Happy H/D Holidays, naadi! 3 of 3

[hd_hols]

Author: rurounihime
Recipient: naadi
Title: The Business of Saving Souls - Part 3/3

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Comments

[cheshyre]

*exhales*

Wow.

Excellent powerful story.

[rurounihime]

*loves* Thank you so much for reading it! Really made my day to read your comment.

[rurounihime]

*cuddles with tissues* Thank you for your tears, darling. ♥

[bebe_jinx]

That was a wonderful story. I needed to take a moment and just breathe ...

I love it when our boys are slightly broken. I really appreciated how the story DIDN'T end when they had sex since really Draco's emotional state still had to be dealt with. I liked the hints to Harry's own problem.

And i absolutely LOVED his therapist. There interaction and relationship was a something I really enjoyed. Great writing, great characterizations of everyone. I felt how lonely Draco was. You didn't have to tell us, you just showed it.

The buildup of thier relationship was great because it helped make thier short breakup that more meaningful.

It's difficult to put into words how much I enjoyed it. And really my comments above are coming up rather short.

Anyway, wonderful story.

[rurounihime]

I really appreciated how the story DIDN'T end when they had sex since really Draco's emotional state still had to be dealt with.

My thoughts exactly. In a lot of ways, the sex just complicated his already-wobbly emotional state. He had to get through the wobble to see the steady safety on the other side. And I'm so relieved that you liked the therapist! I had a lot of fun with her, and I got help from a friend whose parents are both therapists, so I got to learn some things about the profession.

Thank you so much for reading, and for leaving me this lovely comment.

[oldenuf2nb]

Oh.

Oh My God.

It's so beautiful I ache with it. I'm sitting here with tears running down my face.

Oh. This humbles me.

[rurounihime]

This humbles me.

Not so. YOU humble ME with this comment. Thank you so very much for giving me such kind words, and such an emotional response. I really appreciate it.

[jamie2109]

Gah, this is one I'm going to read over and over again, I just know it. The care and respect that you show your characters is palpable right from the first word, and you create a post war life for Draco that is so graphic. I especially love the way you make Draco try so hard to make things work, though always expecting things to go wrong and when things get too much for him how he fights against retreating into self destructive behaviours just to get some relief from the constant derision. I loved his development through the sessions with his counsellor - those just demonstrated a vulnerability, despite his words, that he couldn't show to anyone else. My favourite scene was when he broke down in the last session though. It was so poignantly catharthic. Oh, I really just loved this whole story - the gorgeous sex scenes were so intimate and intense, which to me has always been a hallmark of your work. You have such a way with using language and expressing the inner characters that usually takes my breath away. This story is no different

[rurounihime]

Girl, you have no idea how much I wanted to comment back to this and gush at you about the wonderful job you have all done on this fest. I had a great time reading everything, and I'm still not done, for which I am glad. ^_^ Thank you so much for letting me be part of it, and for this wonderful, sobering comment. It made me so happy that first day I read it... It was a struggle not to fling myself all over your comment and spoil the reveal... *laughs*

You have such a way with using language and expressing the inner characters that usually takes my breath away.

That bit especially. What a treat! *blush* Thank you so much!