I find myself crying every single time I read this, thanks for that

You writing style is so beautiful and it always seems to bring me to the brink of tears like wow

Wow, this was just . . . wow. I am in love with Deamus and this brought tears to my eyes seeing how broken but how much they needed each other. This was wonderfully written and I just can't sing enough praises without sounding incoherent. I loved the ending so much! I usually read the fluff fics because angst is too much for my frail heart, especially if they don't end up together. I just really loved this story and it's clear that you've worked hard and it's simply amazing and wonderful. Well done. :D

This was powerful and moving and beautiful. It brought a tear to my eye and a pain in my heart. You managed to show the effect of war in an original and powerful way. I can't describe how beautiful this story was. I enjoyed it a lot. Well done

I adored this fic. I'm not a fan of anything angsty, I prefer fluff, but still I adored this. Seamus upped and left Dean because things got too much and I can see him having a temper and walking out, and I was shocked at Dean who did nothing whilst Seamus was gone. Seamus was the one putting all the work into the relationship and getting nothing back. I felt sorry for him here.

And he gets Dean back after losing his father.

I like that you don't actually have dialogue in this and anything said is in italics, so it could just be thoughts or feelings instead. I love the comparisons you've written too!

This is wonderfully written and so enjoyable to read!

Wow, this was absolutely wonderful. I don't have the words to tell you how this makes me feel, so hopefully what follows is enough.

I can't say I'm a fan of many post-war fics, but I've read quite a few so I can't really say I don't read them either. I always think of depression and hurt and broken and stolen things, and this story had all of these things, but there was also growth and truth and frustration. I find I have little patience for stories with depression as the focus, because it is often interpreted childishly, so when I saw the warning for it, I had mixed feelings about the story. However, I think you portrayed it well and realistically for this universe you've weaved.

I loved how you handled the dialogue too, as if leaving it unsaid, or an echo of it. The technique can lose its edge when it's used too much, but I think for your story-telling, it worked perfectly.

I loved this. Thank you for sharing. You said you worked hard on this, and I can see that, so I hope this review conveys how much I appreciate what you've created.

So, I suppose this explains aspects of the Tempest, haha. Maybe why Dean and Seamus weren't really a thing.

I liked how this progressed through quite an interesting time of their lives, and the lack of dialogue made it even more interesting. I really enjoyed the story telling aspect in this. I definitely prefer the friendship side of these two (always have) but they can be rather cute as a couple, too, when done well.

I didn't really understand the italics aspect, and not sure I liked it, but it flowed well enough into the story for me to consciously take note of it, so well done!

Oh my lords...that was awesome! Yes, truly awesome! I am not into Slash pairings but this, ohmygodohmy was too awesome. The trees and the forest and the fire and the shore and the ocean, they all melted into each other so seamlessly and I couldn't help but wait for what would happen next. The stringed words were very, very impactful. A wondrous read.

That was very well-written. I appreciated the italic thoughts/murmurs/quotes/whatevers very much - added to the tone of the story. Super sad but very understandable. Thank you for sharing this.

Dean and Seamus aren't characters I've ever really given a second thought to, so it's interesting to see such an in-depth character study of them.

The dialogue in this fic is written in a very strange style. It would work better if you properly spaced the words and put them within quotation marks instead of in italics. The way you have it is confusing as to whether they are thoughts or dialogue, and running the words together like that makes it hard to figure out what they say. The odd formatting of those parts detracts from the fic overall because it pulls the reader out of the story.

Their whole relationship here seems very depressing and obviously they both have some issues after the war, but Seamus just keeps acting like everything will be alright if he tries hard enough...

I didn't spot any typos or grammar issues.

Bold opening. At first, I thought the tree analogy slightly strange, but as I read on it became beautiful and so fitting for the theme of the fic. You definitely made it work.

I also liked the comparison between Dean and Seamus in the first section. Dean's steady and predictable like a tree, and Seamus is unpredictable like fire. This made me smile a bit because it drew a parallel to that scene in the movie when Seamus's spell blows up in his face and he scorches his eyebrows ;)

The dormitory scene after the Final Battle was well done. I liked the cameos of the other Gryffindors. Overall, it gave me a smidgeon of hope for Dean and Seamus's future but you really shattered that with the next part, haha! It was heartbreaking, really. Dean was obviously not okay and Seamus was dong everything he could to help but it still wasn't enough.

I'm not quite sure what "ivebeenobliviatingthem" means in reference to the take-away boxes on the floor. Did it mean that Dean had been calling for takeaway and then obliviating the delivery workers as they arrived?

At first, I was also a little confused about Seamus's sudden departure, but the more I think about his characterization, the more it makes sense. I suppose it's just in his nature, what with the fire comparison and all. I feel like he's still a little bit untamed, still unpredictable, and he's unable to do anything half way. Eventually, taking care of Dean just got to be too much and he had to walk away for a while. At least he always comes back :')

Holy shit, that ending though. I know I said almost the exact same thing on my last review to one of your stories, so you must have a talent for wrapping things up beautifully, almost like putting the cherry on top of this wonderful fic. I loved how the metaphor changed. It suddenly seemed so fitting, especially considering Dean finally showed up. The back-and-forth, the give-and-take between the two characters could've have been better represented.

Ugh, it was so good.