That scene was really tough to write. I don't usually get all emo over my own writing, but I felt a little eye stinging going on there. I felt bad for both of them. It was painful and uncomfortable, but it was also time for that to come to a head.

The strong consensus seems to be that what they did with Garak and Ziyal was atrocious. I think it's one major reason Ziyal is usually disliked in G/B fandom, and I think it's a shame, because she had the potential to be such a lovely, vibrant character. I do hope you wind up enjoying what I do with her. I hope that knowing in advance that it's not going to turn icky will allow people to give her a chance.

Julian has needed to talk to someone for a long while now. I was always a little disappointed that we never actually saw Counselor Telnorri on the show. There were several people who could have used him. Maybe Julian can get a bit of a hand on his internal demons now, or...maybe not. Dun dun dun duuunnnnn. Thanks for reviewing! I really appreciate it!