I love you. Er, please don't take that in a creepy stalker-ish way, because I meant it very, very nicely. It's absolutely an amazing feeling to read one your stories--so well-written, so thoughtful, so deep--when so much of the rest of the internet is filled with mindless goo. This fic made my heart twist at the same moment it made me smile and that's not a response just anyone can elicit. You have a grip of talent and I honestly hope that there are more stories like this in the future.

I truly love how you traced that descent into madness, starting from the usual distancing from patients to slowly those barriers coming down to getting to know Sideswipe and finally that state of something like 'can't live with him can't live without him'. It really was masterfully done.

Great set of scenes :)

“Well, I dunno,” Sideswipe said quite seriously, after overhearing the gist of it. “I antagonize Ratchet by choice, and if that isn’t free will, I dunno what is.” - Best line ever =D

This was extremely touching. I really like your portrayal of the characters and the emotion laced throughout was both heart warming and gut wrenching at times. You really can feel the emotions that Ratchet is feeling, and sense the bond that forms between him and Swipe as the fic plays out.

Very well done. <3

...& he dies just days latter dosnt he,Rathcet i mean, i kept expecting the to say something like the shuttles waiting on us or something. all in all i like this its a lil reversed of how i usually think about it Ratch's all hard & uncaring to start & gets at least a lil softer as time went on i really rather liked it in that order but the whole things great!

Poor Ratchet, the war alone was enough to drive him crazy, and here there was Sides to double the effect on him. His responsibility was as great as Prime's. Deciding whose life to be saved and whose life to be abandoned, it really took toll on him.

As for Sides, he seemed to be more mature than Sunny in my opinion. He took the situation of Sunny's near death quite calmly as though he had expected it to happen sooner or later and had prepared himself to accept it. It's contrary to Sunny's state of mind in 'The Lost'.

Anyway, I enjoy this story so much and hope you will write more Sides&Sunny stuff!!

Oh this was a very nice read...so touching and sad all at once. You really can see how Ratchet's sanity slips and falls and briefly shines again, and how the others' sanities also come and go, ever spiraling down as the war gets worse. And then how Sideswipe is responsible for bringing back his love and sanity back, like it or not, kicking and screaming (quite literally). Well done, I'm so glad to see you back writing for TF again! Makes me really want to go back and revisit things I haven't touched in a long time. Perhaps it's time to go back and bring back the junkyard dogs, eh?

Anyway, here's more carrots for those bunnies! Hope they keep giving you ideas ;)

I love it. There's not really a whole lot else to be said, other than I absolutely *love* their relationship, complex as it is.

It's always the highlight of my day when I get to read a new story of yours. They are so entertaining. The writing in this one is beautiful as always, especially the descriptions. (My favorites were the descriptions of war and action.)

There was so much to take in with this story. The part with the tacos was hilarious! The part where Ratchet hit the dog was very sad, but it really showed the other side of both Ratchet's and Sideswipes' personalities. You have a real knack for writing these characters.

That was quite something to read. I'm not sure how to praise it right. You made the insanity that HAS to come with Ratchet's job come out really realistic, not to mention that of the others.

Actually the only thing I actually have something negative to say about is the end. It sounds so unfinished, what was probably your intend, but still it leaves an uneasy feeling.

But all together that is a really really great story.

I am incredibly impressed with Ratchet's swearing abilities, especially when he started incorporating the earth ones. You did a great job illustrating Ratchet's concern, callousness, love, and mania in this fic.

I must say that out of all the Transformers fanfiction that I have read, my heart always gives a leap of joy when I find something written by you. :) New or old. You really have a way with words and putting their personalities in text. Your situations and plots are something that I can genuinely see happening in the Transformers universe behind the scenes and that really takes having a gift-- which you definitely have. You are an absolute inspiration to me and I legitimately hope that you will continue to post your works. As long as you post them, I will read and review!

As always, an excellent read! Thank you for writing it! :-)

Wow. I think I'll have to revisit this later to grasp it, because right now I feel quite overwhelmed.

Nontheless, this goes straight to my favorites.

Every time I see your name come up with a new story I am never disappointed at the content. It is always well written, unique, exciting, and just plain awesome. I would come up with more but I'm not a writer :)