I've been reading in silence since Chapter 7 of DIFTO. I never considered myself a Snape/Hermione fan until your stories. First thing I do after work is grab my iPad to see if there has been an update. I will drift back into reading mode now, or rereading mode. Chapter ten was wowsers!
Dang it! I forgot to post this, and now you've added another chapter before I remembered.
I loved this chapter's shifting energy. Hermione finding a ray of hope; Snape losing his mojo. And through it all we get to see what's going through their minds. (I'm still dying to know what went on in the past between them.)
I hope Snape realizes that the healing goes both ways soon. Maybe she can sit on his face and bring back his sense of smell.
"she’d felt as though she was progressively grafting herself back onto this foreign body that she had come to occupy"--I love this for personal reasons, but I also creamed at the word grafting.
"a certain etiquette around requesting semen "--*Snort* *Giant doe eye* Please, sir, can I have some more?
"swathe of stars, scattered like a precious vein of diamonds above her head."--Oh gods! So good!
"but the distinct petulance with which it regards him, as though he has deliberately removed it’s only source of interest and still expected him to play, concerns and bewilders him"-- *Snickering* Damn petulant prick!
"Yes. Absolutely fucking spiffing."--Hahahahaha!
"Translation: I hope you made that come I asked for . . . and perhaps managed a bit of sleep too."--Still laughing.
I'd say I want more, but you've already got up the next chapter. I'll be back momentarily.
"Has our esteemed potions master managed to brew you up something already?”--Bahahahaha! He's got another batch brewing in his balls as we speak.
"fused in intense disapproval."--Lovely description.
"from the . . . source.”--Oh god, I just snort-injured myself.
"sucking the confidence from her like a Dementor"--Excellent simile.
"his countenance so prohibitive, his accoutrements so bloody impenetrable—as for some reason he’d seen fit to fully dress before allowing her inside"-- Mmmmmmm, prohibitive and impenetrable :) And I love that he put on his clothes first. So Snape.
'She already feels his essence pulsing beneath the gossamer surface, the microscopic chambers flooding as she encroaches."--I love the ethereal mixed with the scientific in this description.
"And the weight of his expression, the desire in his sinking lids, the dip of his covetous brow, and those lips, swollen and beckoning and—"--Mmmmmmm, word hotness.
"throat working fiercely with each vocalisation."--*Shudders* Yeeeeees!
Bah! What the hell is she going to do? Go outside in the sun? And leave senor semen all alone on the couch? Noooooooo.
Madness of my work prevented me to write review for chapter 9 and before I could stop traveling (and passing out at evening tired to the bone) you issued another chapter. So it is double review tonight.
can you imagine Sev going for a run in his frock coat and boots, jogging around the lake? - well, now that you put that idea in my head... XD
Chapter 9
She’d never seen him more uncomfortable. And of course she understood why. - of course she does.
grab a lifeline like that with both hands? - this is sounding soooo wrong or right depending on the point of view :)
In fact, he’d looked very much like he was about to run the entire time. - this made me laugh :'D
tunnels a hand into his hair, grasping the roots tightly in agitation. - I love how you describe his insecurities, but also give us a glimpse in his condition
Chapter 10
This chapter made me laugh, so much. It is hot and funny, great mixture! Minerva put them in such awkward position, I laughed my heart out :)
“So you decided to see it that no one else could either?” he snaps. - this is so Snape, but given the time...he is quite tame and even...polite.
“To . . . give it to me . . . from the . . . source.” - hahahahahaha, you are brilliant!
or read or . . .”/“Read?” He stares at her incredulously. - if I develop some sort of unhealthy book fetish, you are to blame - just so you know :*
But to be trying to extract someone’s semen . . . for medicinal purposes . . . that did happen to be a first. - as if the...process...is different XD
Entire hj scene is fantastic, hot and insightful, more about him than her actually.
And just as he releases a final cresting groan, she descends, opening her mouth over him and feeling the first shots of come enter her. - fck, this was...uhhhhhhhhhh
he lunges forward, capturing his lips in her own and sucking them with a moan so visceral that it prickles his scalp. - another fantastic scene, it should be so innocent, but...there's so much unsaid behind this scene, volumes that scream at the reader. Fantastic!
