hey
i know you wrote this a while back i just stumbled over it
and wow
this is fantastic
really good

wow, that was great -- you're a fantastic writer.
it was heartbreaking to me, 'cause i'm such a faithful lp fan, and peyton's my favorite character, but, you really captured their emotions perfectly...and it was just great.
amazing job.
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I remember reading this and putting it on my fav list, but I never reviewed, oops. Just wanted to say how heartbreaking this story is. You can feel her pain and his confusion about everything. I loved the angst. You managed to capture all of their emotions beautifully. Just, perefct. I can't believe you're a Brucas fan, lol, 'cause this is so Leyton-style :)

love&peace

It amazes me that you're a Brucas fan, yet you still write Leyton with more depth and honesty than a lot of the Leyton writers.
I love the way you made Peyton so contradictory, like when she doesn't want Lucas to go back to Brooke, but then to save face (or just out of plain stubborness), she tells him "I don't want to see you anymore, when that's clearly all that she wants!
Heartbreakingly accurate and understated. I loved it.

Why do people like LEYTON? I mean, Brooke makes him happy, don't get me wrong I respect your decision but it just doesn't make sense...

...you know, i was actually afraid of reading this, i almost didn't read it. Its not exactly news to anyone that i LOATHE Leyton/Peyton, so i usually steer FAR AWAY From any fic that has them in it, but i unno...this one just kind of, lured me in. But my loathing for them wasn't the reason why i was afraid of reading it, its b/c i absolutley adore the way you write, and i kinda felt that i would be betraying Brucas, cuz i might start to like the leyton in this fic. Lol yes, i know, a little dramatic, but you have no idea how much i ADORE this couple. Anyways, im glad i did. Read it i mean. I went in with an apprehensive feeling that i might like what i read, but by the end of it, it just secured my hatred of L/P. throughout the whole fic, i was waiting for something to capture my interest, or intrigue me and help me understand what people see in this couple. But when i got to the end, i felt nothing. Absolutley nothing. I wasn't intrigued, i wasn't even disgusted really. I was completley indifferent. It had nothing to do with your writing, you wrote the characters perfectly. You had their emotions, their stubburness, their reactions down to a T. But that's exactly the reason for my indifference. I dont see anything comming out of L/P. Not love, not hatred, no potential. Zip. And now i know that its not just b/c i adore BL, its because they truley, honestly have nothing going for them. And like you had in your fic, they never will.

The part where you had Peyton throw the fact that he saved her and not brooke in his face made me roll my eyes. LOL. This girl (even in your fic and i know you like Peyton) always thinks that Lucas will move heaven and earth to save her. She doesn't realize that its completley based on chance and the fact that she refuses to open up to anyone else that it seems he's doing so. I loved Lucas for telling her he didn't go in for her. He was chasing Nathan. I loved that. lol Wish she coulda heard it.

The fact that you actually had Lucas returning feelings for PEyton didn't even bug me in the least. Its exactly like season one. Their entire relationship is based on "what i can't have" and "what ifs" It bugs the hell out of me, but its managed to intrigue many viewers, so who am i to judge? But the fact that he still chooses Brooke over Peyton, whether its b/c he wouldn't hurt her again, and that he wasn't willing to fight for Peyton like he did in season one. Or even break it off with Brooke, says it all for me. The L/P relationship has always been way too melo-dramatic for my taste. The whole 'tortured love' crap has never really intrigued me, especially if all they have is 'tortured'. Im actually REALLY glad i read this fic now. I wish they would have this on the actual show, but since they used your idea of the ONLY IN THE NEWS fic, maybe they will. ;) And when they do, it will be one of the VERY rare occasions where i could actually stand L/P. I still don't see how anyone can justify Peyton's actions right now. Sure, she was delerious then. But in this fic, she was perfectly concious. And she this time, she wasn't putting Brooke's feelings above her, so there is absolutley no justification for her actions. Except for her saying she's a bad friend. The only truth that came out. IMO.

Anyways, this was brilliantly written. No joke. I'm a loyal brucaser and you made me read a leyton fic that had Lucas reciprocating feelings for Peyton. and i STILL loved it. That is EXTREMLEY hard to do. Good job.

And if it makes you feel any better, this is my FIRST EVER leyton fic. Awsome job.

This was nice! More than nice even. I thoroughly enjoyed it. And by enjoy, I don't mean that it was so much fun to read, because it obviously wasn't, but it's so perfectly written that I enjoyed reading about the emotions Peyton was going through (somehow it's always about emotions with your stories, huh?) and how she was right about so many things and how she dared to be honest about it towards Lucas. I mean, the way I see it, it's a lot of fun to see Brooke and Lucas together on the show, but Peyton and Lucas have that obvious connection that can't be denied.

Episode 3.16 was a very emotional one for all characters involved (btw, how creepy is it that they actually used your idea for an episode? Totally creeps me out!) and I like how this is kind of the outcome for Peyton. That she finally confronts Lucas with how she feels and I can totally understand Lucas' reaction as he says: 'I won't hurt Brooke like that again'. Because he obviously can't.

Well, like I said: perfectly written. Good job.

You portrayed a side of Peyton we don't see often and I enjoyed reading the depth and range of her emotions. The last line was heartbreaking, but I still enjoyed the darkness of the piece. Great job. :)

I was a little hesitant to read this at first, because I know you are more of a fan of Brooke and Lucas than Lucas and Peyton (and I'm opposite!) But I've read Only In the News and I know you are a fantastic writer so of course I was willing to give it a chance.

I'm glad I did. We always see Peyton as a pretty self-less person on the show, IMO. She's always giving up what she wants for the sake of someone else. And we never see how that really affects her. Does it make her bitter? Is there pain beyond words? In this fic, we finally get to see her give in to that side. And it was beautiful and powerful. Great job.

My goodness this was beautiful. The hurt and the bitterness and the desire is portrayed so lovely and heartwrenching, and I love the dark prose, and that sad and angry understanding.
It's tragic, but beautiful; a wonderful story. Great one-shot.

I loved it! it was so sad but fileld with emotion. love it! keep it up

shit this was awesome, we need more stories like this. it would be cool if you made a story like this, but with all of the characters immediately following them and their thoughts/actions right when jimmy leaves the room. i would so love you forever if you would do this!

I adore it, and as I write this I'm beating to death the plot bunny that popped into my mind from this.

pretty good