In my last review when I said, " I wonder what you're going to do with the story line next" i didn't realize it was already the last chapter next to the epilogue.

Contrary to most other reviewers who applauded and were happy with Blake and William's union, I felt that it was too abrupt. William was mentioned in passing like 2 times once Blake starts his narration on his life in New York and then at the very end to have them come together. Personally I felt that the epilogue weakens the story. The closing sentence of chapter 28 was quite an effecting ending to a wonderful story that would have left me pondering and thinking about what was going happen to Blake next and the ensuing conversation that will occur when Sam wakes up the next morning to find Blake curled up around him. I wonder if perhaps then Blake can try to articulate how much Sam means to him, and I can also continue to wonder if Blake in his failure to articulate his feelings in a verbal manner will attempt to pen them in writing and one day Sam shall be able to read it.

It would seem tragic that a person who is able to produce feelings such as this,
"The happiness that he gives me, the euphoria of touching him, indescribable adoration that surpasses verbalization. It cannot be explained"
in another person and never know of his effect. Don't you agree?

Overall, I've enjoyed your story IMMENSELY. It would be a TOP favourite amongst my favourites. I hope you continue writing and I look forward to reading more of your work.

I've never reviewed a story so actively and I'm quite surprised that this story has compelled me to do so. I dont even know if you (the author) even reads reviews on this story anymore, but I would like to comment on what Sam said in this chapter. I feel exactly as Sam does in regards to Blake's intentions with him.

"You were just stringing me along. Sure, if John would have taken you back, you’d be with him. And if he hadn’t—well. You’d have me. Your back-up plan. Is that all I was, to you?"

Blake tries to deny it and the way he describes his feelings for Sam, "The happiness that he gives me, the euphoria of touching him, indescribable adoration that surpasses verbalization. It cannot be explained" is achingly beautiful but somehow, his actions don't seem to justify.

I didn't know what the heck Blake was doing with Sam while still involved with John at the same time. he sure is one confused guy and I feel so very badly for Sam, and especially more so because he isn't able to know the depth of Blake's affection for him because of Blake's inability to express himself, which in turn is quite unbelievable since Blake is a "best seller author"

I'm quite intrigued to see how you will spin this story line next.

again, stopping to review. How very cruel of John. I'm not sure what explaination lies ahead, but I'm hoping it's not because he's dead or committed suicide or something. I think the female's voice at the end of this chapter must be that of his ex-wife

I'm currently reading this but I thought that I would stop for a moment and comment on the fact that the flow and narration of this story is gentle, calm, and has a sense of detachment just like I perceive Blake's personality to be. Everything just seems so anti-climatic. The reader is subjected to events after events (thus far in the story anyways) like a viewer viewing a film. I don't feel like I'm experiencing anything along with Blake, but rather, i'm watching him go through, or rather recount his life events like a roll of film slowly unfolding. I will continue to read and see what happens next..:)

That story was just WOW. That's the only way I can describe it. I like all the twists and turns and everything. I especially like the ending. It was so surprising. Everything was so anticlimatic. It was just amazing.

oh my god...~i love the ending!...i really hoped that he will not end up with John or Sam..coz i really hated the John guy and i think that Sam is too young and not that perfect for him..BUT William?...its just a perfect ending for him..just so perfect..i love the story!..kinda saw the story as the same psychobabble that you thought..!..its so good!! Love you for doing this one.!!worth every second of my time!!

This was lovely. You captured Blakes voice extremely well. By about the sixth chapter I had thought he had a disorder like asperger's or something, all that awkwardness. You might find this offensive, but in a way this read a lot like chick lit: Light, easy, witty with lots of plot twists and love triangles thrown in. It's not necessarily bad!... That's just what I thought when I finished it.

Anyway, good job! Keep up the good writing.

i really like your style in this. alot.

I suspected after the first two or three chapters, that Blake had Aspergers...the way he acted and all. You captured his voice very well. Lovely story.

I'm so so glad that Blake ended up with William. Everything with John and Sam was too intense, he wouldn't have been happy. I loved the earlier hints with the music...

I had a feeling that this story would end this way. Blake just seemed the most sane and comfortable when he was with Oggy. Lurv Lurv LURV this story. So much deeper than it first appears. You are an amazing author. And Blake's syndrome just seemed so right. Lol, I don't know what that means, but it just seemed to fit SO well, so appropriately. And it wasn't even that big of a thing. Lurv this story. ^^

damn i don't want it to be over. i loved this story. the simplistic style of writing was awesome and the ending couldn't have been better =D very awesome.

as much as I loved blake with john and/or sam, i am quite happy you ended him up with william, because it.. it wouldn't have worked -- he was caught up with both of them and i dont think he could fully appreciate either, since he didn't really know sam and sam was too young to really be on the same level of understanding or be accepting enough I think in some situations, and since his love for john was from when he was younger and john had been manipulating him. overall, the conclusion tied everything together very nicely.


getting beyond that.. well.. everything.. holy crap. you are so incredibly good. jesus christ. your perfect at voices -- the style of writing you've used is perfectly on key with who blake is, the somewhat stunningly sparse way of going about with your syntax. lovely lovely lovely. i almost want to go back and read it again

your characterization is ** EPIC. all of your characters are so real it hurt so much when the bad things happened to them. I cried a lot. blake is the perfect protagonist. he isn't incredibly likeable, but that's perfectly, utterly fine, and in fact, in tune with everything since he's a 'social retard', and fails to impress us as an audience. and i end up loving him anyways because sometimes i've had to resist urges to go hide somewhere during parties, like in a closet or some such. and the fact that he kind of repeated his relationship with john from the past when they were at uni.

my other favorite besides blake is definitely John. i feel like I understand him too much. I didn't want to what happened happen because I was like "noo... me!" okay not so much. I'm gonna stop rambling. alright?

oh, have you read "The perks of being a wallflower"?

one of my favorite scenes in this is in one of the last chapters, with adrian telling blake to get over john and such, and blake is reacting caustically. i was going to be incredibly dissapointed if you had just had adrian walk off since that was such a tense scene that had loads of potential, but you executed it perfectly.

i was really really really utterly sad when I looked at your profile and everything is beind edited.

which is good.. but Agh ):. I love your writing. and your art, btw. totally watching you on DA.

okay I don't want to rant anymore like I am. and sorry for the apparent illiteracy in some of this review, I'm just so enthralled with this story that my mind isn't working properly I guess.

Wonderful, wonderful job you! :) I had read and immensely enjoyed the two chapters of John's story and was crossing my fingers that you'd written other things. Then I found this! Just lovely. And you've got the professor types nailed down. The way the characters behaved/interacted just flowed seamlessly. It all fit so perfectly. Excellent, excellent work! I can't wait for the next chapter of John's story!

I almost didn't review, to be honest, because a lot of times I don't, and your note at the end of the story unnerved me a little, though I understand your position.

I did want to say that I found this to be an excellent story, though. I hadn't fully expected the conclusion, but the only part I found surprising was that I hadn't expected that William would actually feel the same way. I find that to be a much better ending than if Blake had ended up with Jown or Sam, though, because really, neither one would have worked pout quite satisfactorily. Not nearly so well as how you did choose to end it.

One think I particularly liked about this story was the style you wrote it in; it was an engaging storyline that maintained an interesting, slightly dream-like quality throughout most of the writing. you yourself mentioned that it was meant to be slightly dream like, and I think in that, you succeeded quite well. I happened to like it, because it helps pull this story just a little bit more out of the norm.

Anyway. I know this story is older, written a while ago, but I enjoyed reading it, and just wanted to share some of my thoughts.