“I’ll be back.” - now, this is promising.
I hope I'll see next chapter soon (as it is possible for you, don't overwork yourself). I'm going to bed now, I had 10h of field work today (3 cities) and I'm dead. Thank you for making it possible to end this dreadful day with the smile :)
Love & kisses & lots of smiles <3 :*
I created an account solely to tell you how much I enjoy this story. I love your characterization. The pacing is fantastic and the sexuality is mouth-watering. I look forward to more.
Oh.....My......God........
Re: Chapter 7 ending
Oh, that was evil.^_^
although I did go there in ‘The Quickening’ so obviously I think they can be under certain circumstances - Yeah I remember :)
You are insane and brilliant! Did I ever told you how much I adore your brain? I laughed so loudly my hun was scared XD
I love how they both react to each other.
And she happens to be giving him a hell of a lot more than he’s giving her. - yeah, his sense of fair is starting to kick in.
I love how you described his sex life in past, like something present but so...ummm.....well, something like a stress reliever more than a sex life. I mean, he could run instead of having sex with same efect.
Stepping up to the desk ... as the pressure builds. - I love this entire part, sounds like he is waking up from a long coma, grasping the concept of enjoyment in life once again, anew :)
“Professor, sorry to interrupt you again but I . . .” - after this and until the end I just couldn't stop laughing XD
When she begins happily rubbing it on her cheeks, his mouth drops open. Nothing more than raspy air wheezes out. - bloody brilliant!!!!
“Could you possibly . . . make me some more?” - well it's true what they say, if it helps, don't ask what it is, just ask for more. And she already knows what it is XD
I'd say you are at least bit better, this chapter has more of "your usual self", and I'm glad to see it :) I'm patiently waiting for the new chapter.
Hugs&Kisses xx
Oh my fucking God, yes! I love this so much. Semen salve--in a store near you :)
And I love the whole yin yang of their connection. Her presence brings him back to life, and his essence brings her relief. They complete each other. He's lost some of his senses, but she's got enough to spare. I'm dying to know what precipitated this state and what happened in their past.
And obviously Hermione can smell the semen, so she knows what she just did. Gah! She should just ask him to come all over her. If he comes inside her, will that make the jizz more magical? What if she takes her medicine orally? So many possibilities.
Sorry for the slow updates – I’ve been working nights and weekends to try to get stuff done at work - I can understand that, and I sympathize with you, but please - take care of yourself :*
I like how you made her insecurity shows up just at the "wrong" moment to prevent her from actually think in a logical way. Also, her flickering between present and the past, literally building her vision of what happened rather then thinking it through.
This, however, wasn’t the first intimate moment they’d shared. Admittedly the others had been with him in various states of semi-consciousness. - mmmm, don't tell me that she thinks that sponge-baths are sexy! Pls, don't! They are, contrary to popular belief, humiliating and rather crude reminder how powerless someone is. Especially when that someone is not capable to take care of itself.
He’d ordered her out. Again. - for someone so smart she is rather thick, isn't she?
Ok entire part with Sew, it is so crushingly wonderful. Hot, and sensual, and sad, and and hopeful - all that and all at once.
With a frustrated growl, he flicks his hand/He shudders at his own touch and is forced to prop one hand on the desk once more to steady himself. - fantastic visual
Or had suppressed it . . . for the sake of accepting a misery that he could not alter. - so, his sense of smell is not the only problem he encountered, I wonder what else is influenced as well.
And it’s not just any woman, but the one he’d spurned all those years ago - I know you are going to twist this somehow, but it still sounds to me like they can balance each other in a way.
Grasping the desk with both hands, he props himself on outstretched arms, chin sinking toward his chest as he tries to regulate his breathing. - another great visual
And whilst recent events might not reflect that, they have afforded him a certain clarity of thought. - recent events or a good orgasm? :D
is that what he’d meant by his plumbing being— - hahahahahahahahaha
Did you need to use the toilet again? I can wait. - btw, is she off the regular bath or she is trying to "fix her plumbing" too? *evil grin*
Can't wait for the next chapter.
But, take your time, take care of yourself and be happy ;)
Loads of smiles, hugs and kisses :* <3