"Süße, wenn du wüsstest…"

Tom saying that... oh Gott.... I'd feel so hot if I could hear Tom speak German so sweetly to me!

Dear Peki,

Probably about a week after I joined THF, I heard your name, but at the time I was so overwhelmed with the pile of recommended fic to read that I brushed it off as another recommendation. I've been reading fanfiction for a little over ten years and the entirety of that was slash. I do have a really, really strong preference for slash fanfiction but as I became friends with more and more of my favourite writers here on THF, I heard your name more and more. You are one of those writers - everyone knows you're an amazing author and speaks so highly of you, regardless of what they read. But I absolutely refused to read any het stories - part bad experiences, part my own issues with it. But I knew for certain that if I were to read any het, it had to be yours.

The point of this is that I wanted you to understand what the context was when I came to read your story. (And as soon as I finish this review, I'm going to read more!) I loved this story, I love your writing, and I could probably write an essay about why, but I won't for now, because that leaves less time to go read. You make these wonderful, rounded, dynamic characters that I just ache to know more about - and this is despite ten years of adamant slash preference and probably a ton of bias on my part as well.

You've probably heard it a lot, but thank you for being such a fantastic writer and putting so much effort into the stories and characters; I can feel the time invested in every line and paragraph.

Author's Response: I'm sorry I took so long to reply to this sweet comment, I just saw it when I popped in here after getting a review notification. Thank you so much for all your kind words, they mean the world to me, and I am beyond touched and flattered that I'd be considered a noteworthy author in this fandom full of amazing writers. rnrnIt's true, I invest a lot of time into my writing (maybe more than I should admit *g*) and there's nothing I love better than connecting with readers through my stories. Fic is always a collaboration between writer and reader, and my readers have been very good to me. rnrnI'm really happy you enjoyed this story, and I thank you very much for letting me know :) Your review made me very happy <3

I simply adore this!

I absolutely love the way you write Tom. The dynamic between the characters is wonderful.

I honestly cannot get enough of your stories.

Eeee!!! *clappy hands* I loved this! Such a good ending, leaving everything open for the possibility of more. This was wonderful. :)

"And don’t tell me you just want to fuck her or I’ll punch you." Oh Bill, I love when he's assertive. People like to forget he's still a boy under all that pretty!

I don't think I'll ever dislike anything you write, ever. Just saying.

"Somehow, he managed to give Tom a weird sort of full-body wave, arms flapping like the wings of an overburdened carrier pigeon." ZOMG, I laughed so loud my German relatives in the other room hear me and were asking questions I did NOT want to answer, lolZ!

"I know you subsist on cigarettes and Red Bull and the love of Tom, but we mere mortals have to eat." Ahhh, I LOVE Gusti! And man, he ain't kidding! I love animals too, but me and vegetarianism? Well we just couldn't hack it together.

LOVED this!

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