The characterisation of Near is nigh perfect! Good characterisation doesn't mean that you have to make the reader fall in love with Near, you know. And you really did hit every cute but twisted aspect of him!

*applauds*

hey this is good, i like it. poor Matt, you feel sorry for him, and i think you did a good job with Near's character, he is hard to do since they don't convey much of him besides habits and wanting to win.

lol at the fun fact...hm someone might take that as an idea for bombmaking! ...not me though! im a good girl *looks shifty*

The title of this fic made me go "huh?" =) Which is why I clicked on it...LOL.

I'm glad I did--it's a very nicely-done fic, and the characters in it (yes, Near too) are very well-portrayed. I found the narration talking about Near's expressions and actions being subtle to be very true--his expressions, especially, are extremely subtle. When he's told that l died, his eyes widen a bit and that's how you can tell that he's not actually being emotionless about it.

I had no idea how you'd explain potassium being the title, but I was curious, so I read all the way to the end and indeed, you explained why it made perfect sense for this fic to be called that.

Good job, especially on portraying a character that you don't particularly like. You didn't let your own opinion affect your characterization, a sign of a skilled writer. =)

~Threshie

just...WOW.

I really enjoyed reading this story, and it's so hard to find people that actually attempt at making Near seem more human and give him a personality. It must have been hard to get into Near's head (oh wait...oh yeah, you based his personality a little bit on yours...lol. i forgot)

ANYWAYZ, it's even MORE rare to find a story with Matt and Near (that isn't yaoi). keep writing such awesome fics! :)

Hi! I found your fic on MuseBUnny (left you a review there too, I´m still not used to how things work in the forum... ^^) and since I love anything DeathNote, well... here I am.

Well. The non-existing oocness is the best. At last I think. Really. I don´t read much apart from L and Light (maybe it´s because I´m barely initiating myself in DeathNote fandom, XD) but I have to say, your story made want MORE.

It´s a great little piece, and Matt´s desperation there just made me cry. Hmm.

Loved it.

Wow. I am extremely impressed. It's hard to find fics where Near is in character and it's mildly frustrating to me since he and L are my favorite characters. I don't understand why so many people hate him. I've always found him extremely easy to like. Maybe it's because looking at Near's mentality is like looking at my own and I generally don't see myself as having an unlikeable personality. Well, that isn't true... I can be a ** [for lack of a better word] but I don't see that as being a personal flaw because it isn't really my fault that I'm not on the same wave as everyone else.

Ha, yeah, isn't that cool? It's an alkali metal, or something like that... Our teacher was talking about making a bomb out of sodium, or potassium, or lithium or something like that, but we never did. D:

Anyway, hello. I found this fic on Muse Bunny and I'm a sucker for Matt-and-Near interaction in general. They seem a lot more alike than Near and Mello, or even (sometimes) Matt and Mello - they're mostly isolated and kind of antisocial. At least the way I see them.

As a foray into Near's character, this was actually quite nice. I didn't like it when he smiled because he knew something, but, in retrospect, that is something Near would do. Also, you get his quirks down very well. It was good to read a fic where he's actually in character - because I can definitely see him acting like that.

It was cool how you could look to yourself to write him. I've kinda found that writing characters is easier when you're able to identify with them on some platform - like, I find it hard to identify with L or Light, but Mello, Matt, and Mikami come a bit easier. (Maybe it's all the M's.)

And yes. Charlie horse cramps are the absolute worst - especially when they wake you up in the middle of the night. *wince* But it did make for a good story. Poor Matt.

Anyway, to make an excessively long story short, I really liked the way you set this one shot up and developed Near's character throughout, especially with his little quirks and his reaction to the empty halls and Matt's pain. (Can you tell I have english class in an hour? XD)

Great job!
~indigo

I'd say that is a pretty damn good charactrerization. You're a good authoress.

aw... -hugs Matt and Near- so cute!

I really liked how you wrote as Near. ...a second ago I had something more in-depth to say about it, but it seems that I've ocmpletely forgotten it. I appologize.
I feel so very bad for Matt...he didn't know and all...that's probably what happened. @_@ And then poor Near...unable to show affection, so he gives Matt a bannanner? Whatever works, whatever works...
Great job~

This is one of the best stories I've ever read on !
It's great!

wow, i liked it a lot, i think you did a very good job at keeping near in character. well written and all around sweet
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