A Piercing Comfort by talithan
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my_drarry_recsTitle: A Piercing Comfort
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talithan
Rating: PG 13
Word Count: 44,600
Summary: When Harry Potter hits the lowest point of his life so far, it is not his friends who keep him honest. With Draco Malfoy's patience and guidance, Harry learns to stand on his own. The thing is, after the fact—he's no longer sure he wants to.
Warning(s): depression, suicidal ideation, acute self-hatred, and self-worth problems.
This story is gorgeous. It's angsty, but it's not the sort of angst that tears your heart out and then glue it back together, no, it's a slow, gentle realisation of exactly how depressed Harry is, how deep his issues run.
I suppose it doesn't say much if I don't tell you what the story is about. You see, Harry has barely been eating, hardly sleeping and after worrying his friends beyond what he can bear, he agrees to go to a therapist, who is Draco, but he knows the therapist is Draco, he chose him and he is even willing to talk and open to Draco. And he does, with Draco's gentle prodding and patience Harry start talking about himself, his nightmares, his lack of direction and he is, not pushed, rather nudged to get better, he finds encouragement to try.
And that's what this story is about, Harry's it's about recovery, it's about finding himself, allowing himself to realise of his own worth, beyond what he's done, but simply because he is who he is, a person, a wonderful person who stopped seeing himself as such.
It's beautifully written, the characterisations are fantastic, and trust me, as much as it might hurt seeing Harry so depressed, it will also remind you of all the reasons why you love him.
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talithan Rating: PG 13
Word Count: 44,600
Summary: When Harry Potter hits the lowest point of his life so far, it is not his friends who keep him honest. With Draco Malfoy's patience and guidance, Harry learns to stand on his own. The thing is, after the fact—he's no longer sure he wants to.
Warning(s): depression, suicidal ideation, acute self-hatred, and self-worth problems.
This story is gorgeous. It's angsty, but it's not the sort of angst that tears your heart out and then glue it back together, no, it's a slow, gentle realisation of exactly how depressed Harry is, how deep his issues run.
I suppose it doesn't say much if I don't tell you what the story is about. You see, Harry has barely been eating, hardly sleeping and after worrying his friends beyond what he can bear, he agrees to go to a therapist, who is Draco, but he knows the therapist is Draco, he chose him and he is even willing to talk and open to Draco. And he does, with Draco's gentle prodding and patience Harry start talking about himself, his nightmares, his lack of direction and he is, not pushed, rather nudged to get better, he finds encouragement to try.
And that's what this story is about, Harry's it's about recovery, it's about finding himself, allowing himself to realise of his own worth, beyond what he's done, but simply because he is who he is, a person, a wonderful person who stopped seeing himself as such.
It's beautifully written, the characterisations are fantastic, and trust me, as much as it might hurt seeing Harry so depressed, it will also remind you of all the reasons why you love him.
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Date: 2013-06-27 08:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-06-27 09:56 pm (UTC)You should also read All Life is Yours to Miss. Another instant favourite.