Lovely and powerful story. Thank you!

My heart is completely aching for Edward right now. Your words are amazing...the way you tell this story, the descriptions are so good.

Amazing chapter...a definite surprise that Edward showed up in Forks. And their first kiss...so good. Now...why do I have this wretched feeling that something bad is going to happen with Edwards sobriety...hope I'm wrong!

Oh my god, that was beyond perfect! I just absolutely loved everything about this story. I'm sitting here sobbing my eyes out and seriously considering starting back at the beginning right now! I really think I will!

The story was beautifully done, I love your writing style. The characters seemed so real, the diaolgue was very natural, the emotions came across so strongly. I thought I was going to be disappointed that there was no epilogue, but, truly, the ending could not have been better.

I LOVED IT! And I would love to read anything else you write! Thanks for sharing this wonderful story with us.

 

 

I COMPLETELY LOVED YOUR STORY! IT WAS CRAZY AND SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE STORIES I'VE READ BEFORE... IT DID LEAVE ME WANTING A LIL MORE THO, BUT I'LL JUST USE MY IMAGINATION :)

Holy fucking shit!!!  I'm devastated.  I knew he was spiraling, but I figured Jasper would somehow reach him.

Shit shit shit.

fab/vicki

I read your story and I cry - I know the truth and I think you know it too - thanks

Bella and Seth? different yet i liked it.

This is my third read of this lovely story.

Any chance of writing another one?

I wander around all the archives and pick at stories only to wander off realizing I'm really looking exclusively for your particular voice, pacing, style and honesty. Your work is my FAVORITE!

Please write another!  Think about how happy you will make people.

Imagine them rubbing their hands together,bouncing and giggling with glee. Imagine hundreds of people slapping "Do Not Disturb" stickers on their foreheads and rooting themselves onto their screens. Because TALULABLUE is once again raising the flag of quality writing above the sea of mundane, shallow, lazy, and trivial.

You may not have intended to; but you set a standard for more palatable storytelling. And I thank you.

Author's Response:

You're sweet. Seriously. And you made me laugh. Bonus points.

I have a vague idea for another story. But it's a long, long, long way off. If writing the story was like tending a garden, the idea would be an individual seed in a pack of seeds, still on the shelf at the store, and I'm standing in front of the shelf deciding what I want to buy. I don't know if that metaphor works.

I'm so glad you enjoyed the story - even the third time around. =)

Oh Edward. Your writing makes his struggles seem so real.

Great slow burn with those kisses, but it makes me nervous because I wonder if Edward is ready to have Bella be more than a friend.

This story is too good...I literally read it when I wake up...on my breaks from work..and now I am caught up and am sad :( It's amazing!

This story is Fantastic! Every time I thought I knew where the story was going to go, you surprised me. This story was so real, and that was what was so great about it. Not everything was perfect, and it took them a while to get where they are now, and we don't know where they are going to end up. What i thought was really great was how you really showed the two different sides to Edward. When he relapsed i was so disgusted by him, it's like it felt like he was a stranger, but that was the point. And when Bella was with Jake it just felt so odd, but I think that was the point as well. They stumbled and maybe didn't meet in the right place but they got to where they are now, and It will be better because they have had experiences. 

I love the way you write, it's so easy to connect with the characters the way you write, it's something really special.