I actually read this unfortunatley unfinished masterpiece on a different site and thus had not yet reviewed but I did leave an all encompassing review in you LVJ private message box as I was skulking about your profile page. I also noticed the dreaded words "on hiatus" with regards to the afore mentioned masterpieces and allow me to whine in my most petulant 3 year old tone of voice that I HATEUS HIATUS! NO FAIR NO FAIR NO FAIR!

I have been reading this story with my roommate (who has been a fan of it for years, and considers it the best fic she's ever read) for the last few days, and I have to thank you for writing something this amazing. I had never played the game before, but your story has inspired me and I'm halfway through the game now.

I'm reviewing this on chapter 15 because I know that If I review 16, you'll hear nothing but "PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD CONTINUE THE STORY" from me, and I'm sure you hear enough of that from your other devoted readers.

So thanks again, and I'm moving on to 16 now.

You are a wonderful author. I read this story over and over again, whether it is unfinished or flawed. To me, it's one of the best stories I ever read and I'm sorry if you've heard that a lot - but that just shows how true it is. Even if you're not proud of your work. I read your other stories too and they're as wonderful. I understand if you don't have the motivation to update and I'm not trying to pressure. I know you might not read this comment but just saying you've written a beautiful piece, maybe unfinished or flawed, but still beautiful.
Thank you for writing such wonderful sixteen chapters. Keep up the good work (on your stories)~!

if you do ever update, i'll be here to read it :)

Hon, I just want to let you know that I have really enjoyed your story, in fact you have pointed out that this fic was stared 7 years ago, in which I have pretty much followed for quite a few years, well, I am also ashame admit that I didn't contribute to the review at that point in time due to my own reasons.

And I respect that you have post a note to tell us, although I truely hope that you may jus pick up somewhere in future, (a selfish thought of mine). I just want to thank you for your wonderful fic and I still do think that you are a great writer and all the best to you!

=)

I really hope you continue this story, it's so lovely it deserves to be completed!

Argh... you're a jerk! lol. What a place to abandon the story, sheesh. I mean, the future is going crazily far into the future, but yowsers. You get them so close to acknowledging things, there's the promise of action in the future, a rival for attention, hints of the whole time-travelling/ dimension hoping/ whatever the hell is going on. Yikes!

Well, on the plus side, I don't think I'll lack for things to mull over for the next well, probably few months lol. absolutely no closure. Haha.

Ok, so this might be a bit weird of a review- but your story gave me the most AWESOME dream last night! It started off at the end of this chapter and I was thinking- how the heck are they going to get together? And in my dream I was watching like I was reading your story of them dancing closer and closer together (all in your style, which I love, even if I do see what you mean in that it is a bit younger, but really well-written and only younger emotionally, as in the emotions are that of a younger person, not that they are juvenile... argh... can't make that sound right, but great writing bottom line)...

Anyway- so they were getting together, and then the got together, if you know what I mean heh. It was hawt, of course, but it was also so... I dunno, in the dream I just felt so happy and content. So much so that I woke up and looked at the clock- 1am. I have never been excited to see that I've only been asleep a few hours let me tell you! heh. Well, anyway, weeks pass (seriously- how long have I been dreaming? 3am? sweet!) and then Cloud wakes up in the 'present' which my dream self had concluded was 'reality' and that the 'past' is just a manifestation of the lifestream with the souls involved playing their actual roles (which made me wonder if perhaps Zack could get his memories back, too? But that wasn't addressed in the dream.)

So here is Cloud, totally horrified, because he had been so freaking happy but now it's all ripped away and it was a dream and now he's alone, etc. etc. and Tifa is like 'omg, Cloud!' and making an ** out of herself and Vincent looks like he wants to curl up in a coffin for another 30 years due to the look on Cloud's face.

Dramatic pause for effect...

Poof! Here is Sephiroth, manifested by the lifestream or something (I didn't care the mechanics, honestly, and there's precedence with Advent Children for reincarnation and your story with the whole 'making worlds' thing seemed to allow it; I DO know however that he had somehow redeemed himself by refusing Jenova etc. per Cloud)

Regardless of all that- all their faces were freaking PRICELESS. Seph is showing signs like he's mako-poisoned, though, from being summoned like that and Cloud takes care of him while everyone else is freaking the ** out but the two of them are super happy again (and so am I- what time is it now? 4am sweet!) and they cuddle and sleep (and 'sleep' heh heh- bad gutter brain, you are so nice to me).

