Name: pardonthelitany reviewed Breaking Shadows on Jul 19, 2012 08:33 pm

Oh joy! I love this little gem. You don't even need more – it's a perfect stand alone (although that being said, companion pieces would surely be adored).

The notion of "their place" is fantastic, from the very first line, I was hooked. That entire first paragraph, actually, is a perfect summation of why we all love D/G. "If what was between them was exposed to the light of day and the scrutiny of others, they knew it wouldn't hold up. It would simply buckle under the pressure and disintegrate into nothing more than slivers of memories."

And the D/G fanatic in me was going 'NOOO', but then you tied it all together wonderfully at the end: "He knew with certainty then. There was no place for them in this world, but they would make their own. All they needed was for each other to believe in what they had, believe that it could last beyond a shadowed existence, and any place could become theirs."

GLORIOUS ending. I smiled ear to ear.

I hope in the future to see a lot more interaction between them – especially about how they are together. So many great D/G stories are about how they get together, but I really love the ones about the two of them staying together and how that would actually work.

Fantastic. Thanks so much for posting this!

Author's Response: Thank you for your review! I do love stories about them trying to work things out after they get together as well. You'll most likely see me tackle that aspect in my longer works in the future.