality in my face: namely that neither of them are undamaged, the past of Sirius and the effects of that on his character, on the way he sees the world, his memories and his sleepless nights.
ajdhsjj!! this is beautifully put, and also what you say about their relationship becoming sexual -- I liked keeping that not explicit, but also very present, and yes, as you say, making it clear that this isn't just an attraction, it's two people coming together for other reasons as well. Im glad you enjoyed Padfoot being gone -- I knew Sirius couldn't come back entirely whole, something had to sacrificed.
It felt dreamy, atmospheric, like a soap bubble so fragile I couldn’t really grasp or it would pop in my hand, with a perfect balance between realistic post-war sadness, and hope
omg and this comment is also ripe with lovely imagery hahaha, as your writing always is (and now your commenting too!! :D)
Thank you so much for reading lovely <3