I know this story is finished but I still wanted to give my love of the story to you. This is the second one of yours I have read and enjoy it a lot.
Thank you for your effort.
New Fan
Kitty. ^..^

Ah, there's nothing like watching a couple of broken boys cuddle up together when it seems all hope is lost, ne?
Seriously, though. This chapter was just...raw, you know what I mean? I hurt for those two, and I'm desperately hoping they'll both come out on top of things, even though the situation really does seem hopeless. Everything is still well-written and In Character (for the most part ^^). No complaints here.

Favorite line: "It is not! Nothing’s wrong with me, Seto! Just go back to bed.” I was acutely aware of the “Seto” in that sentence." Fantastic attention to detail. A+

Thank you for writing!

~;~Shaku

I adore this story. Everything is so perfectly interwoven and carried out, just like events in a good story should. The plot should be complicated. It should make you think. It should keep you interested and excited, make you cry, and make you laugh. Escape Through Me has done all of this and more, so awesome work!

And I guess Yugi was physically all right after all. (Because if he wasn't, I'm sure someone would have noticed...) ^^ Yay for him recovering! Nice judgment call, too, btw -- even though Yami B. is my favorite character (Seto comes in close second :P), I agree with you that the Yamis aren't needed in the storyline. Adding them in (at this point) would have made a mess of an exceptional work, so I'm glad you kept them out.

Favorite lines:
(chapter 6) "Some encouragement. Just what the doctor ordered, five minutes [of] incapacitating your weak emotions with internal reprimands. Helps." Sarcasm FTW!
(chapter 7) Gosh, so many to choose from... "Most of me trusted insipid Ryuuji and effervescent Anzu because of the collateral I held in my hands, (literally)." Not only was that sentence intellectually stimulating, it was almost poetic. -^^-

So yeah. Great story. I can't find any mistakes (other than typos, which everyone has); I find only questions that I'm sure will be answered in future chapters. All I can do now is tell you how awesome you are for writing this.

(You're awesome you're awesome you're awesome you're awesome...)

Ja ne,
~;~Shaku

Wow. I'll start off by congratulating you on a successfully executed plot-twist. But let me just say that it shocked me a bit because a murder happened just yesterday (really) at a Pizza Plus about an hour from where I live. I didn't know the man and wife who were murdered, but reading this chapter and going through Yugi's pain made me realize how much pain the loved ones of that family must be in. Murder stemmed from robbery is absolutely horrific, no way around it, especially when brought into the light of real life. You wrote this deeply, and from Seto's POV no less. Very touching; he really is changing. Still ironic, though...

Anyway, fic review. I only noticed one thing in this chapter that I suppose Seto just forgot about: Yugi possibly being injured. He said that the paramedics would check him for injuries, and I don't think they ever did, and Seto never mentioned it again. (If he/they did, please correct and forgive me; I was distracted by a television while trying to read this chapter, so I might have missed it. ^^ You might even explain it in the next chapter, but it's late now; I'll have to finish later.)
The SetoxJou bonding in the last chapter was adorable and very "them." It wasn't necessarily fluffy; I thought it was boyish and In-Character. (The fangirl in me hopes there's more chapters filled with moments like that in the future. ^.~) Very interesting story, filled with real problems addressed in a manner that leaves little room for comfort. In-your-face kind of pain and suffering and survival. I love it.

Great story so far!

~;~Shaku

I dunno what it is about fanfiction, but the interest level seems to go up with stories where the characters are thrown into hopeless, dark, depraving situations. Most of the light-hearted stories on this site just can't seem to hold my interest at all. (I tried reading a fluffy SetoxSerenity fic and nearly fell asleep at my keyboard.) THIS on the other hand was *quite* interesting, not to mention well-written. I love the first person POV (it's the one I write best in), and Seto Kaiba is one of my favorite characters from YGO, so there's two brownie points from the get-go. ^o^

My favorite line was about halfway through: "I wanted to hold her down and choke her until the smile wore off. But I had the weirdest feeling that even if I did she would just keep that fake smile plastered right on there." That was just so...Seto-ish. Like I could really see him thinking thoughts like that, especially in his stressful situation. Nice job!

I'll have to read more to see how dear Jou is gonna play into this...I can hardly wait! If your plotline is as embellished as your writing-style, then I'm hooked already. Great opening chapter.

~;~Shaku

amazing story! i really like what i've read so far (i've only gotten to chapter 9) But still, all of the little human touches are great. my favorite part is when Seto puts the gum in with the signature! kept me laughing for like, 5 minutes!! i like this side of Seto too. Great work, great story!!

Wow. Now, after reading the first few chapters, I half-wanted to stop reading, but there's something about your writing style that's so compelling, I just had to keep on reading. And, I'm glad that I did! Great story! :D

I read this story a long time back, but i don't think I left a review. Soo it's long overdue, but I just wanted to say that your writing is probably the best I've ever read on this site, and you seriously should pursue it and keep writing!

Hehe, I'm not really into yugioh anymore (I've moved onto the naruto fandom ^^) but I still love this fic

What a fabulous story! Definately going up on favorites. This story was well written, and so sad, I could almost feel poor Seto's pain. I'm so glad everything turned out okay with his business, it would've been sad to see it go down. I remembering reading the part when Seto saw the stock at 14, and he started laughing. It reminded me of myself, I did that, I started laughing uncontrollably when I had a terrible migraine. Heh I'm just getting boring now, lol. I really enjoy this story very much, and I LOVE PUPPYSHIPPING!

this chapter took me a goddamn !hour! to read! are you crazy! if you need to, cut it and put it all in different chapters! i'm going crazy! and really when i now have only 2 hours a day to read this cause of some bitchy sensei from school. cu!

i really really hate the senseis! they just told my mom that i kept up nights long jujst for fun! i hate them! now i probably can't go on the computer for like ages at night! so unfair! and at day, i don't have time! now i feel terrible. love this chapter! keep it up! ja ne!

owkay...now i'm feeling dizzy from reading this much but i'm gonna get me trough this story as if it's the last thing i do before i get to have the nerve to commit suicide. really! this site is the only thing tha' keeps me alive. and this story for now too. i hope everyone who loves me may rot in hell! (ok now i'm really weird...don't mind me!)

aw man! it took me ages rom reading this chapter! altough i can read english as fast if it isn't even faster than dutch it was taking me atleast a 1/2 hour! if it wasn't 3/4! man! i need sonic x now! my head is gonna explode! see ya'

*sigh* at a story before yours i was complaining that their chaters were too short. now i'd be complaining they're too long... still love ti but hell! they're long! see you later!...alligator! (sorry! i couldn't leave it! XD)

*sighs happily* heh. i'm glad the day ids over! school sucks! i hoped that today that firealarm was real...love this chapter altough i hate cliffies...keep it up! ja ne!