I just posted a review on your "Leadbelly" story, and wandered over to read your other pieces. Wanted to comment again, and tell you that you have some of the most gorgeous moments in your prose. They tend to stick with you after you finish reading, which is hard to find in even published, found-at-the-bookstore-authors, and nigh impossible in fanfic. I would KILL to be able to write like that, and keep it up for more than a couple hundred words. : ) Thank you again for such great work!

oh crap, the angst. Very good stuff.

Jesus Christ.
That was intense.
Just ONE quote that says EVERYTHING:
"Something happens to me whenever I read one of your stories...My stomache knots up, I get nauseated(a little dizzy), goosebumps...the chills...just like when I saw Spike fall from the Cathedral to "Green Bird" and saw him fall one last time as "Blue" began to play...just this sick feeling, this sadness. With each new chapter and with this new story, I am more and more amazed at your power as a writer to arouse such emotion, such pity, such tragedy. You have quite the gift, as I'm sure you hear often. No one captures what Spike and Faye had like you do, no one(no out of character actions or thoughts...there's no major Julia bashing. Just this real sense of pain, loss, guilt, confusion... raw human emotions...sometimes primal human emotions...and what the effects are of the actions we can't help but make.). The realness of it every time makes me catch my breath. I actually hear them speaking these lines, see them moving, feel their anguish. Julia's words about Faye were so true to the little bit of character we were shown. Spike's anger and confusion...Faye's final line at the end of this story, though, is what really grabbed me. So perfect. So, I applaude you, thank you, and eagerly await to be astounded again." - Rosebud
Amen. Amen.
I love you.
YOU ROCK.

that was awesome!! you left me in a daze...i enjoyed it all!! it was really good...i'm still so blown away, i can't find the right words to discribe it...which also explains all the gibberish i wrote...

OMG! ::sniffles:: =*( OMG! ermm...wow, I could cry, eheh. ;_; I'm pathetic when it comes to sad endings, lol. It was SO beautifully-written...I'm seriously sitting here going WOW! I mean, I admit that I, myself, have written a take-off on that scene, but I made it rather literal & straight to the point, but you branched off in ways that I never even thought about which could very well be true. You made everyone seem in character, which is a very wonderful gift since Spike is such a fluid character, meaning one day he'll be one emotion, then the next something completely different. He's very hard to depict, and I think that you did an AMAZING job. Also, I really liked that scene between Spike & Julia. It was really interesting, & I truly wish that a scene like that were in the series. It was nice...it made Julia seem more human. I mean, all you ever really know about her is that she's this beautiful phantasm from Spike's past that haunts him to no end, but you made her seem like we (the readers) had known her as well as Faye or Spike, or any of the Bebop crew. As a final note, I...well...LOVED IT! =-D

You broke my heart again when I read this this afternoon.

"She saved my life. And she had no idea who I was. She just did it because she... she's strong and could."

Just wonderful description of Faye. A very interesting portrayal of Julia. You know very much that I liked this and thought it was one of your best pieces. It flowed smoothly, and the lyrics enhanced the story instead of distracting the reader. They had good placement and flowed well with what you were talking about. I loved Spike in the end, it was like a bit of insight into his mind during that episode. Excellent.

Something happens to me whenever I read one of your stories...My stomache knots up, I get nauseated(a little dizzy), goosebumps...the chills...just like when I saw Spike fall from the Cathedral to "Green Bird" and saw him fall one last time as "Blue" began to play...just this sick feeling, this sadness. With each new chapter and with this new story, I am more and more amazed at your power as a writer to arouse such emotion, such pity, such tragedy. You have quite the gift, as I'm sure you hear often. No one captures what Spike and Faye had like you do, no one(no out of character actions or thoughts...there's no major Julia bashing. Just this real sense of pain, loss, guilt, confusion... raw human emotions...sometimes primal human emotions...and what the effects are of the actions we can't help but make.). The realness of it every time makes me catch my breath. I actually hear them speaking these lines, see them moving, feel their anguish. Julia's words about Faye were so true to the little bit of character we were shown. Spike's anger and confusion...Faye's final line at the end of this story, though, is what really grabbed me. So perfect. So, I applaude you, thank you, and eagerly await to be astounded again.