...You win at the intarweb.

Seriously. That was beautiful.

...*starts to tear up* Nghh...

*forces tears back* Gah...I haven't even watched 25 yet but this was enough for me to feel the loss. The last line was truly the line that got me the most. "Truth was, Maes Hughes had never pushed him from behind. He had always been at the top of the hill, waiting for Roy to join him."

There's just something about friends and their supporting of one another that always gets to me. And it's always tragic how friends like Roy and Hughes get separated before they are actually in the same place. So sad...and yet...so sweet. That bittersweet thing...yeah...

I have yet to cry about Hughes. I'm really trying to wait until 25 to do that, and you almost make me cry here! Nghh! *wanders off, trying to not cry*

Very good.
These parts stood out from the rest:
-The empty whiskey bottle
-The present
-Roy visiting Maes' grave and shows him the pictures
-The end

Again, very nicely written...

Very good.
These parts stood out from the rest:
-The empty whiskey bottle
-The present
-Roy visiting Maes' grave and shows him the pictures
-The end

Again, very nicely written...

roy showing pictures to hughes...you have just made my evening.
beautifully touching, not overly dramatic or really angsty at all and all done in a very elegant writing style! beautious!

Hah, a very nice piece. You've done well. Short, but irrevocably charming.