Wow. Just wow! Love the characterizations and the exploration of the relatinship between Max and Alec. I've friendships come to the point where you just have to get the ** out in the open, but this combination of Alec (who secretly wants her*) and Max (human fog bank) is great. Alec's tirade seems so well-deserved, so fitting, but only because its hard to see growth in a person when you see them every day, and when they treat you like a human pinata* (beat him with a stick and shiny things come out) its easy to villify.

I like a story that lets Alec get it wrong, because awesome as he is, the not perfect thing is what makes him interesting.

Well done,

Ginger

*Sorry if I read things into this that you didn't write, but I carry my preconcieved notions around in a handy tote bag an apply liberally.

*Also I want an Alec pinata at my next party

oh this is good!!
you should continue!

That's sad! Great story!!

Holy cow! I bet that humbled him. What a switch and a total surprise. She needed to be told to let loose a little and open up, but the poor girl had just done that. Even though she gets the major bulk of my sympathy, I feel a little sorry for Alec too. After all, until this break up, he was totally right. He just chose the wrong break up to go after her about and now he has to feel like a jerk.
Great writing. Thoroughly enjoyable and surprising ending :)

Great story!! Now for part 2 where Max and Alec get together!! :)

That was great, beautiful even, ever so terribly heart wrenching. Not necessarily MA in the romantic sense, but a complete 360 from that more ‘predictable’ take on their relationship. Even though it made the muscles in the back of my throat clench in anguish, it was still tremendously well written. Very original. It should be no surprise when I say that this is another unbelievable piece of yours that I enjoy.

aw sadness! well alec was bound to snap sooner or later but yeah, bad timing dude! liked this little one shot! :0)

I really liked this. It was a different take on a max and alec interaction. Seemed very in character. Well done.

Oh, poor Max. Still, as bad as the timing was there I think she'll pay attention to the legitimate things Alec had to say. I'm sure he'll feel bad about kicking her while she's down though.

Will this fic be continued or was this a one time thing?

-Ellie

wow. that was incredible. i love the twist at the end. the laid-back, almost unaffected writing style really emphasized that last confession from max. that was amazing. the only reason i'm not writing in CAPS and exclmation points is that this story has left me incapable of coherent speech at the moment. again, wow.

that was good. i usually don't like this type of story, but i really liked this one

Ouch! Pretty harsh for Alec there...guess he deserved it though. Nice story.

i like it, hope it was more than just a one shot.

Poor Max. This is a powerfully sad piece of work! It's sad how she appears to be emotionally stunted, but yet strong enough to admit love, but to have it thrown back into her face. The girl was trying, but I guess Alec's right in thinking that she needs to figure out how she had changed over the years.

This is a strong, short piece, and if you ever find the inspiration, I would love to see how Max deals with the repercussions of her failed relationships and what a Alec said to her. I'd be interesting to see how she moves past all of it.

Nice work on the fic!