This story is amazing. It's all I could have hoped for and much more. Thank you so much for writing it and persevering even though it gave you so much grief! *hugs*
I love that Kono really gets Steve - who and what he is and why - and truly values what he's giving/offering her and that Steve in turn always takes her seriously, always trusts that she can do it and let's her decide how far she wants to go.
I like that you've given Kono some background here in form of her grandfather. It's perfect and it strengthens the affinity between her and Steve.
I can't even begin to imagine how much research you must have done for this fic! O.o It sounds to me as if you've gone through a sniper course yourself. ;-) I loved all the details in this story.
Some sentences that made me laugh/squee/awwwwww:
It sends a shiver down her spine at seeing his solider side, the predator always lurking beneath those t-shirts and cargo pants. *thud* Talk about Steve in a nutshell!
Octane fuels her blood, the same untamed rocket fuel in McGarrett's. Neither of them tries to push the envelope – they have to shatter it. You know, Steve teaching Kono about bombs is a scary thought! :D
Kono wonders if his girlfriend's idea of foreplay is whispering automatic weapons' stats in his ears. Haha! Priceless!
It's a good thing she had stopped crushing on her coaches, because McGarrett is a good mentor, filling Kono with even more desire to reaffirm all the faith he's placed in her.
And blow his socks off. *snickers* Still, Kono deserves a medal for not getting a crush on that specific couch. ;-)
McGarrett grins, the smile spreading across his face and Kono wants to frame it. LOVED that sentence so much!
I also enjoyed how often you managed to sneak Danny in there, and I loved the ending! Poor Danny! :D Now I want to read a sequel where Kono learns how to disarm and build bombs. *g*
On thing's for sure - every time I see Kono with a sniper rifle in the show from now on I will think of this story. :)
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I love that Kono really gets Steve - who and what he is and why - and truly values what he's giving/offering her and that Steve in turn always takes her seriously, always trusts that she can do it and let's her decide how far she wants to go.
I like that you've given Kono some background here in form of her grandfather. It's perfect and it strengthens the affinity between her and Steve.
I can't even begin to imagine how much research you must have done for this fic! O.o It sounds to me as if you've gone through a sniper course yourself. ;-) I loved all the details in this story.
Some sentences that made me laugh/squee/awwwwww:
It sends a shiver down her spine at seeing his solider side, the predator always lurking beneath those t-shirts and cargo pants.
*thud* Talk about Steve in a nutshell!
Octane fuels her blood, the same untamed rocket fuel in McGarrett's. Neither of them tries to push the envelope – they have to shatter it.
You know, Steve teaching Kono about bombs is a scary thought! :D
Kono wonders if his girlfriend's idea of foreplay is whispering automatic weapons' stats in his ears.
Haha! Priceless!
It's a good thing she had stopped crushing on her coaches, because McGarrett is a good mentor, filling Kono with even more desire to reaffirm all the faith he's placed in her.
And blow his socks off.
*snickers* Still, Kono deserves a medal for not getting a crush on that specific couch. ;-)
McGarrett grins, the smile spreading across his face and Kono wants to frame it.
LOVED that sentence so much!
I also enjoyed how often you managed to sneak Danny in there, and I loved the ending! Poor Danny! :D Now I want to read a sequel where Kono learns how to disarm and build bombs. *g*
On thing's for sure - every time I see Kono with a sniper rifle in the show from now on I will think of this story. :)