Why on earth are you disheartened about being able to rip our own hearts to shreds? :P I rarely read fic anymore due to lack of time, but I've always been a sucker for a good EMPT AU (now, for this fandom, speculation); and this is quite probably the best one I've seen to date in BBCverse. You've a beautiful show-not-tell style which I envy, and you've taken a plot bunny that's been done so many times (not that that's a bad thing, I've read all of them) and made it something fresh and new and wonderufl to read.
And this line: People never seem to realise that hurting the people closest to him won't ever get him to cooperate or to 'back off'. What it will do is make it that much easier to justify his actions to himself when he responds to their threats in kind. just gave me chills; the good kind that make me want to nag you until you give us another chapter. :)
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Why on earth are you disheartened about being able to rip our own hearts to shreds? :P I rarely read fic anymore due to lack of time, but I've always been a sucker for a good EMPT AU (now, for this fandom, speculation); and this is quite probably the best one I've seen to date in BBCverse. You've a beautiful show-not-tell style which I envy, and you've taken a plot bunny that's been done so many times (not that that's a bad thing, I've read all of them) and made it something fresh and new and wonderufl to read.
And this line: People never seem to realise that hurting the people closest to him won't ever get him to cooperate or to 'back off'. What it will do is make it that much easier to justify his actions to himself when he responds to their threats in kind. just gave me chills; the good kind that make me want to nag you until you give us another chapter. :)
Well done!