Date: 12/11/16 08:07 pm Title: Chapter 2
i remember now, a few years ago i got this far, wanting to know what they were doing, but i stopped reading when Bill... poor Bill *sniffle*. i'm no good with major character death... but, and i hesitate to admit, I'm kinda curious again now, i mean, you added so much more, and Bill appears on other banners
Author's Response: Yeah, people came after me with torches and pitchforks for killing Bill, so I wrote more to make things work out for him a little bit better. And to keep myself from being aggressively ventilated by pitchforks.
Date: 12/11/16 07:14 pm Title: Chapter 15
Oh yayyyy you decided to continue with this!!!!You have no idea how loud i squealed when I saw it got updated xD I just love this story so much. Anyway, this chapter made me tear up a lot, especially the last few lines. It broke my heart reading them snuggle up against each other, all broken. It gave me goosebumps.. There is just something about your Tom that makes me really love him. He is so vulnerable and fragile and you can see he is trying his best to work his way up to be "perfect" for Bill. But sometimes he is just taking bigger steps than he can handle and he ends up blaming himself, which is really heartbreaking but also very interesting to read. I can sympathize with both of them. But recovery takes time. All in all a very touching chapter
Author's Response: You're gonna be EXTRA pleased to know that there's a LOT of continuation coming, then. :) Like...so much.
Circus!Tom is a sweet baby who really needs to not push himself so damn hard. In the end, no one is going to benefit from him breaking himself into pieces. *headshake at him*
Date: 12/08/16 05:29 pm Title: Chapter 15
I loved it :)
Author's Response: *all the hearts* :)
Date: 12/08/16 11:14 am Title: Chapter 15
Ohhhh damn you! This is so perfectly sad and beautiful at the same time. I love their relationship, I love how it takes time for Tom, ugh, I love it all!
And "his Bill" made me tear up a bit. I love them < 3
Thank you so much for continuing this! I'm such a happy reader right now!
Author's Response: Poor lovely broken boys. *loves* Brace yourself for a bit of a rollercoaster here.
Date: 12/08/16 04:19 am Title: Chapter 15
Thank you so much for the update. Such a sad, tender chapter. Such love between two damaged souls. Amazing chapter. Love Helen xx
Author's Response: You're very welcome, and thanks to you for dropping a review. :)
Date: 09/07/16 06:22 pm Title: Chapter 14
Okay so this story being "stuck" on 99 reviews is annoying me. So hi, I still love this, you're amazing, and hello 100 < 3
Author's Response: Awww, thank you. :) (watching and waiting to see if it would tip over to 100 was slightly maddening for me, too)
Date: 09/02/16 07:12 am Title: Chapter 14
IS THAT IT
Author's Response: ...it....seems to be....
Date: 08/30/16 02:54 pm Title: Chapter 14
I had missed these characters and I am so happy you decided to continue their story to the point that you did. Absolutely loved this fic and I hope we will be seeing more stories from you :)
Author's Response: Maaaaaybe. ;)
Date: 08/13/16 05:47 pm Title: Chapter 14
Okay so it took me ages to finally finish this story, but I honestly think that all these cute and sweet chapters were perfect for today, so I'm happy I saved them. Having a crappy day and all and I needed to smile a bit.
Anyway, this whole story was really great, and I'm so glad you decided to write the rest of it and not actually end it with Bill dying. I know that sometimes those kind of endings are really fun to write, and being a mean writer myself I would probably never have given in and written more of it, because I love torturing my readers, but I'm really so glad you decided to give your readers a happy ending to this roller-coaster of feelings.
Amazing story, it'll go to my favourites. Thank you so much for writing and reposting it! I'm really so glad I got a chance to read it all :)
Author's Response: But hey, you finished it and that's what's important, yeah? :)rnrnThese two boys needed a happy ending. And a puppy. Because, you know, puppies.rnrn*love love loves*
Date: 08/13/16 05:06 pm Title: Chapter 13
You're seriously a brilliant writer. I felt like something was a bit off with Tom in this, but I didn't know if you just wanted to show that he'd started to like.. Move on or whatever, and I wasn’t sure I liked it, until I got to the part where Bill noticed it too and Tom got worried because he was trying and it seemed to make Bill upset. I liked that, I mean, when your readers can tell something is different before you even mention it, then you've done it right.
Omg this is almost over.. I don't think I'm ready!
Author's Response: Aw, thank you. :) I'd reply better, but I'm gonna go blush madly instead.
Date: 08/13/16 03:19 pm Title: Chapter 12
Awh, him checking those emails actually made my heart hurt a bit. There's so much in his past and I really feel sorry for Emily... I wonder if she'll ever get to know what happened to him? Will Tom ever see her again? Is she happy with someone else now? I don't know why I care so much about her, but I do.
I'm curious what Tom got for Bill. He's right, picking something from a list feels so impersonal. I only buy from lists when it's something I know someone really, really wants, but except for that I try to come up with the gifts myself, because it feels a lot more personal and fun that way. (Even though I hate Christmas in general, but making people happy is fun)
Author's Response: Poor Emily. They could have been great together, but they'll never know now.rnrnI feel the same way about Christmas gifts, but, same time, I also love having a list to get things from juuuuuust in case I UTTERLY blank and can't think of anything good. At least that way I can be sure it's something they want. (my in-laws get me a LOT of wishlist things, which is nice because, hey, wouldn't be on there if I didn't want it, right?)
