I loved this. You always manage to bring something unique to everything that you write!

I don't know why you said that you probably won't write more NY - you really should. It's great that you can write more than one show, and do them all so well.

I disagree with Leni suggesting that your words choices and sentence structures were clumsy. But I do think at times you did repeat things like "living room." But meh, I noticed it twice. Tis no big deal at all. And in no way does it take anything from this fic.

Because it was, as always, fantastic. :)

I'm impressed! Not that I expected anything less than great from you, of course. I paid special attention to characterization--because I knew how much trouble you had with it--and I have to say you were spot on the whole way with both Danny and Flack. It was like watching the missing scene in an ep...with one tiny exception. Danny wouldn't have just told Don about his encounter with Rikki, it would have taken more convincing for him to fess up initially. The elements of the challenge were incorporated nicely--the Daughtry song is a favorite of mine, too!--and I think you did a really good job. All that hard work definitely paid off :D

The episode that opens with Danny having slept with Rikki has just aired in the UK, so this was great to read just now. The songs you picked to use were perfect, and fitted so well with Danny's feelings at each point. I love some of your descriptive language, especially the bit about New York looking better under snow. And I think you handled the whole Rikki-Danny-Lindsey triangle really well - except maybe the situation with Lindsey was (and probably never will be) quite resolved.

Just a couple of things I would point out. Some of your sentences seem to me to be a bit clumsy, with not quite the right words in places, and sometimes you repeat things, for example: "he headed out to the living room and found Flack sitting on a couch in his living room".

And one thing that ALWAYS bugs me is the use of the phrase "I could care less" when it actually means "I COULDN'T care less"! But that's just me. (We say the latter in England, so of course it's right! Hehehehehe!!)

But apart from that - really liked it, and it fulfilled all the criteria for the challenge and then some! Thanks.

Leni

I honestly don't know where to begin with the review of this story but I guess I'll just dive in and we'll see what results, shall we? As you know... I love everything you write. This story was no exception.

From Danny being the main character to the fact that you explored Danny and Rikki as a pair I can honestly say that I loved every minute of reading it. As you well know, and as I've told you numerous times in the recent past, Frozen (my story) was supposed to be a Danny/Rikki implied piece. I'm no stranger to them as a pair and have been conflicted between that pairing and D/L since the start. You didn't make it any easier to choose!

Despite all of the inebriation going on in the piece. From all of the hours without sleep to all of the alcohol it was still very natural for him to end up at Rikki's place. I think that there is a need deep inside Danny to be with Rikki and to have her alleviate his pain in all the ways possible. You highlighted that absolutely perfectly.

What more is there for me to say? You've got a Danny/Lindsay shipper praising your amazing work with the enemy 'ship. (Granted I'm still kinda on the fence, but D/L's going to win in my book.) That's a tough feat.

One of the best stories you've written so far. Probably my favorite of all of yours.

-LLK

I liked this a lot.

I enjoyed the friendship element and, as far as I can tell, it was very in character.

I'm glad you took part in the challenge. You're a very talented writer and I look forward to reading more from you. I think you should try some more for the NY series. You have a knack and, as you said, once you go NY you never go back. but meander in the the Miami side from time to time, m'kay? :)

Well done.

J x

i like it