the way you organize the chapters is kinda hurting my eyes, but the story's worth it. I think my condition is bad enough, but i know now that things always can be worse,, there is always other who goes through worse. I don't care whether this is only fictional or not, it still gave me something to learn,, and a sane reason to cry. God,, I love Victor. He's the Brother of the Century.

wow. i never expected this story to be so...wow.

intense. I wanted so much to have a happy ending between victor and mike but im at least happy that mike didn't end up with joseph.

I want to violently abuse victors mother. Bringing THAT many kids into the world should be illegal in todays world.

i can tell that i emotionally invested myself in a story when i start to blur the line between fiction and reality.lol.

I have to compliment you on mike's character deveoplment. Im not sure at what point he became a real person to me, all i know is that he did and that in itself is amazing.

btw. i think if you seperate this story into the 19 chapters it was originally suppose to be you would get a billion more review... if you care about things like that. just saying.
=]

oh sweet jesus i am crying so hard right now. this story was amazing. i can't even-ugh. written so amazingly and with so much emotions and god the ending. this was phenomenal, dear. thank you for writing this, and i hope you continue to.

Your writting feels so alive, the emotions, everything are so realistic, i can't stop reading your work. the end made my eyes teary, which is meant to be the highest form of compliment from me because i've never cried over a book, song or movie.

God, I'm crying. And if a story can touch me like that it certainly is in my favourites.

This is devastating. But I really appreciate how you don't bother to say everything will be just fine, because we all know it won't. I think this is specially bad for those who've lost someone special in their lives. I lost my dad, but then I was so young. I don't really know how it feels. But sometimes I still can find myself next to my mom, while she cries and tells me how he was the love of her life. You see, my mom married someone else BEFORE my dad died, because she wanted to give me a life my dad couldn't. But she still loved him, she still does, after all those years. I know she doesn't love my new father like she loves her first dead husband, and I know he knows that. I'm only saying this because this is why I grew up with this idea that, yes, we can fall in love many times in our lives, but still... there's this special someone, the one you can't stop loving, doesn't matter what. The one you love above all the others. And that's why I'm so devasted with how this story ended. Because I believe Victor may have been that to Mike, and if that's true, then he'll forever live loving a dead man. That's just painful.

So you know this a goddamn kickass story, because it wouldn't touch me like that if it wasn't. Everything was just so real and every character was so human and alive and filled with all kinds of feelings. I really feel for them.

I don't know what else to say, except thank you for sharing this. I really do apreciate.

Jesus christ. This story is SO ** up but like in that twisted good way. Like, i LOVE Vic and he dies... that happens a lot in stories but it's messed up! :(
I hate fictional stories... but I wish this was so Vic would come back -.-

Please continue writing!

Oh hell, I started crying at the end of this and I NEVER cry so...yeah. **. I skipped to the end at first, because I really wanted it to be a 'happy' ending...and then the whole...he's dead.

And **, man, you're amazing! I can't stop reading your work.
Someday I hope I can tackle issues that you can write about...you have a real talent for angst and romance and making it so...real.

I'm in shock.
And my eyes are watering and I feel like a sissy, lol.
Thanks for such a great read.

If this wasns't such an amazing staory, i'd hate you for giving me a sad ending. :( I'm crying! *sniff* But i loved it

I'm not crying - I feel too hollow to cry. There's this sick feeling in my stomach and this taste of bile in my mouth. This incredibly story has everything - I can't quite tell you how much I love it. Mike was an ** most of the time, that's true, but c'mon, he's only human, and when the love of your life is concerned, well, aren't you allowed to be selfish? I feel sorry for Joseph, I'm ** off at Terry and the rest and I hate and yet love that Victor commited suicide. It fits into the story.

The ending is bittersweet, and I love bittersweet. I'm sure that if I ever get the courage to reread it, I'm going to bawl my eyes out.

I did, however, find some tiny mistakes, mostly left-out words. Also, since I'm a perfectionist when it comes to punctation, the last line, no matter how heartbreaking and beautiful and freaking SAD it was, put me off: it should be "He was my lover, Victor." There shouldn't be a comma after 'was'. Or, you could've written, "He was my love, my Victor."

Never mind, as I said, I'm a perfectionist, so, ignore me. The last line was heartbreaking, so, be proud!! :)

To sum it all up, this is one heck of a story and I love it to death. Thanks for sharing it. :]

okay. i have read this and it's 3:30 in the morning and i'm crying and i hate you because victor had to die and i love this story and it's in my favorites and i can't believe this one didn't have a happy ending and i want victor back and i want mike to be happy even though he was a bastard to joseph but i can understand his feelings when finally finding the love of his life an not being able to really help him the way he needed to be helped but loving him in a way he never knew he could be loved. i don't really hate you but this one really tore my heart out. great job - can you do a story where mike finds happiness even though i know he'll never find another like victor - mike deserves happiness. give him happiness - please. great job -L

this is so sad. I hope that Mike gets back with Joseph later and finlly is happy. the first part of this story reminded me of '** as folk' but I guess whatever happened with victor was never going to turn out happily ever after. he was too screwed, probably from his prolonged abuse and really didn't want to save himself in the end because it was easier to give up. you cant really blame him, though cause I think the reason it didn't work out with Mike was he was too dependant upon him, Mike gave him everything and he didn't think of himself as being good enough for him. You really understand Mike, and I guess at the end Dane was right - their relationship was screwed. There was no balance of power, and in the end Victor just wanted the father that he never had. I hope you continue on this story, maybe a sequel?

I'm not sure how to say how much I loved your story...other than the fact that you made me cry, and seeing as how the only movie/book I've ever cried for was The Notebook, well it's a big feat. Your characters had a lot of depth, and I can't help but feel bad for Joseph as well, since he really did seem to love Mikey. But more importantly, I thought Victor would actually return to him, even though I should have caught the signs with the depression. I would say update, but the story is finished, and if there was any more I'd probably create a puddle with the tears lol.
I loved it =)
~mia

The funny thing is, I always think I want the realistic ending. But goddamnit if I didn't just want them to ride off into the sunset together. There is so much to say, but honestly I'm not sure I can cope right now. You've made me quite the emotional wreck. Just, thank you for proving to me that this level of power is possible in literature.

I can't believe he's dead! Man... this was a great, original story. It was funny, insightful, and in the end tragic- thanks for writing it. It was wonderful.

I'm literally sobbing right now, I hope you're happy. I love this story though. It's written so beautifully and the characters make you love them. To be honest though, I probably wouldn't have liked it as much as I do if I hadn't read Life, Continued, Will, and Bret and Michael first. I knew what happend, so I was kind of expecting it too. It's still sad at the end though, but it's nice to know Mikey's life gets better. I love him and I love Victor *sobs* Aw I love you and you're wonderful writting abilities, keep it up. Make me cry some more please!