OMG, how cute are they?? Especially Gabriel being so bashful and the perfect gentleman. Loved their squabble over the chair that ended in neither of them sleeping, all curled up together. This line just made me melt: "I've never liked anyone so much as I like you," he said suddenly, stepping back from Elle and letting his arms fall to his sides. "It's not that I don't want to sleep with you. I mean, I'd like to sleep with you. I mean, I don't want to... I want to respect you. You deserve your space."

But guh, setting that against the Hatian taking her memories, and feeling his own sense of loss through them, is just heartbreaking.

Moving right along... In case you can't tell, I adore this fic and think your writing is just impeccable.