I really like this. I adore the way you talk about Sora's smile to Riku and how it is nothing special. It's how smiles really are and you did a great job describing it. THe line simple and clean and like a knife wound, fit exteremly well. Great story^^.

I've never really cared for Riku/Sora but this was so, so painful I fell in love with it. It's very "real" - I've felt like this before (never as intensely, though). Powerful stuff, great work.

I loved the rawness of the emotion in here. The many interjections only contributed to the disjointed, splintered feel of this whole thing.

Adding this to my favorite stories.

Absolutely gorgeous.

There are no other words for how beautiful this piece of writing is!

This is my favorite Riku/Sora piece so far. Nothing surpasses it. You have excellent prose and your characterizations are right on the spot. You pulled off the emotion in the story beautifully. I love it. Wonderful, wonderful job.

I was rereading this when I realized I'd never left a review. ^^;
Anyway, this is absolutely gorgeous- probably the best RS fic I've ever read. The writing, characterization, everything is flawless.

That was...beautiful! You actually reminded me of Shakespeare! I-I am almost speechless, but I must type so I can praise you. This was a beautiful, monumental piece of artwork. And there should be no doubt bout whether or not I'm favoriting you.

*fangirls incoherently for a good ten minutes*

You totally rock. Like what. I absolutely loved the way Riku's POV was used here. Such a good characterization of him, and one that I don't read about too often. I love the whole indecision about what they are, and I totally get what Riku's saying about little things that make you wonder if someone likes you or if they're just affectionate.

That can suck a lot. ^_^*

Overall, a great fic. Sora was incredibly IC in this, too. Great job!

^.~*

There's not much I can say to that. You have a gift.

* sighs * A good!RikuSora fic at last (and angst! at that). I applaud your ability to convey all the complex emotions Riku feels towards Sora - amore, agape, eros - and in fact, I want more! Please continue writing excellent RikuSora. ^_^

~~*ShinakaStar*~~

HOLY.

i CANNOT believe that i haven't read this before. XO

wonderful, lovely way you portrayed riku and his angst. i usually go for the fluffy sugary things, but with writing as good as this, i love it anyway!

plus i love the hints of BOTH distubing-ness and sweetness yopu can glimps from riku's musings.

nicely done!

may i dedicate a drabble to you?

Wow! This fic is unlike anything I've read before--it's perfectly angsty without being whiny, yanno? The characterization is effortlessly good. The writing is lush and beautiful, and your "voice" in your writing is unforgettable and unique. Amazing work, Ruaki! ^_^

Ah! Wonderful prose. I could imagine Riku saying every bit of that. The imagery is wonderful, I definitely loved it.

Plus the words, eros, agape, and amore? They were wonderful touches.

I can't get across how much I enjoyed it. RikuSora usually makes me cringe, but it didn't do that this time. Maybe because you didn't bend their characterization to make it work. Sora was wonderfully... Ahh, yes!

Still innocent. Thank you God.

oh my gosh. wow.

that was... amazing.

:D

Beautiful