When Harry says “Only to you”, he’s actually saying “Only to you am I really here”, not anything along the romantic lines of ‘I only love you’, but more that ‘I’m only here when you think of me.’
Aww... that makes it more bittersweet than the way I took it when I first read it. It make my heart wrench thinking about that now.
That was the whole point of the story - Harry has the chance to be free, but chooses Draco, not because it’s right, but because that’s all he really knows now, and that’s all he really needs. I had a battle with myself, trying to decide if I wanted to give it the ending that was probably morally wrong, but happy for H/D shippers, or if I wanted Harry to make the ‘correct’ decision, instead of choosing to go back to the prison he had just been held in.
Hmm... I didn't see his decision as being morally wrong. I saw it more of a way to protect Draco and himself because the world is not a very accepting place. They've both been manipulated by the evil, evil world. I don't see any reason for them to go back.
Another thing I didn’t add into the story was what happened after Harry shows Draco his hands, and before Draco has to kill him. All that really happened was that Draco broke down for an instant and held Harry, being the lover he should have been, caressing and murmuring to him. *sigh*
I wish you had added that in. I think it would've made the end more powerful and emotional. As it is, the ending really tears me apart, but with Draco breaking down... I think the ending would've been deeper and angstier.
At the end, I had another war with myself. I wanted to end it angsty, being the teenager I am, with Draco walking away before Harry could stop him. However, I knew that the mass of my readers didn’t want that, so I went ahead with the kiss.
It's so easy writing angst... but reading it is another story. Which is why I'm glad you went with the kiss instead. :)
At one point, I had thought of the spirit not really being Draco, but it was a twist I didn’t want to get into.
Eerie. Very eerie.
The ‘every flavor kisses’ came to me in a very weird vision. All I really remember of it is sitting in my chair, looking into the full-length mirror next to my desk, and thinking, ‘Girl, what can I do?’ Even though I had Ginny in it, I had to give Ron and Hermione a reason to be there, and a reason for Draco to suddenly pounce on Harry. I suddenly envisioned a bottle, very similar looking to that of green-‘The Hulk’-colored chocolate syrup, being pulled down from a shelf by Ron.
The first thing that came to my mind when reading this is the Warheads Sour Liquid Candy. Used to be sooo addicted to those. Great, having cravings again.
It also kind of referenced to ‘Liar, Liar’, where Jim Carrey writes with the blue pen all over himself. *shrug* It was an element of inspiration.
Ha! I've seen that film.. but I never really thought about it.
Wonderful job on your drabbles. I can't believe it's really over. *hugs*
I wish you had added that in. I think it would've made the end more powerful and emotional. As it is, the ending really tears me apart, but with Draco breaking down... I think the ending would've been deeper and angstier.
I totally agree with you. Going back and reading it, I think it was an element of the story that really should be there. If and when I go back and edit these, I will definitely add that part of the story in. I was going to write that little excerpt and put it into the explanations, but I didn't have time. I will be sure to at least get around to that in the end.
*hugs* Thank you again for actually liking the series (I guess they're not technically drabbles. Most could probably be categorized as ficlets or fics). *smooches*
Aww... that makes it more bittersweet than the way I took it when I first read it. It make my heart wrench thinking about that now.
That was the whole point of the story - Harry has the chance to be free, but chooses Draco, not because it’s right, but because that’s all he really knows now, and that’s all he really needs. I had a battle with myself, trying to decide if I wanted to give it the ending that was probably morally wrong, but happy for H/D shippers, or if I wanted Harry to make the ‘correct’ decision, instead of choosing to go back to the prison he had just been held in.
Hmm... I didn't see his decision as being morally wrong. I saw it more of a way to protect Draco and himself because the world is not a very accepting place. They've both been manipulated by the evil, evil world. I don't see any reason for them to go back.
Another thing I didn’t add into the story was what happened after Harry shows Draco his hands, and before Draco has to kill him. All that really happened was that Draco broke down for an instant and held Harry, being the lover he should have been, caressing and murmuring to him. *sigh*
I wish you had added that in. I think it would've made the end more powerful and emotional. As it is, the ending really tears me apart, but with Draco breaking down... I think the ending would've been deeper and angstier.
At the end, I had another war with myself. I wanted to end it angsty, being the teenager I am, with Draco walking away before Harry could stop him. However, I knew that the mass of my readers didn’t want that, so I went ahead with the kiss.
It's so easy writing angst... but reading it is another story. Which is why I'm glad you went with the kiss instead. :)
At one point, I had thought of the spirit not really being Draco, but it was a twist I didn’t want to get into.
Eerie. Very eerie.
The ‘every flavor kisses’ came to me in a very weird vision. All I really remember of it is sitting in my chair, looking into the full-length mirror next to my desk, and thinking, ‘Girl, what can I do?’ Even though I had Ginny in it, I had to give Ron and Hermione a reason to be there, and a reason for Draco to suddenly pounce on Harry. I suddenly envisioned a bottle, very similar looking to that of green-‘The Hulk’-colored chocolate syrup, being pulled down from a shelf by Ron.
The first thing that came to my mind when reading this is the Warheads Sour Liquid Candy. Used to be sooo addicted to those. Great, having cravings again.
It also kind of referenced to ‘Liar, Liar’, where Jim Carrey writes with the blue pen all over himself. *shrug* It was an element of inspiration.
Ha! I've seen that film.. but I never really thought about it.
Wonderful job on your drabbles. I can't believe it's really over. *hugs*
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I totally agree with you. Going back and reading it, I think it was an element of the story that really should be there. If and when I go back and edit these, I will definitely add that part of the story in. I was going to write that little excerpt and put it into the explanations, but I didn't have time. I will be sure to at least get around to that in the end.
*hugs* Thank you again for actually liking the series (I guess they're not technically drabbles. Most could probably be categorized as ficlets or fics). *smooches*
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