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So Lonely Without Me, by Calligraphy
Title: So Lonely Without Me
Author: Calligraphy
Rating: NC-17
Story Link: http://archive.skyehawke.com/story.p
Author’s Livejournal:caligryphy
Author’s summary: Two men, two rooms. Takes place several years in the future, during the war.
Length: novella
Reviewer:painless_j
This is a long fic where barely anything happens, just two people co-exist in a closed up space. But it's written in such a way that it sucks you in, totally engages you in their conversations, emotions, and small things that make their routine.
Snape and Harry are in hiding. They can't do magic lest they are detected; the place supplies them with bare necessities: some water, some food, no entertainment or even heating. They have a couple of old newspapers they soon know by heart; their space is limited with one room and one bathroom. They have only each other for company.
It's beyond claustrophobic, but these settings (not unbelievable the way it's done here, btw) let the author reveal the maximum of what can be 'squeezed' out of the pairing. These two unsuitable people grow on one another because there's no way out, because they have nothing else to do. It's a slow process that we can observe, and it's at the same time heartbreaking and heartwarming.
Despite being long and detailed, the story is also somehow minimalistic and very precise, and the pacing is wonderful. It's very dialogue-heavy, and as for me, the dialogue is brilliant. And when it comes to the sex, it's wonderfully realistic, moving and, well, sexy.
This is one of my most favourite long fics. I read it when I want something really good that will make me feel good afterwards. And I'll certainly keep re-reading it in the future.
Title: So Lonely Without Me
Author: Calligraphy
Rating: NC-17
Story Link: http://archive.skyehawke.com/story.p
Author’s Livejournal:
caligryphyAuthor’s summary: Two men, two rooms. Takes place several years in the future, during the war.
Length: novella
Reviewer:
painless_jThis is a long fic where barely anything happens, just two people co-exist in a closed up space. But it's written in such a way that it sucks you in, totally engages you in their conversations, emotions, and small things that make their routine.
Snape and Harry are in hiding. They can't do magic lest they are detected; the place supplies them with bare necessities: some water, some food, no entertainment or even heating. They have a couple of old newspapers they soon know by heart; their space is limited with one room and one bathroom. They have only each other for company.
It's beyond claustrophobic, but these settings (not unbelievable the way it's done here, btw) let the author reveal the maximum of what can be 'squeezed' out of the pairing. These two unsuitable people grow on one another because there's no way out, because they have nothing else to do. It's a slow process that we can observe, and it's at the same time heartbreaking and heartwarming.
Despite being long and detailed, the story is also somehow minimalistic and very precise, and the pacing is wonderful. It's very dialogue-heavy, and as for me, the dialogue is brilliant. And when it comes to the sex, it's wonderfully realistic, moving and, well, sexy.
This is one of my most favourite long fics. I read it when I want something really good that will make me feel good afterwards. And I'll certainly keep re-reading it in the future.
