THIS. Just, oh god, I've never read a fic like it. The buildup is slow, and it burns just right.

There are some books, the best ones, that you can't stop reading, but when you get towards the end you dread to finish, because then it will be over and finished, and there will be no more. I never felt that before about a fic, that dread.

I never cry at 'happy' endings, not ever. Except maybe just this once...

Congratulations. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to find another fic that reaches this standard.