.. That was truly beautiful. Where to start?!
At the beginning, I suppose… I liked how Mikey seemed slightly more assertive- clearly he’s shaken by all the events, but he now knows Frank enough now to ask him outright what happened, and not balk at Frank’s outbursts.
Ahh Frank. God this made me cry, his hope, his vulnerability. The scene in the bathroom is magnificent, seriously, that was in-FUCKING-credible writing. Phewph. Heavy stuff, and god those emotions projected strongly. I don’t know what I expected, but not that; it was fantastic. The way he was choking, sobbing, and how unexpected he seemed to find that fact, and how that translated into his anger. I felt as hurt as he did to be honest, and the mirror smashing just seemed to break him; at the revelation (well.. we all knew, and to some extent he did) that he loves Gerard.
Gerard… all his hurt being cloaked again under that bloody shell.. very curious about him at the doctor’s, imagining that scene in my head.
You pointed out how you’ve realised how much this story means to you, and god I tell you, us too. Me too. This story means so, so much to me, which is something I really realised when I read this chapter. The whole story has been very poignant for me, and (similarly to you, it reflects issues in my life) this chapter really reminded me of why I love it so much, and how much I’ve missed it. I hope you’re doing okay, and congrats again on truly excellent writing. xo
Author's response
This review, oh my god. You just...oh my god, you fucking made my week, okay? Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely, insightful and detailed review, it really means so much- as does knowing the story means something to you personally. I'm so pleased you liked the chapter and I'm sorry for the wait- writing this chapter reminded me how much I love this story, so the next update will be a lot sooner! Thank you so, so much again. I hope you continue to enjoy the story c':