Date: 09/05/09 01:59 am Title: Chapter 5
I like their little standoff over the meal. It's very Tom to remain unbowed constant threat of death, and I can tell the Emperor was bemused at how they reached an agreement to refrain from mentioning murder.
Poor Tom, in that scene with Simone. If nothing else might convince him of the alternate-universe possibility... Well, my heart ached for him.
I can see the Emperor slowly getting drawn in by Tom, almost despite himself, in that scene facing him across the bath and it's sweet, almost bittersweet really, knowing all of the things that E is struggling with.
The scene in Bill's room broke my heart. It was so utterly sad the first time I read it, and no less profound on this re-reading. The sweetness after, with Tom trying to console Emperor Tom, was so lovely and natural. And somehow felt like more than bonding over shared pain. ♥
Author's Response: Tom refuses to bend, even if it might be in his best interest. And E, he doesn't mind not tossing out threats.
Poor Tom again. He got the hardcore shuns from his mom. :(
I think the constant denial is what draws E to Tom the most. The only other person to ever deny him anything was Bill, after all (he put Tom off two whole years before agreeing to be Prince), so it's familiar in a sort of good way. It makes E WANT him in any way Tom will actually reciprocate.
Bill's room. *sniffle* They've both lost something, but E lost so much MORE. At least Tom knows that his Bill is safe out there. It's completely instinct for Tom to want to console him. *loves*
Date: 09/05/09 01:26 am Title: Chapter 4
"...grand gesture." It's HIS guitar, Tom. I love how dense you are. ♥
I love the different hairstyles, or rather hair bands, for the Emperor. It's vaguely Celtic but very much original, and such a cool idea. Ornamental, but also different ways of signifying status. I also enjoyed how E's cunning came through with the scene in the throne room.
I love seeing flashes of Tom's impish humor showing in E's personality. It really does make one realize they're the same person, though from wildly different universes.
It's interesting to see the first softening in Tom towards E's advances in this part. You may not be into guys, Tom, but you're definitely into yourself. ;D C'mon, everyone's a little bit bi!
Really liked the role of music in this chapter.
Author's Response: Silly little Tom, he's just not thinking sometimes.
I liked the idea of the little bands. They keep that mass of hair from falling in his face all the time, and serve as a perfectly good crown. Regular crowns just wouldn't keep his hair back, after all.
THAT is just what I was going for. They're the same person behind everything.
Tom may not be into guys, but he certainly is a little into himself. After all, he's such a charmer, it would be mad to think that even HE could resist his own wiles. ;)
This chapter really did have a lot of music to it, didn't it? It's bringing them a little close, one note at a time.
Date: 09/05/09 01:09 am Title: Chapter 3
"...his Highness decided last night, after you spurned him." OUCH! And made Tom wait a whole day, contemplating what could be the last day of his life...how unexpectedly cruel, Emperor!
"God, why is everything involving your cock a freaking honor around here? Does it have magical powers or something?" WIN. And yes. Yes, it does. =D
I keep wondering in this part if the Emperor is thinking of Bill as he looks at Tom, or if Tom really does remind him more of himself. It also occurred to me to wonder, given what the Emperor had asked his wizards to accomplish, whether E had considered that the wrong twin might have gotten hold of that magic.
Hurrah for hedge mazes.
Author's Response: E's letting Tom sweat, reminding him just who IS in charge here. Mean, mean man.
*snicker* Oh the magical wang. It is all powerful!
E's still MOSTLY thinking of Bill, because that's where his attention tends to lie, but there's little flickers of himself in Tom that he's noticing. Plus with the night before and how things went down, he's starting to wonder just a little. Carlotta wouldn't have been quite so adamant about Tom if she didn't pick up something, too, and after 6 years, E trusts her a fair amount.
As to the magic, E was told that they were going to get HIS brother back. It never occurred to him to think about the possibility of other Bill's out there, let alone other Tom's.
Date: 09/04/09 10:46 pm Title: Chapter 2
Now here I was expecting some non-con or heavily persuasive dub-con and Emperor Tom decides to show some mercy! =D Surprising, but good for the Emperor in the long run. I'm really feeling for Tom by the end of this part, poor baby. Did the Emperor ever call any of the other doppels 'little bird?'
