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This Is Not The End by shinobi
From: Tiberias
Date: 2008-05-01
Chapter: 1
It was a cold day in the middle of November when it happened. When you kissed another guy for the first time in your thirty one years. You never imagined that you'd do that; you know, kiss another man. But you did. And you liked it. And you wanted more. And you felt something that you'd never, ever felt before when you'd kissed anyone.
And you wanted him like you'd never wanted anyone before.
Mike.
Oh what a beautiful and breathtaking start!
I can see that, I can really see this gentle kiss that Mike and Chester are sharing.
Then Mike being confused leaving Chester craving for more ... ahhhh an undecided Mike that drives Chester crazy.
Again, you wrote something that is gentle and both sharp as Mike's indifference.
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Date: 2008-04-20
Chapter: 1
I keep reading this over and over again because it's perfect! Definitely one of my all-time favourites.
From: Dylan
Date: 2008-04-14
Chapter: 1
All of the Mike being confused and Chester sitting at his car outside the house all night and the going back in time and doing things over again, all of that were so sweet and amazing and cleverly written.
Yes, The part where Chester waited in his car is made of awesome. I love how Mike was in the window, and the describtion of Chester's walk to the door and everything. It was genious.
The ending is perfect for this story. It makes me all happy and fluffyminded and go squee over Mike and Chester, which not many fics often manage to make me do. The language you use is so fine.
Damn. This stuff works.
Date: 2008-04-14
Chapter: 1
You left me speechless. Beautiful and well-written like always. Your bennoda fluff = the best fluff around. This is one of the best first kiss scene I have ever read. Amazing! :D
From: dark_red
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Date: 2008-04-14
Chapter: 1
You know me, I don't usually care for fluff, but this made me squee a lot. My favorite thing about this is your characters because you made them both likable - Chester's restraint in the name of saving their friendship, Mike's restraint from showing how affected he was by the whole thing. Win, all of it. I don't know why these characters drew me in so much, but perhaps I'm a bit sick of the same old 'good guy, bad guy' routine and welcomed this as something different.
I love how you took something so cutesy but didn't write it that way; when I saw this was a 'first kiss' story, I was thinking some sort of middle school drama, but the end result was so much better than I imagined. So much less...virginal (for lack of a better word at 8:30 in the morning).
I'm ashamed to say, I wibbled a bit when Mike broke down. Damn you for making me go all fluffy for that bastard.
Another thing I loved about this was that so much went unsaid. We don't know how far they went before, nor how far they go in the end, and we don't know exactly why Mike breaks down - there's no telling what their relationship was like beforehand, but it's obvious it was important and close. And I love that they're both invested in each other enough to express their feelings in every which way. Friendships like that are enviable.
The whole 'resolution' was also really great, their sort of reenactment of the scene itself. I don't know how you do it, but you manage to write fluff without making me want to vomit after reading it. Any other person would have written that scene way too over the top, but you did it just right.
<3
From: nia_jasmine
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Date: 2008-04-14
Chapter: 1
Sighhhhhh so sweet :)
From: LP_babe[Loggedout]
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Date: 2008-04-13
Chapter: 1
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Loved it. I envy your work for one reason; You write fantastic. This story drew me in the first paragraph, since then on I was anxiously reading on what could happen to both Chester and Mike. I loved the end, it made me visualize what was going to happen next.
Much Simmy Love <3 xo.
From: astraloree
Date: 2008-04-13
Chapter: 1
Loved Loved Loved It!!! As I do all of your stuff!! I'm so envious of how you can write something so full of emotion that draws the reader in completely, hooking them, in so few words!! Thanks so much for writing and sharing! much <3333!
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Date: 2008-04-13
Chapter: 1
That was so beautiful - thank you for writing that! I loved how Mike was the one to run. <3
Would you consider writing a sequel?
From: Zero
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Date: 2008-04-13
Chapter: 1
That was too cute. Especially the last question Mike asked. XD
Excellent job!
From: KillingLights
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Date: 2008-04-13
Chapter: 1
This was a sweet story.
From: Dj
Date: 2008-04-13
Chapter: 1
This was a nice addition to my night. Thank you for not ending it in sex. I'm fed up with fics that go from a kiss to sex. Maybe they slept together, but you didn't show that. It was also a nice change from pure angst.
I really admire your writing. :)
From: Stepha
Date: 2008-04-13
Chapter: 1
This was just what I needed tonight.
I love it!! :)
If I could only write like that *sigh*
You’re brilliant.
From: No~One
Date: 2008-04-13
Chapter: 1
omg that was awesome. i really liked that. a lot. great job =D
From: malaiyas
Date: 2008-04-13
Chapter: 1
This was very sweet.
I enjoyed the emotions, Mike's confusion in particular. Chester's emotions were simply expressed, but very thorough all the same. Well-written, of course, as always.
I liked the way we knew what had happened, but there was still so much more we didn't know. Your attention to minor details, like the fact that it was raining or that it happened on a Thursday, gave that much more to get involved in while reading. And the ending was just perfect.
I enjoyed.<3
From: ccb
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Date: 2008-04-13
Chapter: 1
That was so sweet! Great job. :)
From: Beneath This Smile
Date: 2008-04-13
Chapter: 1
This made me smile so much.
I think it's hard (for me, at least) to write a fic with fluff in it without it going over board, or seeming realistic, or fuck, even being able to read it once without flinching. But you totally manage to write it beautifully every time, and this is no exception. It's made of so much win. <3
Wonderful job on this. =)
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From: Trash.
Date: 2012-07-27
Chapter: 1
Hot. Get over it, mike, a kiss is nothing. It's not like you gave him a first date rim job!