Somehow...that doesn't seem like an ending...but it says "complete" at the top...so...I guess it is?

Which sucks because I really wanna know what happens next. T_T But, I guess you don't always get what you want...

Good story anyways. Had me practically glued to my seat from start to finish. Which is harder to acomplish than some may think.

Love,
Anya

sorry I'm not signed in. X.X

I love how this has sprouted its own life from its inspiration. I mean, the traces are still absolutely there, but it really has a life of its own. Brilliant concepts and interesting character interpretations.

Oh, I knew that phone call would be significant.

Lily's a bit like a knife with feet (and a mouth), here. Sharp, focused and very practical. Except RJ doesn't seem much for practicality, and she's also coming off as very young. No, not "very young": but not someone who found the... like she doesn't know this yearning, yet; hasn't been herself long enough to find the edges.

I love the ice cream; actually, I love that so much of this story is about food, and using food and - because that's as basic and deep a form of human interaction as touch.

"Because he wants you to be happy": good choice of what to manipulate on Casey's side? Whatever's the strongest and the most deeply rooted, and something that feels like it can't be bad on top.

Dom feels more like RJ's age than Lily or Theo. Or maybe like he's approaching the same border from the other direction.

If he misses the jungle so much - as had been mentioned over and over again in previous chapters - why is he in (supposedly self-imposed) jungle exile, then?

And I like Dom; but apparently caretaking is somewhere high there on the list of things that make me like people.

Had to read that twice.
Loved Casey's sweet awkwardness.
So was that an intervention?
Why is RJ in exile?

More please! Oh man, I so need to know more about the whole Psyvamp thing... I mean... How does that work?

Well, this one took very careful and repeated reading to properly build the sequence in my head.

And indeed, honesty consistently gets RJ to not push Casey; even if it's honesty about Casey being rather shady and pretty nosey.

I'm not entirely sure what Casey says is not working.

And echoes of XMR again, with the can't-(fear-to-)lose-what-you-can't-have.

Double-edge? You die and you lose, or you don't live and you lose.

Funny how this feels like less of a cliffhanger? Possibly because this chapter's so full.

Oh I just love that Casey's confused. RJ loves him. aw.
I hope he doesn't kill RJ.
Is this what Fran saw?

Oh my God! How did I not know about this story?!?!

I just read the first chapter, and am already set to devour the rest. I love Casey, and his crazy ability to make people like him in situations where the normal reaction would be to think, "Who is this crazy person, and where is their keeper?", it makes me giggle.

Oh, dear, what's going to happen? I commend you for churning this story out with such speed. I think two chapters back where RJ spied Casey and Jarrod out back was one of the most shocking and moving moments. Also, RJ was very bad-** in this chapter, the tortured hero.

How is it that the wolf's more easily taken in than RJ?
So is Casey trying to be good or just trying to look good?
Great chapter.

Tease.

How slow - and distracted by the possible risk to Casey - was RJ to not get that the whole thing, sweatshirt and all, was a deliberately set-up plot? I'd even give Casey that he totally planned on RJ catching him with the would-be bullies he'd conjured.

Reverse psychology? The less bent on getting RJ in bed (or being indoors, or home date) he seems, the more likely RJ is to say it first? Seems to be working fine - then RJ's thinking about what he wants, instead of what Casey wants.

I'm not sure if either of them are aware of what their getting into

Casey is such a stalker. I just love how RJ's pack is trying to protect him.

That twinge Casey felt at the girl tilting her head was - possibly the most convincingly honest show of emotion from him. I seem to have firmly moved from "Casey's not as bad as RJ think" to not believing a word the guy says where people can hear him.

Theo is precious in this chapter. For someone who's practicing clam, the snarl whenever Casey's going near RJ is rather noticable.

Fran = adorable.

And Casey actually had the self-control to not jump the first chance but wait.

RJ is...consistently surprised whenever Casey seems to favour his company over any other obligation. Standard-issue mistrust of Casey's motives, Casey's presence or a general (mis)perception of relationships?

The paragraphs of "How Casey got Theo to watch less closely" could've made for a cartoon-level style of a comic sequence.

Nature - if that's her name - reminds me of Sage.

And you sure have the "building anticipation" thing down pat...

I don't know what I was expecting, but this wasn't it. Well, yes, I was wondering when and what would Casey do re that Jarrod and liking realization, but...

Lily is also as stopable as a tidal wave, huh? And Fran's an adorable contrast to Lily and Theo. Which RJ seemed very grateful for.

For someone who was standing there and trying to not feel, RJ seems to have projected a lot of heartbreak.

Loyalties. RJ seems to be only covering up for Casey so long as Casey's not being hurtful. Casey went and done that, RJ gave Lily the whole deal with an extra side of caution.

The scene between RJ and Lilly was amazing, in a heartbreaking kind of way.

Casey's being kind of counter-productive there, no? He pushes too far, RJ shuts down. Apparently the first time this happened wasn't clear enough.

And that last line, ugh. There's alone and then there's alone.