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Out to Depression, PG-13, by Brumeux

Aug 11, 2009 14:48

Title: Out to Depression
Author: Brumeux (brumeux77, brumeux77@gmail.com)
Rating: PG-13 for language and intense emotional content
Challenge: One of them gets a new friend and the other is so jealous he can’t see straight.
Summary: Harry has a great job, great friends, and finally a normal life. But depression can lead you to the wrong conclusions.
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pg13, 2009, brumeux77

Comments 44

asnowyowl August 12 2009, 10:38:11 UTC

I loved this. You did an amazing job dragging the reader into Harry's depression. And Ron? What was an absolute dream.

brumeux77 August 12 2009, 13:51:18 UTC

Unfortunately, it was all too easy to get into Harry's depression, having been there myself. Not, it's true, as bad as Harry's, but it was close enough to home that I had to stop writing several times and go off for a break.

Thanks so much for reading and commenting.

mrsquizzical August 12 2009, 12:24:34 UTC

awww the kiss on top of the head! ♥

brumeux77 August 12 2009, 13:52:53 UTC

What can you do? As a parent you know that sometimes it's the only place you can reach. And you just have to kiss something, and soon.

*hugs you tight*

nolagal August 12 2009, 13:01:33 UTC

So sad and heartbreaking. Harry's pain is so clear and when he knows what he's feeling and can't stop it, just gut-wrenching. Wonderful, beautiful story.

brumeux77 August 12 2009, 13:54:50 UTC

Thanks. It was hard for me to work through his pain; and obviously a great deal harder for him! I'm glad it struck a note for you.

star54kar August 12 2009, 14:42:25 UTC

I know that I already commented but I don't feel that my review really gave justice to what I think about this piece and I want you to know this is at least the 10th time that I've read this since yesterday.

I really relate to this story a lot. I had suffered through a situational depression a number of years back, and while I've recovered from it, Harry's story really resonates with me because it rings so true to my own experience.

I know exactly how hard this was for you to write given your own experiences with depression, because it's not easy to hold that part of you up to a mirror, but it's that experience and that candidness that really makes this piece something extraordinarily special ( ... )

brumeux77 August 12 2009, 15:40:28 UTC

Thanks again. I got all choked up reading this comment. I'm rather honored.

l3petitemort August 12 2009, 21:37:06 UTC

*sniff*

oh, good god. these two.

i love this so much. your harry is so brilliantly harry, fucked-up and messy and jumping to conclusions, and your ron is just... ron, protective and strategic and a little bit hapless, but just enough to be endearing and beautiful.

i want to hug them both, but i suspect they're probably busy with one another at the moment... which is exactly how they should be.

brumeux77 August 13 2009, 01:37:12 UTC

Thank you.

I've always thought Harry must have some serious emotional problems. He's always supressed them because he had no choice, but one day they were bound to catch up with him. That's why his Ron is there.

Thanks again for your wonderful comment.