This is one of the best Day of Silence stories I've ever read. You've done a fantastic job showing all the sides of the complex day: the teacher who makes fun, the one who sympathizes, the one who pleads them to talk, the kids who make fun, the kids who support, and the kids who take out their feelings violently.

The ending was great. Like, it was so real, the way he rushed to help, and the things the boys said and how they were outnumbered and Tony didn't fight back. That was powerful: he didn't fight back, he didn't say a thing. Because too many people do break that silence.

I like how he was fidgeting at the end, because you do. Escpecially my first year. I was pantomiming by eight period. Next year I felt real mad at myself for it and did better, but I think I wrote something, and I got mad at myself again. It's really easy to slip up, but it means so much more it you work hard.

You know those after-parties some school clubs hold? Well, I went to check out the 'breaking-the-silence party at the GSA room last year and When I went in and heard everyone talking, and I heard this boy say how he could't stay silent all the school day because this one guy was making fun of LGBT folk so he soke up to defend them - I got so mad that I just turned around and walked out and didn't speak all night.

I mean, to me it's not about changing people's opinions. I mean, my mormon friends are never going to accept gay people, but Day of Silence is about showing support and compassion for anyone struggling - in the closet or not . I mean, I think most people protesting are straight. At least in High School, because it IS scary to 'come out' and so I think it's about openly saying 'yeah I know things are tough, I understand some of the things you face, and I still support you one hundred percent. There are people out here like me who aren't going to hate you or ridicule you'. You know?

I've rambled a ton, but I really like your story and it made me think. After all, the way I found out about Day of Silence was a fan fiction like this one. It's a great idea to spread awareness like this.
~Echo

Wow. This was amazingly well-written, you are a brilliant author :-)
There are so many ways that a fic like this could have taken a horribly wrong turn quite easily, but yours proves as a defiance to all over-dramatic and senseless fics, and emerges instead as something beautifully constructed.
To say that it was powerful would be stealing your other reviewers' lovely ideas, so I will just stick to heartbreaking. It was truly a great piece, you should be incredibly proud of yourself.
Excellent job!
~Purple Rhapsody~

Wow. I thought I had read everything you'd written, but apparently, I hadn't. This was very powerful, and very amazing; I think it's the best thing you've written. I'm obsessed with dialogue; the lack of it was also very poweful. More so than I'd have thought. This is truly a wonderful piece, and that has nothing to do with the fandom at all. Have you considered submitting it to magazines or anything?

that was VERY good.

Wow...I can't even describe how powerful that was. Your an awesome writer!

Ugh. Dammit.

This actually came close to happening to me. I was constantly harassed but noone would accept it. I made an upperclassman follow me around *laughs bitterly*

Were you bothered much?

I so win, because I HAVE read this before.

I did hear of you, really.

I like it. [Oh, the in depth review of everything from characterization to the weighty issue of which we speak. In three words. I love my job!]

you write beautifully. you really do. im 16 too and i did the day of silence also. my school changed it around so it would be all forms of harassment because there was alot of fear of a riot and a walk out... mostly from ignorant people. i was a suporter and even i got words thrown at me. i just had to review because one of my friends had a similar expirience of what you wrote about. keep on writing stories, and have a good one. ~Adri

w00tness to you for writing such an awesome fic! *hands you caffeine and slashy boys*

yay for not going melodramatic with this, like it would have been so easy to do. you have a maturity and restraint about your writing that is elegant.

wow I hope you continue this story because I beleive it has a very important message to it. My best friend is gay and It makes me so mad that people say and do things cruel to her because of that.Thank you for writing something about this its a very important issue.

Wow. That was amazing. I had no idea that there was such a thing as National Day of Silence. Im glad that there is something like that out there. I really liked this story.

Really good job, sweetie. Excellent way to handle this. *loves on you*

Oh, that was sad. :( I did DOS yesterday, it was awesome. :D Thanks for writing a fic for it, that was special.

Dude. Just whoa. This was exceptional even compared to the rest of your writing.Very powerful.

And I *heart* semi-surferdude!Jack. You made Jack likeable in this fic--not a very easy feat. Therefore you rule.