Perfect. Leaves me speechless, so you get a sucky review. But oh well, its your own fault. You made a perfect story. :)

This was an absolutely spectacular read! I truly enjoyed it and it was certainly heart-wrenching and really true. I could see everything you were saying and you said it so beautifully! GREAT JOB!

Sad and really really beautifull!
It`s going to my favorite stories list
love it!!

Wow.
*attempts to breathe*

That was simply breathtaking, and beautifully written.
An amazing piece.

Tina, That was great! I am reading all your stuff now! You are such a great writer! :D Keep it up sweetie!

Lindsay

Whoa. That's one of those pieces that when it's over I just stare at the screen for a minute feeling like something important just happened and I'm too ditzy to figure out what it was.
That was great! I'm not usually big on the angst, but what is Literati, really, if not angsty? I've been trying to keep the Mandy Blinders on, but I'm getting too old top believe my own rose colored ideas any longer. Sigh.
But it was great! I mean, really. Not like my usually fluffy great, but deep great. I have to go read and reflect again. :)

absolutely *breathtaking.*

your ability to draw real, raw, genuine emotions is incredible.

i had a good cry after i read this.

thank you for continuing to write such beautiful stories.

-molly-

tina :D this is amazing! you know i love one-parters :) this had a great mood to it, kinda put me thru a bit of angst and then peace. i feel like i havent read a fic in ages, none of the great fic writers on my alerts list are writing much anymore. unfortunately, i feel the litness kinda fading in me :S even in fics now. but as long as theres still some good stuff coming out by writers like you, i dont think i can ever really lose my litness :) great work, keep it up :D

Tina. I hate you.

Just kidding, it was amazing. I love that, "They have made love an imperfection." It describes them so well.

*sigh*

We're reduced now only to future fics where it can never work with them, or else it's unrealistic. How sad, huh?

Oh well, as long as authors (like you) continue to write beautiful bittersweet endings like this one, i'll survive.

:-D

This is anything but crap. Nicely done.

Ah... Tina, I love you. You are absolutely amazing. This was.. *giggles* I look forward to many similar occurences.

Great job!

this is anything but crap.
simple sentences, simple words but complicate thoughts: i don't know how you maneged to write that way and it's a shame that you haven't written a lot recently because this is very beautiful and anything else would be the same.
best lines? here:

"They ** occasionally, and they want to call it making love,...it is still beautiful. They don’t want it to be, but it is what it is."

"They have made love in imperfection."

perfect...

Elena

Very touching story. I loved it. Your writing is beautiful and full of meaning.

This line: They have made love in imperfection. just absolutely nails it. Everything else is superfluous, because I am just blown away by that line.

*opens mouth but words won't come out*
*wipes away a tear*
This is beautiful. Just...stunning.
It really does render somebody speechless.
I see where you could get the background idea from TTW. *grins* I