Alright. First of all, so sorry it took me this long to finally comment, but I was out all day and now I definitely owe you not one, but two reviews. One about the story and one about the fudge.
Let's start with the story, though, because that's basically what I thought about all day long as my roommate dragged me from shop to shop.
First and foremost, I loved this. I loved this SO freaking much, you have no idea. I loved this because you wrote it for me and because you wrote het when you specifically told me that you have never written het before, and I just can imagine how challenging it must have been for you to get out of your comfort zone - for me it would have been a nightmare. Still, let me tell you that you aced this. You aced both the het in general and my OTP. I am in awe of how well this turned out to be. God. SO. MANY. KUDOS. ♥
One of the things that I love the most are the characters. I remember you asking me about "my" Hugo while we were having that drink in Caffè Nero, and now I can't help thinking that you've been thinking about writing something for me since that afternoon and the idea warms my heart (you just confirmed this, so yeah.. my heart is even warmer now!). Back to the characters, though: you wrote an awesome Hugo and an awesome Lily, two of the best I've ever read, and I'm not just saying that. I love your Hugo; he is caring, sweet, protective of Lily, intelligent, flirty, and handsome - even though you don't really describe him in detail, I can see how handsome he is from the glimpses we get from Lily's perspective. And Lily? God, I love her. She's so much in need of comfort - perfect title - but I love the way she tries to pick herself up and how strong she tries to be for her family. I also love the fact that she is worried for her dad and her brother, it shows how very important her family is for her. I also love the fact that she has long hair (and that Hugo has blue eyes!), and that she is not as good at Wizard's Chess as Hugo is. Basically, you just managed to cram all my headcanon for these two in 800 words. I am floored by how much your remembered - honestly, did I even say all these things or are you a real witch? - of our conversation. I even loved Connor Finnegan - even though he interrupted them right when something was about to happen!!!! But I loved the banter between the two boys; it felt so real.
I love the cousins' relationship. They are the sweetest together. I especially love this line, “That’s my name, and you can’t spell it without ‘hug’, so come here.” This is SO Hugo, and I love it, and I already know what I will probably steal this line if I'll ever manage to write some Lugo again. I love how he basically orders her to come closer to him and to let him hug her and comfort her. I can't say that this is some male!dom - naturally, they are so young - but I love that he is in charge and that he hugs her and kisses her and whispers soothing words in her ears. I was squealing in such an undignified way while I read that part - alright, I was squealing during the whole story, I'll confess that much. I also love the idea of them being that close even when they are that young, and I totally agree that nothing should have happened if not some hugs and some incesty thoughts from both parts.
Thank you for choosing Lily's pov. She's perfect and I love to explore her confused thoughts while Hugo basically externalises his in such an outward way. I also love all the references there are about cousincest and how drama-free that is. The fact that Connor tells them to get a room, and that Lily asks Hugo if he thinks that maybe they weren't meant to be cousins, and how she says that she knows now that he'll always be there for her.. I just love all those details. They are sweet, adorable, and they make me squeal in an even more high-pitched way than the cuddly bits.
Llaeyro, I loved, loved, loved this. SO much. You have no idea. Really, thank you so much. I also wanted to tell you to post this on AO3, but you've beaten me to it. ♥ Now I'll get to it even more easily and will read it and re-read it forevaaahhhh!! (And I totally agree with the other reviewer.. a sequel would be awesome.. just saying.. OR I would totally read him with Scorpius.. ;D)
no subject
Let's start with the story, though, because that's basically what I thought about all day long as my roommate dragged me from shop to shop.
First and foremost, I loved this. I loved this SO freaking much, you have no idea. I loved this because you wrote it for me and because you wrote het when you specifically told me that you have never written het before, and I just can imagine how challenging it must have been for you to get out of your comfort zone - for me it would have been a nightmare. Still, let me tell you that you aced this. You aced both the het in general and my OTP. I am in awe of how well this turned out to be. God. SO. MANY. KUDOS. ♥
One of the things that I love the most are the characters. I remember you asking me about "my" Hugo while we were having that drink in Caffè Nero, and now I can't help thinking that you've been thinking about writing something for me since that afternoon and the idea warms my heart (you just confirmed this, so yeah.. my heart is even warmer now!). Back to the characters, though: you wrote an awesome Hugo and an awesome Lily, two of the best I've ever read, and I'm not just saying that. I love your Hugo; he is caring, sweet, protective of Lily, intelligent, flirty, and handsome - even though you don't really describe him in detail, I can see how handsome he is from the glimpses we get from Lily's perspective. And Lily? God, I love her. She's so much in need of comfort - perfect title - but I love the way she tries to pick herself up and how strong she tries to be for her family. I also love the fact that she is worried for her dad and her brother, it shows how very important her family is for her. I also love the fact that she has long hair (and that Hugo has blue eyes!), and that she is not as good at Wizard's Chess as Hugo is. Basically, you just managed to cram all my headcanon for these two in 800 words. I am floored by how much your remembered - honestly, did I even say all these things or are you a real witch? - of our conversation. I even loved Connor Finnegan - even though he interrupted them right when something was about to happen!!!! But I loved the banter between the two boys; it felt so real.
I love the cousins' relationship. They are the sweetest together. I especially love this line, “That’s my name, and you can’t spell it without ‘hug’, so come here.” This is SO Hugo, and I love it, and I already know what I will probably steal this line if I'll ever manage to write some Lugo again. I love how he basically orders her to come closer to him and to let him hug her and comfort her. I can't say that this is some male!dom - naturally, they are so young - but I love that he is in charge and that he hugs her and kisses her and whispers soothing words in her ears. I was squealing in such an undignified way while I read that part - alright, I was squealing during the whole story, I'll confess that much. I also love the idea of them being that close even when they are that young, and I totally agree that nothing should have happened if not some hugs and some incesty thoughts from both parts.
Thank you for choosing Lily's pov. She's perfect and I love to explore her confused thoughts while Hugo basically externalises his in such an outward way. I also love all the references there are about cousincest and how drama-free that is. The fact that Connor tells them to get a room, and that Lily asks Hugo if he thinks that maybe they weren't meant to be cousins, and how she says that she knows now that he'll always be there for her.. I just love all those details. They are sweet, adorable, and they make me squeal in an even more high-pitched way than the cuddly bits.
Llaeyro, I loved, loved, loved this. SO much. You have no idea. Really, thank you so much. I also wanted to tell you to post this on AO3, but you've beaten me to it. ♥ Now I'll get to it even more easily and will read it and re-read it forevaaahhhh!! (And I totally agree with the other reviewer.. a sequel would be awesome.. just saying.. OR I would totally read him with Scorpius.. ;D)