Left Alive
Ladymage Samiko12 Reviews | 7.5/10 (12 Ratings, 0 Likes, 2 Favorites )
Years have passed since the end of the war. Hermione has turned to artistry to help heal her own scars, and offers Severus the same chance. On this one night, he has chosen to accept.
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Ladymage Samiko
Member Since 2007 | 129 Stories | Favorited by 286 | 3 Reviews Written | 99 Review Responses
"It's great to be known, but it's even better to be known as strange."
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Reviews for Left Alive
Such a captivating canvass you paint in the mind!
Lovely. Thanks for sharing!
Beautifully crafted. :)
Hermione's imagry is beautitul, and I loved when Severus was able to find his own beauty. Well done. 
Beth
Beautiful, and a joy to read, Thank you so much.
"From letter to word,from word to line.From line to page,from page to eye.From eye to mind,from mind to heart.From heart to soul,from soul to life."Is this piece your own or otherwise inspired?
Response from Ladymage Samiko (Author of Left Alive)
This is, in fact, my own. I was trying to formulate a design for Hermione's tattoos that would be meaningful for her, and was working with mental images of the texts that are used in Thai tattoo. (See the article I cited in the ANs.) When I thought about what would be central to her life and worldview, this is what I came up with.
Very evocative. I love the idea of Severus taking time to (finally) feel beautiful.
That was just beautiful. Amazing read! Thank you for sharing.
Magical artistry is limited in canon, so I always enjoy reading authors' ideas about how it might work. Lovely, delicate piece. Thanks!
I found the story touching. I also found your inspiration story exciting. I had a bilateral mastectomy 11 years ago. I know my reconstruction could have been better if they would have been willing to put the expence into using my body fat instead of saline implants. I don't miss my old breasts; they were a liability. But I hate my new breasts. They are strangly shaped and I've never bothered to get my nipples done because I've always hoped something better would come along. I found someone in my town who does beautiful nipples but it isn't covered by my insurance. I have no confidence that the doctors who think my ugly breasts look natural would have any idea what a nipple should look like. It's a few hundred dollars for good nipples. I'm saving up. Thanks for the story.
Really beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
That was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Before I even got to the notes, it reminded me of OLLA. It had that kind of slow, deep pace. Like a heartbeat. Beautiful work! ~The Mistress