Next day they have to find down a doctor to figure out what is wrong with Seph and if he's 'real' or whatever, and have the damnest time finding one that doesn't immediately crap their pants etc. maybe end up at ShinRa? I dunno- all I care about is when Seph points to his chest to indicate it hurts all the sudden I feel this intense pain because... whahahah! I'm freaking Sephiroth!

So then I'm Seph so it gets a bit OOC, but heinously fun as I go track down all the peeps I can think of (and random NPCs) and go 'Boo! I am the destroyer... except not anymore! Whahahaha!' and scaring people and looking at their *priceless* faces. And then I'm thinking... hmm... Seph= a general and a ridiculous fighter etc etc... how high can I jump? Answer= to the top of moderate sized buildings! And on top of telephone wires! (Hard to balance on them- but fun fun! What the heck time is it anyway... I feel like I've been dreaming for weeks... 5am? You're ** me! This ROCKS). So now not only am I freaking euphoric from dream-emotions, but now I feel super empowered, too.

When I did finally wake up at 8am I was so happy I didn't know what to do with myself. It was so nice because I've had a really really rough week. I know your story is more angsty, but that only made it all the nicer to have it resolve like it did in my dream... which could happen in your story, too, I dunno, I haven't read it all though I did see the note that it's abandoned.

Anyway- hope you read and vicariously enjoy my dream/ this review. It is a rare story to capture the imagination to that degree when asleep and I've never had one so strong that I could wake up that many times and still go back into it. Well, there was one other time but I was exhausted and depressed the next day, not so happy that I didn't know what to do with myself.

Thank you again!

I'm sorry to hear that you've given up on this fanfic. But I wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed reading it. I had it favorite'd and had gotten into the habit of rereading the whole thing (+new chapters) every six months or so. I will undoubtedly do the same thing even when it's not being updated, simply because it's such a great fic. Thank you very much for writing it - I'm sure it's given a lot of people, not just me, a lot of enjoyment.

P.S. - If, sometime in the future you feel bored and decide to go back to writing this fic, please feel free to do so. I'm sure no one will mind. ha, ha, no pressure. But just keep it in mind, k?

If you're writting style has changed so much since you've last worked on this fic, maybe you should rewrite it on another file. You know, take the story and the concepts you still like and write it in your present style. I know a couple authors who are doing that.

Hey! Zannah here!

I've been reading this for a while, and I LOVE it. I'm a bit of a ** for Time Travel fics... And as my friend D-o-P would say, Seph/Cloud is our baby!

This is really well written, I can find little fault with this! It's amazing!

I don't know about Tifa... Personally, I don't like her much as a character because she has no backbone and just goes along with what Cloud says. Also, as far as I can see, she was a ** to him when they were kids, and suddenly became obsessed with him when he was strong and handsome. Shallow much?

But maybe that's because I'm more inclined to like Yuffie and Aerith.

I liked Tifa more in AC when she was telling Cloud to get over himself...

Ja ne!

Wow! What a tension at the end of this chapter...
Great story all in all. Enjoyed it very much.
Thank you.

oh my god, I can't belive I never noticed this fanfic before! This is really well written and has a good plot going on. I really hope you continue this even if it does take like 2 years for an update (trust me, I've done it). :)

Acck... I tend not to read incomplete stories for obvious reasons, but I knowingly chose to read this and am glad I did, despite the unlikely chance of you updating. I believe you are a very good writer indeed, so for your sake I'm glad you've moved on - I'm sure you are an even better writer now.

I'll just have to finish it in my head.

Thank you for the story as it is anyway, it's a lovely plot, well written and although S/C never actually got it on...the communication was so, so close.Sephy is lovely and human -which he always was in Crisis Core (pre-N of course) and Cloud perfect. Spot on characterisation. It seems strange to me that you consider it not worthy of your attention now - since it is actually a very good story. Hmph. I can talk, I am in a similar position with my fic and I don't have the motivation to complete that - so I am a total hypocrite! :)

And leaving it there as a near-kiss...such cruelty!

Right dammit, that's it... *sigh*

Well I came here on recommendation from another fanfic author I enjoy. I must say it was an awesome one. Even if I was a bit put off by the style of your writing, only due to the fact that I had been reading odd styles lately I quickly settled into enjoying this piece. It has cause me to angirl with glee and oddly, any song I listened to seemed to match the mood of the story. With other fics, I have had to pause my music to prevent carameldansen playing during a somber scene when here the music bent to fit it. I do have to warn you though, I have never played a final fantasy game other than XII which makes fanfiction my only source of the storyline.

I do hope one day you will continue this fanfiction and I'm sure no matter the change in styles your writing will still have that tantalizing music bending effect.
I hope you enjoy this small paragraph filled with ego boostyness. <3