i don't even know how to begin describing how amazing this is. the whole break-up and their interaction is just so believable. things like this really happen during the end of the relationship. when axel says he 'wants it all back' my heart breaks for him because of how honest and true that statement is.

After reading "Good Enough" I really thought I would never find such a powerfull fanfic and hell, yeah, that was awesome but this one is so... I have no words for it, really.

It's so real! Like, I never moved in with a lover or anything but I guess we all felt a little of Axel's pain, at least once in our life right? Your story is so well written and detailed and natural, I can really relate to Axel in some parts. With Riku too... It's just: wow.

Am I making sense?

Okay! You are amazing. Thank you :)

Wow. You have a fabulous style that I really really enjoy. It's very fresh and new, and so much detail, like describing the tiny little things, the colors in the apartment. Everything is so richly described, I love it. I can't wait to read more of your stuff ^_^

lovely and so very real. The salt/pepper/mustard/ketchup bit was my best. I take it that Sora and Roxas had done the conspiring?

anyway, Axel's pain got to me. very well-written overall =)

I adored this. This is my favorite BNL song and something I always wanted to write a story based off of. I knew I never would, so I'm incredibly happy that you did.

Your writing style is just wonderful; you make mundane details fascinating, and you're just blunt enough with things like Axel's morning ritual to make something that's almost uncomfortable to hear about just uncomfortable enough to be real and welcome. I like details like that. And sometimes you would put in a line break or an interrupter in a place that made me stop and go, "Yeah, I like that."

The one thing I would've liked to see would be more hint of what Riku's feeling, but on the other hand Axel probably would never perceive any signals Riku gave on that front anyway. It just makes it hurt more that way, so I guess I can't complain.

So yes, this was just wonderful.

The ending was so bland. Just like break ups in real life; after it's over it's just...over. Nothing left more to say or do. Nice read.

Actually I found this really well written and just such an unusual topic in the world of fanfiction but this is what made the fic so great. I actually had to hold back a choke at the end of it, I could feel for Axel and.. Well now I know to be careful in a future relationship (I am actually not too fond of those and this did not help improving it). But I really liked the feelings and the details you put in this, I just felt for Axel and you know your stuff well.
Really well written and just a great fic is all I can say for now.

Wow, I actually cried near the end there. It was so sad, but so well done! Great job!

..You..are..FANTASTIC AT WRITING BREAK-UPS! Serious, I love how Axel sort-of, goes through all those stages of breaking-up, like denial, anger and sadness. Bittersweet, I think is the only word to describe it. I didn't read your AN, but I totally know that you based it off the Barenaked Ladies song. (:

dunno. the ending seemed kinda...flat? just...dunno. i liked the begining and the middle, but the end did not really float mah boat. but i guess cuz i secretly wanted them to get back together! XD

Oh. My. God.
That... was brilliant.

Axel wasn't pathetic, even though you could tell that he was hurt and (most likely) still in love with Riku.

And even how Riku seemed to wish things had been different, but knew that it wouldn't work anymore...


AkuRiku is now my OTP. Seriously.
... Holy crap, you're an amazing AkuRiku writer. x'D

Hi! I thought I'd wanderover and have a look at your stuff ^^ And I'm so glad I did - this is absolutely fabulous. I'm a sucker for happy endings, but I also love a good dose of realism at times, so this was a nice change.

I'm sorry, I'm not very good at leacing detailed reviews, but I really did like this. Thanks for writing!

This was so amazing. It made me cry, you are such a good writer and this was so poetic/deep/clever.

I love axelxriku and this was one of the best fics I have ever read of them :)

This is an absolutely beautiful piece of work. It's simple, it's blunt and it's believable. It's long and it's painful to read and it just keeps getting better and better towards the end. Did I cry? Yes, I couldn't help it. Little by little this fic pushed me to the edge and I couldn't hold it back anymore (much like Axel when he goes to the apartment for the last time).

The awkwardness when they talk to each other after breaking up is so well done, they avoid each other etc.

The photo part is an especially nice touch. When my junior high boyfriend broke up with me about a month before graduation (and that was four years ago), I had a hard time believing anything good had ever happened between us. Until a classmate gave me a photograph she'd taken of the two of us sitting together at the back of a bus. It helped to remember.

Gah, I think I'm still a bit sad after reading this so my review isn't much of a review. All I can say I really, truly like this fic.

the story in itself is so profound, its language, although simple, conveyes the most basic yet also the most complicated and painful emotion of a human's being so perfectly that it astounds me. Great job. it nearly made me cry!