Despite how sad this was, I loved it because it was realistic and simple yet conveyed so much emotion.

Oh my gosh I was so close to crying when I read this. D:
Although I love Matt and Seth together, I really felt the emotions in what Josh was saying and it made me want Seth to go back to him too. Not to get back with him but at least to talk it out. I really wish this was longer. I have a new sort of respect for Josh after reading this and finding out that he knows what he did was wrong.

You were right, this was horribly sad but very well written and worth reading.

Uhhg...too lazy to log into my account...to tired...obviously not tired enough to review. Anyways, I loved Josh here. i just wanted to love and hug him until everything was alright. Josh deserves love too...even after all the mistakes he made.

I'm sorry this is a oneshot.

As a oneshot it doesn't really tell us more than we already knew (though why band t shirts and eyeliner are the symbols of Josh's disastrous change -- which I still don't really get, anyway -- I don't see, given how Matt dresses.

As the prolog to an entirely different story, it might work, though. It would be dependent on something substantial happening, though. There's a lot of potential.

Why is Josh vulnerable to giving up himself and misconstruing what he's doing? There's an indication there of a possibly damaged person, and we all know how damage makes for plot.

If you did spin a tale about Josh, I'd want it to be completely different in direction from any of the related stuff. I'd actually like to see Josh finding himself in a wholly different space, doing wholly different things.

And maybe in a different time frame -- later, in collkege, or after, or instead of college, having some really soul-shaking and soul-making adventures.

Wow... im really glad you wrote this. I always kind of thought that he changed for Seth, but I still hated him for all the things he did. Im glad I got to see his perspective of the story, especially since I know now that he knew what he did was wrong. For a while I didn't think he would ever see it, especially after the whole library incident. I know some other people have said this, but I think a seperate story for Josh would be really cool. I think he deserves a story and a chance to find someone and be happy.

As always super duper job :) Im still crying over the fact that there will be no more Matt and Seth. I love them.

Aww.. thats really sad :( doesnt really fit with his personality in WALSS, but sweet all the same. awesome one-shot, because if it was any longer, josh might've gotten all suicidal and it would have destroyed his character. Really good back story though.

Aww; poor Josh. :( So much pathos in this piece. He's going through a hard time and really needs help to get through it. I know you're done with the Seth storyline and such, but it might be interesting to give Josh his own story. One that goes from who he was, why he became this way, and how he overcomes it. He seriously needs a friend to help him redeem what's been messed up. Plus, it would be nice for he and Seth to come to an understanding. Not get back together- I ADORE Matt to absolute pieces and think he and Seth are cute together- but at least let Seth understand and forgive Josh, you know? I'm gonna get all philosophical here and say that often the most beauty can be seen through things that are broken, so a story about restoration and regaining happiness for Josh might be quite lovely. :)

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Oh my god I'm THISCLOSE to crying right now. Like, seriously. See, I never hated Josh. Some people are going to have this big epiphany that's like, Wow, Josh actually isn't that bad, but I always knew it. I knew that he was once a pretty cool guy.

I think Josh should get a story, hint hint. No, you don't have to. I hate when people do that. Grr. I just mean, you know, if you WANTED to make him go back to being the way he was, stick him in college where no one witnessed his bad transformation back in high school, and give him a random pretty boyfriend that he can be insecure about... then you should totally go for it because you have my complete support on that one.

This was nice. I mean, super emo and sad, but I liked it. It was what I wanted to see when I first got the whole "wow Josh is changing from what Seth knew" thing. Yes. Wonderful job.

Wow. At first, I was like "Um, no. I don't feel bad for you at all."

But then he got to me. I know what it's like to mess up so badly you don't think you can ever reedeem yourself.

You did really well in telling his side of the story! It made him seem more like a well rounded charachter instead of just a person leading events in a story.

OOh! Brainstorm! Maybe... if you wanted to... continue Josh's story? Maybe how he continues on afterwards, goes on with his life and goes back to being his true self! (Also if there's a couple that comes out of that ;) You won't get a protest from me)

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*wails* Oh, poor Joshua... I love how your characters are three-dimensional, like there's always something more to them than just their regular personality. I loved how Matt, despite his happy, perky attitude, was so real when it came to stuff with Nana. And now, we see why Joshua started changing - so he couldn't lose Seth.

But in the end, he did. :( *wails* Good job on this one. You never fail to amaze me with your totally awesome writing. ^_^

Hmm, I had a feeling that part of the reason he was changing so much was for Seth. I was kinda surprised at how badly he took it; I didn't really think it had affected him quite like that. I have to say, I feel pretty bad for him. I love Seth and all, but I would not want to be on his bad side. Though I guess Josh deserved what he got. Still. Poor guy. Are you planning on writing anything more about him? It would be interesting to see where he goes from here, but if not, this is a great one-shot :)

Tear, poor Josh, you'll figure it out, and some one will come along and make you happy. I have faith! You'll find yourself again.