Date: 08/13/16 02:45 pm Title: Chapter 11
Okay I sort of like you again. This was super sweet and I love Bill so much. He's so good to Tom, they're so good to each other, and I'm so happy Tom's mum could accept that Tom needs Bill more than anything else right now. Poor thing.
Author's Response: Tom's mom, overall, is a good hearted person, and she just wants her baby back and whole. She didn't know he was suffering without Bill, but once she did, she was more than willing to let him have what he needed instead of trying to cling to him and end up making things worse. Tom needs love and tasty Danishes. *hearts*
Date: 08/13/16 02:31 pm Title: Chapter 10
Nooooo, this is too painful :( I want them to be together and happy and fluffy :(
Author's Response: Tom needs Bill so much more than he knew. He totally should have said something to his mom instead of letting her think Bill was just some dude he happened to live with. Communication, Tom! Have you learned nothing in therapy?
Date: 08/13/16 10:46 am Title: Chapter 9
NO! What are you doing?! HOW DARE YOU! How dare you let Tom feel like this :( I'm almost angrier at you now then when you "ended" it with Bill "dying". Not cool! *moves on to next one*
Author's Response: DRAMA. *waves hands and whispers* Draaaaammmmmaaaaaa.
Date: 08/13/16 10:35 am Title: Chapter 8
FINALLY! A sign of someone, anyone at all, wondering what happened to Tom! Damn I've been so excited to just get a little glimpse of what kind of life he might have had before all this and even though this is pretty much nothing at all it's still a sign that he did have a life before all this and oh my god I AM LITERALLY SHAKING RIGHT NOW! *runs around screaming*
Author's Response: Finally! It's hard to find out what happened to someone that just sort of...vanished into the ether and then spent the last several months basically hiding out in a vacation house. But yay! Family! Past! Someone else who loves tom and wants him safe!
Date: 08/13/16 09:05 am Title: Chapter 7
I don't even know what to say. This whole chapter is so sweet and a little bit heartbreaking and then warm and sweet again. Such a nice read, thank you!
Author's Response: *loves*
Date: 08/12/16 11:22 am Title: Chapter 6
Awwww! That's pretty much all I have to say about this. Like... ugh, where are my words?! It was just so sweet, and I'm so glad they can share these moments, even after everything that's happened to them. It was such a nice chapter and it had me smiling through the whole thing.
Thank you for this, I'm so glad I got to read this today < 3
Author's Response: It's always nice when they get to be happy. :)
Date: 08/04/16 03:44 am Title: Chapter 5
I think it was good for Tom to see that Bill's not as strong or take it all as easily as it might look like. He's trying so hard, the poor thing, to be the stronger one and take care of them both, but even though he wasn't there for very long it was still a horrible experience and no one can go through something like it without it leaving some scars.
Tom trying so hard to accept touches is so sweet. He's so traumatized but he's really trying so hard. I really hope he can move on enough to live a somewhat normal life one day, even if this will always be somewhere back of his mind I still hope he can do normal life things without always being scared.
Author's Response: They both try so hard, but they both need a chance to crack and admit that they're not as tough as they'd like people to think. Babies. *loves*
Date: 08/04/16 03:27 am Title: Chapter 4
I like how spoiled Bill is, it makes total sense with the way he acted back there, but it's so sad his parents didn't even notice he was gone. Ugh, it makes me so angry! People just throwing money at their kids and think they'll be fine. Because that's all that needs, huh? Pretty things and a place to live. *angry glare at Bill's parents*
Poor Tom :( I so understand that he's so scared and I feel so bad for him. He can't trust anyone because in the end he's always gotten hurt. Poor thing.
I'm so worried what will happen next. There are too many chapters left for this to be happy and sweet for the rest of it, isn't it? I don't trust writers. Being one myself I know we should n e v e r be trusted, so I'm mentally preparing myself for more pain.
Thank you for this!
Author's Response: Hey hey, you made it back!rnrnBill is spoiled as shiiiiit. Only child, always got his way, dad didn't cut off his credit cards when he really probably should have. He had the world, and like HELL these fucks were gonna take it from him. (apparently I really should have put in more about Bill's parents, because it wasn't on them that Bill wasn't super in contact with them)rnrnSad, scared Tom. He just needs time and safety to get used to things again.rnrn*steeples fingers menacingly*
Date: 08/01/16 08:29 am Title: Chapter 14
...and it's over!!! omg *cries* this was so beautiful!!! I have to admit that when i started to read this story, I thought it would have more drama and angst, maybe some more torture i don't know...but it had more fluffiness than I imagined and it was perfect!!! ...I loved every chapter and I enjoyed reading them every single one, actually I loved how amazingly written was. Now I'm sad because it's over and I will miss them so much. Anyway, this one goes straight to my favs aaaand i hope you post more writings here I would love to read more from you n_n. Stay awesome!
Author's Response: Man, can you imagine how exhausting this story would have been to read if it hadn't taken a turn for the fluff? It would have been an utter slog. D: That version probably wouldn't have gotten faved at all.rnrnThere's def more stuff by me floating around THF. Happy reading!