I love the way you continue universe-building even in the midst of plotty bits. In a few simple sentences, it's very clear that attitudes toward homosexuality are very different in Basai. I like how we've already got the clash of cultural differences going on between Tom and the Emperor; neither can clearly understand the other's position, even when (for Tom) there's so much at stake.
Author's Response: E will make the threat, but he's really not one to carry out on it. After all, if he lets em go, who's going to know? They're dead within a day or two anyway. It's not like it's going to get out that he's gone soft or something.
Poor, dear Tom. He's the first little bird. It's interesting how something that started out fairly derisive ended up a pet name, isn't it?
There's really just so MUCH universe here to TRY to get out, you have to get it in where you can. And, yes, the attitudes ARE very different. In Basai, it just makes good sense to enjoy the company of someone who's NOT going to leave you with a whole pack of kids, ESPECIALLY when you're the Emperor. Forgoing it, at least for E, is just odd.
Date: 09/04/09 09:26 pm Title: Chapter 1
My review for this is long overdue and my only excuse is that my session crashes every so often and I lose my tabs. ;)
This is so delightfully imaginative. I had some trepidation about the Tom/Tom pairing to begin with, but I gave this a chance and here I go, re-reading and reviewing a universe I've totally fallen in love with.
Author's Response: Oooh, I am going to look forward to this. :D
Tom/Tom seems to be an amazing rarity around these parts, at least in the case where there is ANOTHER Tom involved. It was fun, though. I liked making him fall for himself. :)
Date: 08/30/09 11:23 am Title: Chapter 8
Awwwww. Poor Emperor Tom. :(
Author's Response: He's a sad lonely kitten.
Date: 08/19/09 11:20 am Title: Chapter 8
Aww, the ending is so cute! I really liked this story, that was quite original and I loved the evolution of the Toms' relationship! Great work! ; )
Author's Response: :D Thank you very much!
Date: 05/29/09 11:25 pm Title: Chapter 4
Amber it's a good name for a redhead, don't know why.
Author's Response: I know what you mean. It just kind of works.
Date: 05/10/09 10:14 am Title: Chapter 8
Oh by the way, I didn't ever compared your storie with In Somnis Verias, for if you saw it like that. It was just that In Somnis Veritas put the idea of lost twins in my head... But nothings wrong with that uh?
Anyway, forget about my lame review, it was just something I had to say.
x.
Author's Response: Honestly, I've actually worried about people comparing the two stories since the setting is rather similar. You're the first person to mention it, though, so I'm less concerned with it now. Plus Em never called me on it, so I figure it's cool. ;)
Date: 05/10/09 10:07 am Title: Chapter 8
This story is like... AMAZING!
Sorry I never commented the other parts of the storie, but I was just so wrapped around the storie, I totally forgot.
Anyway, the idea of the mirror is an unexpected magicall thing, I liked it. And that whole world out there, great great great.
So I had a couple of theories in the beginning about what was happening and how it was going to go. I had little wrong, I already expected Emperor Tom saw a Bill in Tom (I had that idea from In Somnis Veritas, Emseviltwin) but this was still very different. And how it outgrowed was a thing I never expected and I loved it even more for it.
Your insperation, intensions and all that other stuff is interesting and keeps me surprised. You're a really talented writer, it's gift so be damn happy with it :)
I'll take a little break right now so I can get my schoolwork done and after that I'm coming right back for A Little Viset. I'm already looking forward to it, it totally makes my day, isn't that great?^^
x. Rosanne
Author's Response: Thank you! And it's totally alright that you saved your comments until the end, I don't mind. :)
Annnnd thank you again for the talent comment. :D
I DO ever so enjoy making people's days. :)
Date: 03/05/09 10:28 pm Title: Chapter 5
Finally a great understanding has brought them both together in warm way.
I so love this story more.
Author's Response: Tis just what they needed to see eye to eye a little better.
Date: 03/05/09 09:33 pm Title: Chapter 3
They are truely tit for tat and that's how I like it.
More reading a go
Author's Response: :D
Date: 03/05/09 08:55 pm Title: Chapter 2
I would take it like a man, but in Tom's case...
Not cool at all.
