"You being my rival, that was a necessary... maintenance routine." *Snort. Giggles*

Well written! Great read!

This made me tear up. The emotion the characters displayed was heart wrenching. Thank you for sharing.

Great story! Poor Hikaru, all emo over Sai! It's nice that he has Akira to make him feel better. Aki is so cute with his concern! And I love intuitive!Aki, especially cuz Hika can be so clueless sometimes. Lovely!

I just wanted to say that I greatly enjoyed this.

Hikaru's desperation really shines through, and I though that the characterisation of a pensive situation like this was really done well.

I enjoyed the pace of this fic, Hikaru's frantic need to play more and more and more. And how the atmosphere is pervaded by Sai and nostalgia.

And I have a soft spot for little Akira's back-story. So young, so obsessed. ^^

I enjoyed this a lot. The idea that they wouldn't have enough time, and wouldn't play enough games is very powerful, and the way you developed it is good. Thanks for sharing this.

Yay!

I enjoyed that story. It really had me going for a moment, wondering what was going on. Loved Touya's last line too.

Their interaction is truly great and well-captured. (^^)

I love it!! Maintenance... *snickers* Akira sure has a way wih words!

I like it a lot; you brought the emotion across really well, and Shindou's insecurities around that date. Also, Akira's last sentence fits him perfectly XD There's ulterior go motives everywhere!
The only thing that bothered me a bit is when you italicized the "-kun" - it's a really tiny detail, and I get why you did it, but it made it seem like Ichikawa was emphasizing it every time XD;
Other than that though, it was a very very enjoyable read

i dig it. very nicely done.

Briliant work. I deeply enjoyed how you intertwined the characters' complex emotions and reactions to the different situations with believable and witty dialogue. The story flows perfectly from line to line and makes clean transitions between different thoughts.
The length of the piece is perfect. I enjoyed that you didn't weigh the story down with too much sub-plot and that you expected the readers to know what the significance of May was, and where Shindou probably was.
I especially enjoyed the exchange between Shindou and Touya at the end of the story.
Marvelous work.

loved it loved it, it was so in character it's scary.

loved the end as well, they're older now, but some things just don't change.

good job

that was good
and i liked the ending it was funny
akira getting smacked for being honest