"Priceless" for vegetasbubble

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Title: Priceless
Gift for: vegetasbubble
Author: acidpop25
Pairing: Salazar/Helga
Rating: PG
Warnings: Canonical character death.
Genres: Romance/tragedy
Author's Notes: Many thanks to my two betas for their rather last-minute help, as well as their constant encouragement and support. I could never have done it without them.
Summary: Everyone has something for which

Comments

[peskywhistpaw]

“What else, Helga,” he murmured, “what else have you been keeping secret all these years, locked away behind your smiles?”

I am seriously in love with this line…

“I will stay as long as you wish me to, and it will drain you dry.”

…and this one pretty much slays me. XD

I love all of the dialogue, but the exchanges between Helga and Salazar are particularly gripping; really powerful, the way they interact.

Oh! And I just love your take on the diadem-how it’s a part of Rowena, a “living” thing, like the castle. That’s a new approach, and it’s completely fascinating! As is, actually, Rowena’s mental decline.

And-ah! You’ve twisted the events we know in canon into a different timeline than I’d ever have imagined-Rowena’s death ultimately bringing about Salazar’s departure, for example.

And the end! Ouch!

So basically, this is completely amazing. I love how you’ve portrayed all of the characters, and the narrative is lovely. The relationship between Helga and Salazar, though it’s not completely in-your-face, or anything, is actually really haunting. It puts Helga in a different sort of light, while still somehow keeping her the same character we know. Brilliant work!

[acidpop25]

Thank you very much, I'm so glad you liked it! And thank you so much for the comment on the dialogue- dialogue is always is always hard for me, so I'm really pleased that it read well.