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Determined 2007-11-16 ch 3,	abuseWow...this was a pretty surreal fic (surreal as in good)...btw, are you still writing? You haven't updated in like 3 years...also your messages from your site are unanwsered. Maybe you should post on your ffnet profile if your not writing fics anymore cuz some are getting worried. Not to bother nobody or nuthin.'
moon71 2007-05-12 ch 3,	abuseExcuse me for not commenting on each chapter individually, but this story is so fluid I can only think of it as a whole and I hope the length of this review will compensate! I read your profile and I'm not surprised you have had work published because your writing is so professional and shows a great deal of practise as well as thought and imagination. This has to be not only one of the best Gravitation stories I've read but one of the best fanfics, full stop. I think I must have read it through about three times after I found it! First of all, as I said, your writing is so good. I always forgive awkward or inexperienced writing in fanfics if the story is good because after all, we're only doing this for a laugh, but it is lovely to find one so well written. I also think this is one of the best AUs I've read too - they abound in Gravitation fanfiction and are a lot of fun but yours doesn't just place the characters in an alternative scenario, it turns the whole concept inside out! I particularly love the surreal elements and the atmosphere of paranoia as Yuki tries to make sense of a universe he doesn't understand; I half expected it to end with it either being a conspiracy of silence or, more likely, a coma induced nightmare, but the real ending, for all it was initially unsettling - I couldn't help feeling, with Yuki, a sense of panic that there was no way out of this universe after all! - was just brilliant and so very clever and still managed to create a sense of a happy ending, to the point where I was actually quite pleased that there was no going back! One of the cleverest things about your story was the way you used the characters - fundamentally they hadn't changed, and with the exception of Shuichi's pop career, neither had events in Yuki's life. All the people around him were people who would have been around whether Shuichi existed or not - he might not have been involved with people like Sakano or Ryuichi or Fujisaki but he could have known of them or met them briefly. And the appearances of the supporting cast were great - the brief conversation with Mr Sakano reminded me of the manga, and I could just imagine him being out scouting for new talent when Yuki called. And the conversation with Ryuichi was just priceless - especially how he managed to strike right in the heart of Yuki's loneliness, and then immediately wander off into nonsense (or apparent nonsense - maybe he was right after all, Yuki didn't get back the Shuichi he had lost, but he did get a new Shuichi, in a way...? Whether that was intended or not, I got the eerie feeling Ryuichi really understood what was happening, especially when it turned out to be a pizza parlour Yuki had called...) I also thought you used Tatsuha well - in the manga at least, Yuki seemed to suggest he got on better with him than the rest of his family because Tatsuha remained non-judgemental, partly I'd think because he lives in his own world! But it did make sense he would be the one Yuki allowed to look after him, and that he would turn to him for help in the apparently insane quest for Shuichi. (And the fridge scene and the scene when he reads Yuki's little haiku love-poem on Shuichi really did make me laugh!) I did like the way you handled Yuki and his confused emotions - he remained thoroughly in character; surly, cynical and apparently cold; there was no great outbreak of remorse or slushy sentiment, but his actions spoke for him, as they always did in both the manga and the anime (something I think people sometimes forget in fanfics!) - his determination to find Shuichi, his shock and dismay when "Shuichi" turns out to be a cat (so wonderful! and so creepy!)and his growing despair first when it seems Shuichi the boy never existed and then when he realises the real Shuichi is not the one he had a relationship with, all speak for themselves. When Yuki remembers the "truth" the facts of his real relationship with Shuichi are again so plausible: Shuichi is still a persistant and lovestruck admirer of Yuki, Shuichi and Hiro are still musicians, Taki is still Shuichi's enemy - you made the real Gravitation universe feel not just like a dream but like Yuki's wish-fullfilling fantasy, where he has cast himself as the anti-hero and where all the elements fit together. Naturally if Shuichi is to be successful in music it would be with Tohma and Sakano's support and Fujisaki is probably the only other keyboardist Yuki could think of; Taki goes from being a general pain in the backside to being the arch-villain who comes to a bad end (that little fantasy of Yuki's of climbing through the window and beating him up was so perfect!). And of course Yuki's continuing fantasies about his neighbour create a scenario where they fall in love - if we're following the logic of the anime, instead of crashing his car on the way to Shuichi's concert, Yuki would surely be having his way with him in the moonlight... As I said, once I realised there would be no "awakening" I was initially a little shocked, but I quickly learned to love your "new" Shuichi, especially when he made his charmingly clumsy attempt to chat up Yuki and was rudely turned down. Again you managed to convey so much with so few words, a masterful technique for a writer - his sad words to Hiro in the lift said so much about what Shuichi has been doing and thinking in this universe, and even said something about his close relationship with Hiro (another element for Yuki to add to his fantasy universe!) Just as in the main universe, Shuichi doesn't give up for long and is apparently able to get under Yuki's skin just by constantly being in his line of vision. I also very much liked the concept that the world Yuki had known might well not have been a simple dream, but that he had Shuichi had also lived that life together, and that on some level Shuichi knew it. Yuki's hope that they would find each other no matter where they ended up was very moving without being slushy and conveyed so much more love than any dramatic declarations to Shuichi. But finally I must add this - I got so involved with your new "universe" and the growing relationship between Shuichi and Yuki that I would love to have known more! I appreciate this story was written a couple of years ago, and the ending was quite perfect, but if the idea ever seizes you, I would love to have another glimpse into this world, even if it was just a little view from Shuichi's side. Once again, thank you for such a wonderful treat!
anna 2007-04-30 ch 3, anon.	abusewhat will happen to yuki and shuichi please review and update yay i love sex thank you.
