i have only one thing to say.

please do not let anything happen to trevor. i beg of you. all cruel things in the world will happen if you let him die. i will curl up into a ball in fetal position and not move and then ill miss my interview and it will be your fault.

all i have to say is, the sleeping thing, is all kinds of cute. i also think kyler doesn't know what he's up against or how much he has decided to take on, but its nice of him to try. i do hope that he does come to terms with it though and realise that dex mant what he said and that this isn't a fairy tale where a prince charming comes along and waves his magic "wand" and kisses the damsel/gentleman in distress better.

eh, i love the sentiment of dex's final speech at the end of this chapter, but it smacks of way too much melodrama. perhaps i am reading the characters badly, but i didn't feel like they were at this point at all emotionally for dex to have such a realization. i still love it though so plz don't take this as a critique, it just feels too early. that being said, everything to do with trevor is love. this character's battle against hiv is so beautifully wrought, esp since i have spent time researching the disease and how it affects people - i know what it looks like and you've rendered it wonderfully. i hope he doesnt die, because it will kill me. srsly.

so i sort of gasped when grace rocked the 'whore' card, but i can see why she did it. still, in dex's place i would have been pissed out of my mind. i wonder how she is going to make it up to him? hmmmm. interesting to see how ky was a mad cap before this. i can totally see that in his character still, esp with him being so tightly controlled. it's like he's trying to keep a reign on something. good chapter either way! onto the next.

first off i think i will answer your questions: i don't think much about kyler's dad except for a general feeling of unease. i can see how he was much more of a power house when he could walk. even now in his chair he is still creepy. ali's revelation was something i saw coming. she sounds like scum and this confirms it and the whole growing comfort thing was just sweet. i really liked that they had that moment together and that they are getting more comfort. warms me heart it does. but why do i get the feeling everything is about to go hopelessly wrong?

alright, you've sold me on the pov switch. i loved this back to the past shin dig, especially seeing dexter as he was then and dexter as he is now. so poignant and so sad. i also am interested in how ali was so blatant about what happened to dex when talking to ky, but brushes it off when speaking with dex (im guessing she was as we've not seen her just yet)? nicenice!

the touchy feely nature of kyler and his sister creeps me out as much as it does dex. i am very glad though that you had him wonder about it so i wouldn't feel like it was just me being an emotional prude. the party was well done, but i find myself wondering, like dex himself, how on earth he is going to do this if everything sends him into hysterics. also the flashbacks hurt my heart.

the thing that guts me up about this is how someone could have tried to pass off his rape as just an "incident". it makes me wonder how much has been suppressed and how much is going to break before he will be okay with everything again. great job on the emotional realism here. one thing though, i would have thought dex might be a lil' taken aback by his secret being spread around so freely, especially to someone whom he originally considered a maid? anyway, next!

to be honest the pov switch threw me quite a bit. i am not sure how i feel about it, but it is still nice to get background from someone else's perspective. perhaps it is just that i need time to get used to kyler as well.

trippy trippy, an escort/ex stripper who cant handle sex and the former client who scarred him. i sort of want to stab the guy and i havent even met him yet. this was more of a set up chapter of sorts but i am still enjoying myself. you're rolling out the information in a nice even manner so color me STILL intrigued.

what an intriguing beginning! i must have more!

I absolutely loved this chapter.
In the beginning, with Trevor, it was so sweet. I love Trevor and how protective he is over Dexter. I'm happy to hear he will take more part of the story in the future.
The next part with the panic attack and the memories... hard to read but I love the flashbacks. Poor, poor Dexter :( How can someone do something like that to another person?
The ending is great!
I hope Dexter will start to share his memories with Kyler and maybe Trevor too... to people he can trust. And I hope this will end with Dexter and Kyler being together. Update soon :)

Well this is an emotional roller coaster of a story. It can be gritty and real and sweet and sad and... you get the point. The whole idea of this story is fascinating and I read it all at once, unable to tear my eyes away.

I am engaged in the relationship between Dexter and Kyler and how their character development will continue to wow me! SO YEAH, MORE PLEASE! :)

This chapter was kind of an emotional roller - coaster. First Kyler seeming to ignore Dexter, then them making up, Dexter's panic attack and after that, Dexter being comforted by Kyler. I think this may be one of my favourite chapters of this story. Very well written. I'm not sure how you'll end this, but I hope for a happy - end. I think Dexter will make progress and maybe get better step by step, but it will be hard for him remembering all those horrible things that were done to him and he will probably have other panic attacks.
I really like Trevor. He seems to be a very loyal friend. I look forward to reading more about him.

I love this story. I love that dex and ky are finally essentially a couple. I hope kyler can help dexter through this. I know he can though, he's done it once he can do it again. More as soon as you can okay?