Date: 06/07/19 01:05 am Title: Twenty-Four
this was a really good story!!
Date: 03/15/16 11:19 am Title: Twenty-Four
this is definitely one of the most beautiful and more touching story I've ever read. I couldn't help crying in some chapters because they were so touching and the beautiful words written...I'm reviewing this with tears in my eyes, I can't express with words how truly amazing this story is and how a wonderful writer you are. Thank you for writing this story, lots of love!
Date: 11/09/13 08:35 pm Title: Twenty-Four
Wonderful boys, wonderful underlying philosophy, wonderful story line! I loved loved loved everything about this story. It is pure brilliance!
Date: 05/09/13 01:14 pm Title: Eight
This is such a unique and positive story. Tom is so broken, but I love Bill's energy! I can't wait to see what happens to them.
Date: 12/09/12 12:31 am Title: Twenty-Four
This was. *The single best thing Iv'e ever read. This changed my life. Thank you for writing this.
Date: 12/08/12 10:51 pm Title: Sixteen
This story.. and the song.. and the feels * wipes tear*
Date: 11/20/12 02:02 pm Title: Twenty-Four
I'm sorry, but this ... oh wow .. this is such a brilliant story, that I am actually speechless. This is one of the rare times a story actually make my head just blank.
I started reading this yesterday, could almost not click away the page so I could do my homework, and in school today, I was just aching til' I got home so I could snuggle in my bed and read this.
Wow, this plot is so .. unique and it's bloody brilliant! I can honestly say that it's one of my favourites! You've done a magnificent job with this and just ... kudos to you!
I really loved Bill's way of seeing life and how he just welcomed Tom with open arms. So yeah, excuse my rambling haha. Lots of love to you xx
Date: 07/11/12 07:28 am Title: Three
“Yes. If they throw this cup and saucer out, if they fail to see that not everything that is broken is without a purpose then I will go home and get warm. If I’m wrong and they keep them, I will sit out in the rain until it stops and my clothes dry.”
you messed up in this chapter
Date: 04/17/12 05:56 pm Title: Twenty-Four
ugh...wow, just wow. i don't even know what to say. You have totally just changed my whole outlook on life...umm...yeah, i need to go think some things though. but just to let you know this story was completely and utterly indescribably beautiful. and i hope one day i find a boy/girl that makes me even half as happy as they made each other. this story has truly inspired me - to be myself, to help others and to never ever give up on love. i know it is out there for me somewhere. so for all these new values and beliefs you have given me, i thank you from the bottom of my heart. you have truly changed my life, i will never forget this story.
all my love,
Rori xxxx
Date: 01/26/12 02:30 pm Title: Twenty-Four
the only thing i can think of to say after reading this story is thank you. It's for sure the most beautiful story i have read on here so far and it has so much meaning behind it. I actually did learn a lot from this story. I...just thank you so much!
Date: 07/09/11 03:57 am Title: Three
I read this last year, of course, but I want to get something straight.
Bill said in the first chapter that he believed they would throw out the broken cup (and saucer), and if he was right, he would reward himself by getting dry. And if they *kept* it, he would walk around in the rain.
In this chapter, however, Bill said they did throw it away and he stayed in the rain anyway, even though he was right in assuming they would throw it out. So... he would have stayed in the rain either way? If he was wrong, or else in respect for the teacup?
Anyway, I know you haven't been around for a long time, and I pray you find stability and creativity again :) Your fics are inspirational.
Date: 06/17/11 12:57 am Title: Twenty-Four
Wow....
I can honestly say, at the risk of sounding horribly cheesy, that this really did change my views on, well everything.
I'm not going to go into great detail, since creating mushy moments isn't my thing, but really, thank you for writing this.
It really was beautiful.
Date: 06/14/11 11:27 pm Title: Four
Frickin' Christ, man. Story Bill is fucking with my mind. O_o
Date: 06/14/11 10:22 pm Title: One
Well, Tom, the reality is that Georg is a bitchy control freak.
But, you know, whatever floats your boat.
Date: 02/13/11 08:02 am Title: Twenty-Four
Gah! I don't know if I can even find the words to describe how much I love this story and how it speaks to me on so many different levels. I think the part that resonated with me the most was Bill talking about how important the pain was for personal development. That pretty much defines my beliefs. If I hadn't lost the people I've lost, I wouldn't appreciate the people I have left; if I hadn't dated the jackasses that made me feel worthless or encountered the person that stole my trust and my body, I wouldn't appreciate the wonderful man I have now, and I wouldn't be as strongly and deeply affected by the sweet things he says.