Tisbee 2006-06-26 ch 3,	abuseGod, that was so worth it, just to get the line "Great Buddha on a bicycle!" XD Wonderful story. ^_^ Very entertaining! ~Bee~
martyr 2006-05-21 ch 3, anon.	abuseSomewhat short and VERY entertaining! I love the other-worldness of this, how all the characters are themselves but not in their exact Gravitation roles. This was very sweet and unexpected. You definetely kept me guessing @_@ (By the way, kudos for the "Tommy" and "Leon" references - two of my favorite movies ever xP)
Kuchiro 2006-05-07 ch 3,	abuseAbsolutely fantastic story, woven together beautifully. Yuki's panic and desperation were obvious, but perfectly in character. You write Yuki with such emotion that even someone who doesn't like him would have to fall in love with him.
GreenEyedFloozy-BackInBusin... 2006-03-23 ch 3,	abuseBlink Woah... that was wicked unexpected. ^_^00
GreenEyedFloozy-BackInBusin... 2006-03-23 ch 2,	abuseThis is wicked entertaining!
GreenEyedFloozy-BackInBusin... 2006-03-23 ch 1,	abuse^_^ It's so interesting!
Matilda Baggins 2005-10-12 ch 1, anon.	abuseHeh. I love this story. grin It ... actually surprised me, and I wasn't expecting to be surprised. Poor Yuki. Car accidents suck. You've really nailed Yuki's thoughts and voice here. He's perfect. I love his growing confusion about Shuichi and how the reader is taken along for a ride too. Out of all the many situations I imagined (including, first of all, that Tohma had set things up --which, to be fair, Yuki thought of pretty quickly too), I never imagined the actual scenario you set up. You kept dropping hints, but I never saw it coming. Brilliant. This one was funny and mysterious, and I loved Hiro looking away while Shuichi made a fool of himself. Most of all, though, I think I liked the ways that Yuki kept trying to prove that Shuichi existed. I thought it was the end when his chair was flying along out of control. Heh ... and then to add insult to injury, Tatsuha asks Yuki if Shuichi is "the guy." giggle Is it mean of me to enjoy Yuki's discomfort so much? Anyway, thanks so much for this. I loved it.
Inkster 2005-08-23 ch 1,	abuseI must say, you write so nicely. I like all of your gravitation fics. I tried reading, "The Stain Master" I don't know if it's because I could find it believable or what. (Scratches head) I guess it all depends on the readers point of view on it. I just picture it hard seeing Kenshin doing... laundray. Strange. Anyway, enough about that story. About this. I like the dialogue, your scripture in writing. You're very talented. Especially with Yuki. The attitude you give Yuki actually suits him completely. Where sometimes it doesn't suit the character to be that... aggressive, maybe is the word I'm look for? But anyway, nice chapter. I feel sorry for Yuki being in a comma and then you've got a cat. (laughs) I could see him pointing at that cat and saying, "That's a cat." Almost making him sound like a complete **. But that's what makes our favorite character our favorite. Even though that's Yuki who said it and Shuichi isn't there. (Cries) You don't have my Shuichi! (Sighs) Ahh well. ^.^ At least Yuki didn't forget him. Anyway, beautifully written. Excellent grammar/dialogue/description. I'll be sure to read the rest in a later time! Keep up the wonderful work! ~Kracker
firedraygon 2005-08-07 ch 3,	abuseThe mystery is solved!!
Lotus-chan 2005-08-04 ch 3,	abuseWow, very cool. An alternate reality. I think I rather liked the twist - not knowing what was going on and then having that spun on me. ...and Tohma knowing exactly where and when Ryuichi is on the planet at any given time is hilariously reminiscent of a scene from one of the Remix Doujin's. This fic was a lot of fun, especially imagining Tatsuha and Yuki racing after a motorbike in a wheel chair... and the ensuing chaos thereafter. I was cracking up. This was really great stuff Angrybee-sensei - as usual. ^_^
Brittanga 2005-07-30 ch 3,	abuseThat was really weird, but really cool. I thought he was dreaming in AU or something. Great job!
Brittanga 2005-07-30 ch 2,	abuseThis is like that movie The Forgotten. I really hope it's not aliens or something that've abducted Shuichi, but I'm so happy Yuki knows he exists! It so heartwarming to see Yuki going to all this trouble t ofind Shuichi.

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