Amazing wordsmithing! This is so wonderful the way you captured Rick's mental anguish and hope! I hope one day you choose to create al multichapter fanfic! Your insights into the motivations of these characters would be interesting in a full story!

Wow...this was so beautiful. You are a wonderful writer.

How flipping gorgeous is this? It's such an apt metaphor for them and yet I love the uniqueness of how you applied it here. I adore every line in this, but "She cannot be won, but as long as he doesn't try, she will not be lost." just struck me dumb.

Absolutely breathtaking. There's nothing better than starting a Monday with fic like this. Thank you so much.