Oh gods. I had to read it again. ;) I have so much love for this dual vignette, especially in that Ron dishes back as quickly and with as much loving spite as Draco does. And yet, the whole story is cautiously overshadowed with Draco's coming to grips that he really is far more fond of Ron than he'd care to admit... you write them crossing over into that more solid, committed realm without it becoming at all sappy or sentimental.

And the hot. I told you when I beta'ed; damp panties. The cat o' nine tails, transfigured into a dildo?? ::whimper::

Absolutely stunning work. I can't recommend this story enough. Thank you so much for writing and sharing it with us, we thirsty R/D folks.