Ouch. This one hurts. Makes me think Sands needs to head back to Mexico...

It's so sad...but touching. I like it.

Wonderful and beautifully written (but then, your work always is). I loved the colour imagery, particularly the movement from obvious coloured things to the more subtle nostalgia in the beginning.

I just found the notice about this. You paint a picture of a very sad Sands, almost one with no reason to live anymore. I did catch the El reference, but I wanted to know more (I know, I'm greedy for El/Sands stuff).

I enjoyed the colorful imagrey, but I wish we had the naughty Sands back, the one who fights back.

Wonderful, as always, Miss Becky. I look forward to your Sandsfics--more in store, I hope?

This one was very artful and delicate in how you described the colors and Sands' reactions. He's very sympathetic here and you did a good job showing how the loss of his eyes had made a change in him.

Well done, Rebecca :-) The imagery here is very strong, because it is seemingly based upon small things. They suddenly become great and important through your pen and Sands' mind, and we can feel the emotion building through a lack of sensation, so to speak.

Thank you for another beautiful story!

Tinnie

I really enjoyed the imagery here; it was really interesting and engaging. It is also some of my favorite type of description in that it made me want to know the stories behind each of the object. What was Sands' first greasy licorice whip and when did he wear that santa hat?

I also liked how sweet and wistful it was, though I vaguely missed his normal snarkiness.

Good job!

The idea of Sands as anyone's poster boy, ouch! Some lovely details in the colours, and I especially like that point about him missing black.

This is great...
Beautiful...you have a lovely writing style...thank you for sharing it.
Poor Sands, whenever you write OUATIM I end up feeling sorry for him...and I love it...it's way too easy to paint him as the bead guy...
great stuff keep up the good work.
Rogue-pirate

Your brain works FINE. It takes lovely detours and I love to follow it. Thank you for a beautifully melancholy story!

Reviewing again just because you deserve it. :D Magnificent, Miss B. :D Makes me want to write more on my own sadly neglected OUATIM fic. O:) Or, to tell you to go check out my entries for the 100 icon making challenge in my lj. My theme for the challenge is our darling SJ. ;D

-Merrie

THAT WAS AWESOME! I loved it. You describe the spectrum of each color so well, and the contrast between America and Mexico with the fast-paced selfishness and slow-paced selfishness that's filled with seistas was striking to me at least. ;) Keep on writing!

I love how your brain works.

Very poignant Rebecca. Thanks for writing.

I liked this a lot. Very different. It was wonderful well done!!