I really enjoyed this all the way, and I was also a surprise the turns of the story, in the beginning I thought, ohh no Hinata con Naruto nooo, poor Neji, but we'll it's true love, he really is a man of a different planet, I love him. Thank for the story, thanks for caring for this characters so beloved.

Oh goodness, I just finished this, so heartbreaking and beautiful. Thank you so much for this.

This story was fucking amazing OMg. But horrible i could not get myself to read the sex scene, I had to skip it, it was too heartwrenching! With that being said your writing and plot is amazing. Very rare to find this in FF. Thank you for this.

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Beautifully written and oh so heart wrenching. I love the unfolding of the plot and especially the sweet epilogue. There were time where I was hated the turn of the (logical and inevitable) events. I just wished the epilogue was longer and we can see how Hinata and Neji lived happily ever after. Thank you so much for writing this beautiful piece!

I think I cried the first time I read this fic, years ago. Despite the complicated emotions, this felt quiet and melancholic. Well crafted, in that sense. You return again and again to the Nakano River, each time making us feel more. I remember reading the last line of Chapter 12 and thinking: This couldn’t have ended in a more complete manner (though I am grateful for the soft epilogue). I love the way you explored the impact of Hinata’s childhood experiences on her character. I was pretty young the first time I read this. I’ve done a lot of reflection since. I don’t think I understood the impact maternal interactions can have on a womanbut even then, I felt something. This is years late, but thank you for sharing.

this story was so lovely and even horrible at time and I'm glad I came across it. I'm so happy neji and hinata were able to find their happiness despite everything.

god my heart hurts reading this.

wow oh wow. that was really, truly, good. so twisted. poor neji.

those last two lines hurt my heart.

Words can't fully describe how I feel about this story! It's wonderfully written and one of the best fics I've read so far! I was glued to my phone screen the entire time not wanting to stop until the very end! Never have I thought that I would hate Naruto and Hanabi in this that they made my blood boil.. My heart aches for Hinata but loved that she got a happy ending... I love how you portrayed Hinata in this story and I love Neji so much! Thank you for this wonderful story!

i loved this so much. thank you

This was a very well written fic that wasn’t too long to read. You gave a lot of life and unexpected background into character motivations that I found refreshing. This tended to be on the more angsty side and not romantically focused in the slightest (which I should have known since it was not marked as romance), but knowing that it would ultimately be NejiHina made me think there would be more of a buildup or more interaction between the two (which would have been nice). Yet I’m appreciative of the fact that you were entirely up front and honest about your story. Thanks for writing and giving us a happy ending!

Oh heck yeah! That’s my girl!

Talk about angsty...