I like how chill and non-judgemental Bling is here, as he was in his best moments on the show. I also like the poem!

that was a wonderful story. among the best i've read... only wish it was longer...

I will always love *this* story because it could be anybody, but it's them alright and the tender, loving care shines beautifully through. I will always hate this story because it isn't any longer, but then it wouldn't be perfect and unique anymore. Thank you for it.

I miss Bling now! He was such a good friend to Logan, and you showed that very well here. Great parallel story to the poem, too.

Again I have to say lovely. You have a wonderful way with words. Please keep writing.

Beautifully done can't believe I missed this one before.

Your stories are wonderful DA gems as my friend aerie would say.

Beautifully done can't believe I missed this one before.

Your stories are wonderful DA gems.

Very movingly written.

Wow and I thought I wrote angst! This is a very powerful story, so much told in so few words. I'd love to see more, especially about what's going on in Bling's head. Thanks!

I like your use of 'the man' and 'the other man' it lets us stand back and see these men who we've gotten to know so well from a different and enlightening perspective.

Bling's gentleness in the face of Logan's grief is so true to his character. As is his no nonsense attitude toward's Logan's selfcare. Logan's sheepish response showed that he wasn't really trying to destroy himself but was suffering from another 'lapse of judgement' due to his grief.'He remembers the long fingers, quicksilver on a keyboard, savagely kneading cream into atrophied muscles that could feel no pain. “I’ve seen you do it.” This line painfully shows just how much Logan hates his injury and what it has done to his body.

Loved the simple, more hopeful ending. It's so true to both Bling and Logan, always the survivors. Wonderfully done.

Hey, I'm catching up on some of your stuff, now that I have a few minutes and I've talked to you. Actually I should be asleep right now, and wanted to read something good before going to bed. This definitely qualifies. I'd almost like to see it continued, but it stands alone just fine and I'm sure you've moved on. Just know that it's I like it.

This story keeps haunting me but I'm not sure why guess that's true of most of what clings to our subconscious.
Love your imagery: the neat interior of the cupboards; the black line in the gray dust on the wheelchair seat; the long fingers "quicksilver on a keyboard, savagely kneading cream into atrophied muscles that could feel no pain.
Your characterisation is wonderful and subtle. "The only person I allowed to see my weakness was a man whose paycheck I wrote Logan says that in one of your other fics but now he accepts his glasses back from Bling after his friend has "wiped them dry on a corner of his shirt." Maybe falling isn't such a bad thing.

Will be back to read this again.

all I can bring myself to say is WOW! and where have you been hiding? How have you manage to post these without my noticing? Still baffled... sorry it took so long for me to discover and review... wow...

I love the way you write, the words flow like poetry. You also seem to know quite abit about what it takes to go through physical therapy. I'm eagerly awaiting your next work.

I must admit, during the first few sentences, I was scrunching my eyes at the simplicity. However, I read on and was just slammed by the complexity of everything 'implied'. Writing like that is a very hard thing and you seemed to have pulled it off effortlessly. Makes me miss Bling all over again.