Wow. I am bowled over by this. I started reading because the idea intrigued me and I liked your writing style, but I honestly didn't expect the emotional power that built up so steadily, bit by bit.
I love the strength of Draco's needs, how much a part of him they are, and how Hermione is drawn to that. But he's still who he is and can't be anyone else, and Hermione knows that. I like how slowly you let their relationship build, the negotiation so much a part of the act itself -- more powerful than marriage, indeed! This is such a great melding of the realities of power exchange and the new possibilities opened up by a magical world. I fully believe this is how some wizards would do kink.
I want to find everything I need in one person, but I don’t know if I can.
Oh, Hermione, you can! This line really hit me hard, because it's so true to the worries that we kinky folk often have -- will I ever find someone I can *be* with as well as play with?
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Date: 2012-02-09 07:12 pm (UTC)I love the strength of Draco's needs, how much a part of him they are, and how Hermione is drawn to that. But he's still who he is and can't be anyone else, and Hermione knows that. I like how slowly you let their relationship build, the negotiation so much a part of the act itself -- more powerful than marriage, indeed! This is such a great melding of the realities of power exchange and the new possibilities opened up by a magical world. I fully believe this is how some wizards would do kink.
I want to find everything I need in one person, but I don’t know if I can.
Oh, Hermione, you can! This line really hit me hard, because it's so true to the worries that we kinky folk often have -- will I ever find someone I can *be* with as well as play with?
Amazing work. Thanks for this.