You'll probably never read this (as this was posted almost a decade ago) but I can't just move on without leaving a comment. This was one of the best things I have read in a good long while. The emotions were so beautifully shown and the world you created in this fic was absolutely stunning. The ending was flawlessly poetic and I'm not sure if it could have been any better. I'd pay to read something like this. Absolutely fantastic.