Reading this left me somewhat breathless. At some unknown time, I think I've synchronised my breathing with Conrad (which left me holding my breath as though waiting for something most of the time)

I applaud you for something so intense (not that my opinion matters much). Though there are minor grammatical errors scattered throughout the story, they did not mar it.

Thank you for the good read. I am usually a lurker.. but this prompted me to log in. (:

Gorgeous angst with a lovely grasp of Conrad's voice. Wonderful stuff

I have no idea how I let this gorgeous fic slip through the cracks (sorry, couldn't help myself) and pass me by back when I was hunting up Conrad-centric stories through all the Yuurams at so I'm very glad it got recc'd again recently because DAMN, Vain_Chan, this is GOOD! It'd have been a great shame to have missed this. I've always loved your take on Conrad, and am deeply impressed by how you've managed to get into his very complicated head. Your story is told here with such deftness and skill that I find myself aching right along with Conrad. What an incredible job you did here.

And thank you so much for the references to Conrad's own noble heritage on his human side, and his descent from the kings of Shimaron! (and your slant on Belal, as always, is marvellous.) I've always thought the series didn't address this fact very much, and have wanted to try a fic of my own one day with that theme in mind. It was a lovely thing to find, and resonated with me so deeply, along with so many other issues that you have Conrad struggling with.

I wish that you would continue to write KKM fics, and perhaps in this vain, er, I mean vein. ;-) The angst and pain is so vivid, that a great part of me longs for you to write a follow-up where Conrad discovers that Yuuri loves him back after all! Perhaps one day?

Such a wonderfully told story, one that feels so in tune with how Conrad views himself, and I thank you profusely for writing this.

Pax :-)

It's simply a crime that this story has not gotten more love via reviews. The way you use that small scene from the episode and turn it into an emotional and thought-provoking piece on Conrad is just wonderful. Beautiful use of wording and character to make a gorgeously angsty story.

Angst...poor Conrad. That was wonderfully written, good job

Talk about the beauty and sadness of this fic...I really felt sorry for Conrad here. You've set the mood of despair and desire perfectly, I applaud you

Absolutely beautiful!

i cried at this. oh, how i absolutely BAWLED! *sniffles* poor Conrad! hes always been my fave (betrayal arc and all, and to see him goin through this... gah! its not like i didnt already figure that this was running around in his brain, but to actually read it is friggin heartbreaking! *sobs* this just shot up to my favorite KKM fic of all time, depressiveness and all hehe seriously, its bloody gorgeous. do you plan to continue? id love to see more, and ive checked all those lil boxes. id be heading for your author page too, if i wasnt mere minutes from closing time in my univ library XD heh oh well, ill come back

ee ^__^ Great story~! Gaah, I love ConYuu XD But anyhow...one-sided o.O? Fuh, I think not! (lol... -_-V) I mean, Yuuri's worried because his love left him, ne ^__^? And Conrad is the same, missing Yuuri's presence~! Yes, yes!

lol, Great job, once again ^__^

GAH! This is beautiful! You truly have the inside of conrad's head down pat, and I just love how this is filled with unrequited angst.

Great, great fic.

:)

nicely done!

I was very confused w/ Konrad betraying his Maou, but it makes sense in episode 40...more or less. And it is disturbing that the soul of his beloved Julia went into Yuuri. Thats gotta suck...to have your soulmate go into the body of someone of the same sex.

So...my friend CharmedReality got me into watching KKM, you should check out her fic, since she's the reason I'm reading yours. =)

And btw, this was well written and very angsty indeed!

I LOVED this fic. Not only is is about my favorite characters from my favorite new obsession--Kyou Kara Maou, but it was also partially inspired by the new Nine Inch Nails CD which has been a mainstay of my CD player since its recent release.

I thought your descriptions were as beautifully written as they were heart-breakingly acurate. Konrad holds so much inside behind those warm, smiling eyes.

I am very glad I stumbled across your story. It is certainly among my favaorite Kyou Kara Maou fictions. And believe me, my little obsession has motivated me to read an almost disturbing number of them, so that is saying something.