Aww, poor Desmond. His time in the hatch lends itself so well to angst. I like the last few lines of this especially. :)

Live Together, Die Alone finally aired in England a few days ago so I can finally read this :D

"He no sooner closes his eyes than the alarm goes off, jolting him awake, forcing him to get up, to push the button."
Ah, that has got to be absolute torture. Poor, poor Desmond. :(

"He gave up on his dreams of returning to Pen, of leaving the island, of getting his life back, the moment the clock flipped from the hieroglyphics back to the numbers."
But she hasn't given up on him! Searching for someone for three years...that's what I call love.

Desmond certainly has had a rough life! I just hope he survived after he turned the key. Darn cliffhangers ;)

Thanks, Becky! I hope you consider more Lost fiction...but whatever you do, I'll be reading it :D

Great one-shot! Deferent writing style, but I kinda liked it:)

That was amazing. I loved it

"Author’s Note: I don’t think I ever have felt such love and sympathy for a character as I do for poor Desmond."

Ditto! I loved him when they first showed him earlier in the season, but this season finale really put me over the top.

This short story was beautifully written, and for Desmond's sake, I hope he's alive and will someday get back to Pen.

Nice work!