SO sorry to be so late replying; somehow I totally missed this wonderful gift when it was first posted. I love just everything about this story: the bookstore setting (my favorite), the understated but deeply caring nature of their relationship, the way they communicate so much with so few words. Of course I can easily imagine Severus being a poor sleeper and Minerva offering wordless understanding with the universal remedy of tea. Such a lovely, tender moment. Thank you so, so much.