I also love the part you wrote about souls finding each other. I truly believe that my boyfriend is the one I will spend the rest of my life with, and I knew that the day I met him. I always felt that there was something about him that drew me to him, that there was something deeper connecting us, but I never knew what it was until I was reading this story and realizing just how much I related to it and how much what you wrote made absolute sense. Thank you, so much, for writing this story. You are a beautiful person, with a beautiful soul, and a beautiful writer.
Date: 11/25/10 01:53 am Title: Twenty-Four
I think this story is one of my favorites on this site. It is beautifully written; there may be some mistakes, but the meaning shines through in a way that I think is wonderful.
-Krystina
Author's Response: Well, I have dyslexia so... :-p Thank you!
Date: 11/01/10 04:06 pm Title: Twenty-Four
Seriously, I read this story - by now - three times, all in all. And every damn time, I fall in deeper. I wrote down everything thing worth remembering about life, from this story, I have it memorized (almost) and I spread the love and happiness whereever I can. This story made me open my eyes, made me re-think, take another breath and a beat of heart, cause this was something I really learned something from. Damn it was beautiful! I can't seem to stop reading this story, to let people who hurt, to let people who doesn't hurt, to let them all know what a beautiful world we live in, that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, if only you're willing to see it. Thank yo uso much for writing this story, for keeping it on here, cause this certainly will NOT be the last time I've read it! Thank you!
Author's Response: Wow. Took my breath away. Thank you so much!! Keep spreading the love and it will all come back to you three fold. <3
Date: 10/18/10 07:40 pm Title: One
How I'm going to express my love for this fic in words I do not know but I shall try...
Without sounding dramatic in the least, I can relate to Tom and his suffering- a lot has happened to me in my 17 years and like him, I believed there was no way out. But upon reading this I'm starting to see things a different way and question myself more.
It has also helped me begin to realize that what my best friend has being trying to tell me about having to believe in things getting better is true. I'm a firm believer with Bill and Tom now that the mind is the most powerful weapon. I may currently still be in my suffering caterpillar phase but if I have faith and confidence to grow and learn and evolve then one day I hope to be a butterfly too.
I feel this fic came to me at just the right time in all honesty- I’ve had a miserable few weeks dealing with my ignorant, uncaring mother and violent, druggie step-dad and it has put things into perspective for me.
I hope you don’t mind but I copied and pasted your analogy of the butterfly cycle into a word document to keep saved for days when I do feel down and I can refer to it and know that things will be okay in the end.
I even went so far as to send the analogy to my best friend (who doesn’t really like Tokio Hotel or twins) and she had the same feelings as me- we couldn’t sum life up any better.
But onto your actual writing- I’m slowly working my way through all of your works when college allows time and I’m amazed by every single chapter or every story I read. Your Bill in this story was just adorable- he’s one of those characters you just wish you knew, but then again, you always write Bill beautifully. And Tom… I felt such an urge to be able to protect him. His pain was heartbreaking. And the love you described between the two of them made my eyes well with tears and my chest ache in the most wonderful way.
I congratulate you on another story which will stay with me for a long time and also your ability to write as much and as often as you do, especially having your daughter. I know from experience caring for my 2 year old brother and 1 year old sister how much time it takes to care for children. So kudos to you for being such an amazing mother and an amazing author. And I sincerely look forward to all of your future works.
Author's Response: I'm speechless!! Wow. I wish I could say more than thank you, but what else can I say? I cherish this review, so very much. Thank you for taking the time to read it all through and give me such an empowering review. ♥ You'll be a butterfly soon.
Date: 10/08/10 03:40 pm Title: Twenty-Four
*breaths in* I’ve finally worked up the guts to review so I’m going to try and sum up everything that I’m feeling in one review. I don’t know how it’ll go but I’ll give it a shot.
I’m a pretty stoic, hard-headed, stubborn, fluff-hating person with a flair for mocking cheesy stories. But this…this has moved me. More than anything has ever moved me before. I’m finding myself quoting some of Bill’s quotes as my Facebook statuses and telling them to my friends because they simply touch me so deeply. I can honestly say that this story and your writing has made me feel so much better about myself and life in general. Bill’s theory about butterflies has left me speechless and the boys’ love for one another has made the entire thing that much more better. Georg who, indeed.
All I can say is thank you.
You are a true Butterfly :)
Author's Response: I too find myself giggling over super cheesy stories (yet I write them? What!? lol) but I am so happy to know that this isn't like that for you and that you actually took something away from it. That's what I wanted. Keep spreading the word of beauty to your friends, we can all make a difference... which is what i wanted to do with this story.
I wish I could say more than thank you, but truly... thank you for the bottom of me heart. ♥ ♥