Looking forward to the next chapter
Author's Response: Totally not cool. *tuts*
Date: 02/25/09 04:13 pm Title: Chapter 8
really really enjoyed this :)
Author's Response: Aww, thanks darlin. :D
Date: 02/12/09 08:49 pm Title: Chapter 8
wow that was a pretty amazing fic :) but i kind of wished they stayed together DX
Author's Response: Thank you! And you already found the next part, so now you know. :D
Date: 02/12/09 02:28 am Title: Chapter 8
okay so i hate slash unless its like really funny.. but this one wasnt too slash-y and it was actually good. nice job
Author's Response: Thank you!
Date: 02/10/09 08:59 pm Title: Chapter 5
Tronheim from Tronjheim...? Haha anyway, this is a captivating story of epic proportions! Please do your best and keep writing! :D
Author's Response: Sadly there's no reason behind Tronheim other than that I needed a name for a place. *the shame* I should start pretending it was intentional, though. :D
I will do my best and most def keep writing.
Date: 02/09/09 07:42 pm Title: Chapter 8
W.O.W. thsi story was so good....i can't describe it.i start reading it yesterday and didn't have time to finish the last chapter so i came back for more today.
i swear this story is one of the best i've ever read here in THF.
It was so funny, well written and the plot was just awemazing, i think the plot is the one of the most things i like about it, along with the two toms.
i was hoping tom would stay with the emperor but he couldn't leave billa alone either, so it was really hard for me.
you know i think you should do a sequel later on, in which the emperor comes to tom's worlds and meets bill.*but doesn't fell inlove with him, he'd still like tom*The only problem about that is how are the twins gonna explain the fans that there is a second tom running around???lol
Anyway like i said before you did a wonderful job with this story, i enjoyed reading every single part of it and i never got bored, not a single time.=DDD
i hope you think about the sequel=DDD
Author's Response: First off, a sequel is already written! It's called 'A Little Visit'. Feel free to go scope. (and as long as your after sequels, go ahead and check out the sequel to that one as well. ;)
The best you've read? Awww, flattered! Thank you!!
It was hard decided what to do with everyone once it was going on. You don't want to leave the Emperor alone again, but you also don't want Bill not knowing what happened. Poor kittens.
Date: 02/09/09 01:45 pm Title: Chapter 8
I spend half a day to read it, but I'm glad, because this story is amazing. ^^ First of all - the plot. The idea is original, I really appreciate it. Actually, I thought there wouldn't be an happy ending, but I'm glad there was, otherwise my heart would be broken. I liked Emperor a lot, because.. um, it was still Tom, well, at least, he looked like Tom, so, I admire the way you made this Tom look - different from any I've seen before. I mean his character, the way he talks, acts, sees things. His self-assurance was so funny sometimes, specially when he continued to make disagreeable sexual situations for Tom, haha. Well, though at the end of the story, Emperor became a lot like Tom. He lost a little of his character. But maybe it was meant to be :)
I don't think Tom would survive in there. Well, he had a great time with Emperor, but in the Basai just weren't these things that real Tom suits with. His Bill, his family, fans and just the whole life he has. Did he love Emperor? I guess not. But I'm not sure.
Some scenes of them were so nice, they made me smile ^^ And those unexpected kisses from Emperor, I find them kind of funny, but so nice. And Tom leaned in to him, maybe I would be surprised, but description was quite obvious.
Avv, but the whole story was wonderful. Maybe you should use some more descriptions, because Basai - that's the place we don't know anything about, so it makes the reader curious. And again, a praise for you about the idea. I'm glad Tom came home, and I'm so happy I read this story and you know, sorry about my english, I know it's horrible, but I hope, at least you'll get the point :D
Good job :*
Author's Response: I apologize in advance for my response being pretty lame since your comment was so nice, but I'm all pleased and grinning, and I don't really know how to write that down in comment form. So, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed all the little nuances in my story. Description of locations is something I DO need to work on, so, hey, next time. :D
Date: 02/08/09 02:31 pm Title: Chapter 8
ohmygod. I have no words, this story was so amazing.
Whenever they mentioned Bill's name, tears just came to my eyes, I just cant imagine a world with no Bill next to Tom.
I just spent an hour and half reading this story, and it wasnt a waste at all!!! This was honestly the best story I ever read!
Author's Response: *beams!* Thank you. :)