Ciao Lily, how are you? First of all, Happy Easter to you and your family!

Then, this fic: there's magic in this fic. The magic of the woods, the silence, the bright sky for two city detectives like Stella and Mac. And if it was Prospero to provoke the tempest, not for revenge this time, but to give them an opportunity to find themselves?

This beautiful expression: "Still clad in shadows, moon drifted Amongst the rags of clouds. A half-visible disc, fairy wrought from white gold, filigreed and Them That floated above the topmost leaves".

Kisses. Corinna

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Wow. Lovely story. So vivid, so believable.

Lovel! :D The genre descriptions surely fit well!

Fluffy is good at times though I'm sure they're not fluffy just drenched. Interesting to see the different angles you and DNA is Unique took, different times of day and seasons.

I like it and you certainly give us the reminder that Mac can be chivalrous while still letting Stella feel capable.

Thanks for sharing this.

T.

I liked the gentleness of this and the descriptions. I thought Mac was very well done too!

How great to see our Mac and Stella together – a real couple – for the world to see! Here are some of my faves:

“After studying her, to ascertain that for himself, he drew his hand away and shifted the car into drive.” There was something so subtly sexual about this statement. The way you intended it I’m sure!

“… halogen beams silvering the rain in their path …” Excellent use of words!

“Resisting the wish to wipe them away was only possible because she did not want to startle him while he drove along a highway that wound and twisted.” I wonder, is Stella trying to talk herself into this? I think so!

“Silver strings of rain, wriggling and writhing, slid down the window …” I love statements that draw a picture for me. I can very vividly imagine myself in a car on a soggy night seeing the rain exactly as you describe it. Well done.

“A half-visible disc, fairy wrought from white gold, that floated above them and filigreed the topmost leaves.” I actually drew in a breath of exclamation when I read this statement! What a beautiful and winsome way to describe the moon! I want to be you when I grow up!

“His gaze flickered briefly to her and away, but enough to leave sparkles of warmth inside her.” Sparkles of warmth … nice!

“She returned his grin, their gazes flirting, a deeper desire beneath.” Very sexual of course but without slapping me in the face with it. The best kind, I think.

Loved the one-shot, Lily Moonlight! Mac and Stella deserve some fun!

Writing flufiness doesn't come easy to you? Well, you've cetainly got me fooled with this story:) And it was the perfect fluff - not the mushy and lovey-dovey type that makes me cringe but witty, subtle and imbued with a deeper undercurrent. Fantastic:)

I love the the way you've constructed this story - you've thrown us in the middle of the plot and gradually revealed the circumstances and the details about Mac and Stell's relationship. Really nicely done!

The teasing was great and really funny and I loved the ambience you've created between them - they know where they stand with each other, care for the other more than for their own life but at the same time are able to remain objective and even humorously disparaging about each other. That's precisely the way I'd like to see Mac and Stella's relationship develop. You've done a truly wonderful job! And all the little looks and gestures that speak so much more than words - you are a true master of this!

The final banter and teasing were the cherry on top - loved it and you've really made me smile so thanks for that!

Finally, I couldn't post my review without once again praising you on your wonderful gift of imagery, my dear! The descriptions of rain were pure poetry and all the little mentions of raindrops on Mac's hair or Stell's eyelashes were fantastic.

A great one-shot!

aww, really well-written! love the description. very sweet. :D

Aw. :] That was sweet and cute. ;D I loved it, Lily.

aww i really liked that one - for someone who claims fluff doesn't come easily you do a bloody good job of it! looking forward to the other upcoming fluff, and, obviously, some more old west :)

Sorry this is so late.

Great descriptions, typical chivalrous Mac when he wrapped her in his coat and I like the way he teased her about being "uncertain of her location"

I like that Stella surprised herself when she thought about how fast he had driven in order to find her so quickly and their concern for the other as they realised what the other had gone through.

You are better at writing fluff than you think, although you still got in your bit of peril!

Wonderful story! I really enjoyed it! I'm glad that everything worked out!

Nice story!Excellent job!

Love how you underlined Stella knowing exactly why he did park closer but not really telling him, so cute :)

lol, loved all the little touches between them and her ruffling his hair, was cute and sweet :)

well, the whole oneshot was kinda cute and made me smile I must say I felt it coming that they were together though I wasn't sure but knowing you, I knew a twist was in order lol.

so a nice one shot, and them together are always my fav :) thanks for it and have a great week :)

WW

I have to say that you write fluffiness quite well! I know the tag in this is drama but I can't help but feel that it should have been humor. I see Mac and Stella married in this. Because she was denying that she was lost when she was and how she had to take her mind off her fear of being alone in the woods, unfamiliar surrounds, by picking on him. The whole dialogue is perfect and so them. I'm still chuckling at Stella telling Mac not to gas it because he is only digging himself deeper into the mud. If that is not a wifely comment, you can shoot me. I hope before Stella goes to bed Mac gives her some aspirin, no matter if it was a non-injury crash, she will be feeling the after effects by morning.

And after all of this, she is worried about the deer. Her heart is so big and generous, I love that she may not know nature well, but she doesn't wish any harm to come to it. This story is beautiful in its descriptions and imagery. Even if her dress is ruined, I'm happy that she is okay. She can always get another dress, we can't and won't replace her. If I had to choose some favorite lines these would be it

"Away from the linear shapes of the city, the predictability of the streets and avenues, everything was different: the woods were unpredictable, unruly, almost unreal. The trees had stretched out gloating, thin hands towards her, their night-blackened trunks had devolved into sneering faces and alien forms, and the hiss and groan of the rain and wind had unnerved her.

It was the solitude that had disturbed her most and made her realise just how alone she was; how far from the certainties of civilisation she was. In the city, she knew she could fight, because she knew what there was to fight, but out here, that surety had disappeared. The moment Mac had arrived, her relief had overwhelmed her, and she had reached out and clung to him with a fierce grip. He in turn had drawn her into him, his embrace providing the valediction to the cold and loneliness.

Glancing at him now, dreamy-eyed, Stella was at peace. With her head tilted back, heated air blanketing her, she soon found her eyes heavy and her previously stiff limbs softening into a lissom state. The woods began to thin out and her fears became a memory."

Very beautiful.