This was incredible. Beautiful, haunting and it actually made me cry at the end! The closest I ever come is NEARLY crying but thanks to you I've crossed the line and I don't intend to go back. There's something extremely satisfying about having a good bawl at the end of a wonderful fic. Tinga is such a brilliant character and you really let us feel what Tinga felt. The end part, quoting Ben, was sheer genius as another reviewer said. And the childbirth scene made me crack up. "YOU DID THIS TO ME! NEVER TOUCH ME AGAIN!" You have so much talent and I salute you as a fic author. I can't quite say how much I enjoyed this story, and how much it got to me... we need more Tinga on ! Great job!

Beautifully done. I'm not a big fan of flashbacks but you integrated them so seamlessly into the flow of the story they worked perfectly.

"I was free, and I tried so hard to make it last as long as I possibly could." What a sad and prophetic line, and so true of Max and what drives her also. This could so easily have been a depressing and stoical story - even in her apparent freedom her husband "doesn't even know my real name." But you have her truimph in the end, an overcome her past, as every heroine should. Even us mere mortals can relate to the importance of what can't be taken away, by anyone or anything - even the past.

Hope to hear the sound of crunching words again soon.

That was terribly sad... in a good way. You did an excellent job of following Tinga through her life, and brought out the bittersweetness of it all. Really nicely done. I'm glad you reminded me of this story. You have a wonderful mature writing style that is awfully rare around here. It was a lovely read. Thanks :)

This was beautifully written. I could really feel Tinga's trauma as I read.

Ah man, I bawlled when I watched this episode, and I'm tearing up now. Wonderful story. I always wondered why exactly it was that Renfro killed Tinga. It was never totally clear to me, but I think that you described it well. I'm really glad that someone decided to take this story on, because the emotions that went into that episode were phenominal. (See, I told you I have bad spelling.) ;) Well, good job again, and keep it up. Who knows, maybe you'll end up writing another one. :) I hope you do, anyway.

soo soo good! i so glad to know that tinga is okay )

Awwwwwww! (sniff) Oh, man, what a powerful fic...especially the ending. I like reading about Tinga and Charlie's meeting, as well as Case's birth. Now I'm sad about HASB/Meow/AJBAC all over again. :( You wrote this very well; not only is your language good, but you inspire such emotion with it. Brava.

Zanna: We've talked about this story alot in the past couple of weeks and have definitely gotten into the minutae at times including the effective use of punctuation '...' for example. But I just wanted to tell you in one place what an impression your beautiful story has left on me. As a mom myself Tinga's sacrifice to protect her son has touched me deeply. Your story has deepened those feelings. You've done a masterful job at portraying Tinga's determination even in the most difficult circumstances. I like Tinga's ability to assess a situation accurately 'this is not good' but still not panic. The only thing that makes her worry is her concern for her son which is very appropriate I think. A mother's love for her child supercedes everything. I loved your key word transitions between the present and the past. They effectively snapped me back and forth between the two time frames. And the memories themselves are great giving us the added dimensions of Tinga's life that were only hinted at in the show. They were beautifully written. I love how Tinga met Charlie. It was such a normal meeting as was everything about him. You could just feel Tinga's craving for that normalcy in her own life. Tinga's aborted attempt at telling Charlie was so sad. I could just see the horror in his eyes and hear the relief in his voice when Tinga backed down. The birthing scene was also great. It had a perfect combination of the pain, work and elation involved. Tinga's maternal instinct to protect her child came through perfectly well. I also loved Tinga's final memories. It touched me that something as simple as the taste of fresh baked bread would leave such an impression on her. Your ending is wonderfully touching, sad and hopeful all at once. You were inspired to use Ben's words here. I like the "I will never disappear" line which is tucked into the middle and the restfulness of the final lines. When I began reading your story and I realized after the first sentence that we were going to experience Tinga's death first hand I so desperately wanted to stop there. But of course I couldn't stop. Yet, despite the sorrow of the circumstances I discovered that wonderful hopefulness permeates this whole story and I am grateful for that. I just wanted you to know what a pleasure it was to participate in this story with you. Your friend a fan.

Powerful stuff, although I think you could go more in depth inot Tinga's life and add a little to those final thoughts.

It always amazes me the angles people can think up to write a fic, the points of view of characters. I really enjoy reading these fics, they give me an idea of what the characters were thinking, what they are like. I really liked this fic. I really liked Tinga, and was sad when she died. You did her good service by writing this fic.

Tinga deserves to go to the Good Place. Awww, this was such a sweet, sad fic... I loved Tinga's thoughts. She's become one of my favorite characters, and I wish they would've killed someone else off. I hope you write more. I really enjoyed this. :)

Wow! You made me cry. (Which, I guess, is a good thing in this case.)

OMG! That was so sad! You are an amazing author. :0) I wish I could write that well!