Aaaahhh! What can I possibly say? This is beautiful! Angsty but not too tragic; deep, but not too much thinking.

Very revealing!

One of the best Saiyuki fictions that I put my eyes on. Perfect description for all the characters, specially Sanzo.
That way you describe Hakkai smile was sad, was beautiful, was simple and painfull in some way.
Really like it!

Beautiful.

Just plain beautiful. Incredible well written, and really interesting analysis on Hakkai's personality, and the others as well. Thank you for sharing such a great history. They are all on character and I just wished there was more to read! Maybe three more chapters, about the thoughts of each one of the boys about the other three? I would sure love it.

My favorite part was this one by far:

"Maybe that was Gojyo's fault. Perhaps the cure for a withdrawn personality is to team it with a high-maintenance one. One ego damaged from not having a mother, one ego damaged from having one. Gojyo pressed for feedback, demanded opinions, instigated arguments with every breath. He forced Hakkai to listen and react to the outside world. And Hakkai was the only 'woman' Gojyo didn't see his mother in."

I had NEVER seen like that, and when I read it, it just made suddenly so much sense. I'm looking forward to your other stories, I hope they're as good as this one. Keep on writing, you're really talented. I'm always happy to read good stories about my favorite characters. Hope you have one about Goujyo as well!

See ya!

PS.: I am very sorry for any english mistakes here, since it's not my mother-tongue.

Pretty cool story