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This is the very first Bennoda fic I've read. (late to jump the bandwagon :P )

This was a very, very good read. I liked Mike's initial hesitation, but acquiescence as Chester kept trying to get in his pants. (But honestly, who could resist that? XD )

god that was hot..loved it!

Ooh. The structure of your story is... really interesting. I really like the unsure-morphed into surity- Mike. I also love the way Chester is reassured that their line of thought is the same by Mike's semiconscious actions... It was soo sweet. I loved it.

-Kaiya-

that was brilliant, it made me smile ^__^ i had no idea what you'd come up with at all so it was extremely fun to read - and you did not disappoint whatsoever.

bennoda is love. your bennoda is HOT, awe-inspiring, wonderful love. (and if that's not a proper descripitive sentence - tough- it is now ;p)

i really enjoyed that - it was like a journey of trust - chester trying desperatly to prize Mike out from the walls he'd built up around him (both literally and mentally) and the process of trying to face up to things and not run away and more importantly moving on - with the help of trust < 3

and also the blackout added, to me, a brilliant effect - to me sometimes talking about your feelings face to face with someone can be a little awkward and using the lack of light in this situation meant maybe mike found comfort in it for his expression perhaps couldn't be read. it's like when you confess - the priest can only see the shadow of your face - they can't see who you are or see how your emotions are reflecting in your expression and there's something easing about that notion.

i loved the way that once mike had gotten out of the bathroom and started to absorb chester's words about 'it's time to stop missing her' and obviously, the imagery of chester attending to mike's wounds < 3 and i feel those were both real turning points. almost like chester had slapped mike really hard and said 'MOVE ON' (wishful thinking huh? ;p)

the progression into the bennoda made me smile. a lot. gah. red you made me smile during a fic? what THE fuck?

the smut was adorable. (again, adorable red!!) it was full of uncertainanty as well as want which i think worked really well. it was obvious they both wanted it and once they pushed away their doubts it flowed out because itwasmeanttobe. and the part where chester pushed mike's arms above his head and 'He didn’t reply, but when I moved my hand back to his stomach, paused, before going lower and stroking him, he kept his arms above him, and that’s when I knew I had his trust.' = my favourite part. there was something very touching about those lines <3

the sechs was hot. (yeah i don't have any better word to use!) it was innocence and naivety mixed with want and slightly drunken need mixed with trust and a very strong bond and it worked perfectly. there was non of that 'ZOMGZ WE LOVES EACH OTHERS WE ARE GAYZ FOEVER AND WE NEED TO FUCK AND MARRY TOMOROW AND HAVE BABIEEEZ AND ZOMZG WE WEREZ STRAIGHT TWO HOURSZ AGOSZ' crap which is often laced in bennoda fics *sob* it was realistic and touching and very, very believable.

and also very hot.

the 'morning after' scene was extremely lovely as well (and YAY for the happy ending part <33) chester however showed some uncertainty as he'd obviously been attracted to mike for some time and it was quite anxious to read - i guess i was feeling for chester and questioning if mike would still even be there but that small touch of this line : 'I got up and tore the blankets off the other bed, covered Mike with them and was about to walk away before his hand snaked out from the covers and grabbed mine' was brilliant. it was one small motion yet it meant everything < 3

red you rock. and to quote myself :

'You, my dear could post a fic containing James Blunt (lyrics) and it would rock'

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Very Sweet. Very Hot. Very good job.

Beautiful and realistic. What makes me adore this story more is how you make an old plot come to life again. Plot : cliche, but your writing style saved it, and even made it a very exquisite piece of art.

Personally, I love how you ended the story. No claiming on their relationship, no idea about the future :good or bad, they're just two normal people enjoying the morning after. It makes me feel happy and warm inside (how strange ^^). Good job.

That was beautiful and tender. I loved it.

You have a talent for capturing Mike and Chester, (well, as we know them to be). The situation, the details, and their relationship seem very real. :)

Lastly, I liked how Chester cleaned up at the end. Things between he and Mike are "messy" in the light of day, but Chester's ready to make everything clean. Better. Right. It's a glimmer of hope for their relationship. :)

*giggles* that was so cute and hot! Wonderful job!

-VP

hurt/comfort bennoda ftw!

i really liked this. you somehow managed to avoid the cliche, making it not a sudden thing, but something that rolled around and kind of happened. i loved mike's hesitance and coupled with chester's drunken boldness it made a great and almost horrid combination. it was so close to being somethign terrible but came out so great... i probably stopped making sense a while ago, so i'll stop here and say i really liked it. =D

Really nice, I liked it. A lot of people write this kind of Mike horribly wrong, but you did it well. I laughed reading the part about Chester falling off the bed.

Cute. (: I liked the small detail, how everything seemed very real. The part about him cutting adds a really almost disturbing element to it, especially since it was dark and you almost couldn't see how bad it really was.

The only bad thing I have to say about this is that I wasn't a big fan of the ending. I guess it was because I expected them to talk about it, but I personally thought it ended too fast. That's just my opinion, though.

Good work.

lOVED IT!

-DANNI