I LOVE this Fanfic soo much, that it hurts me too much to end it, because I know there's a sequel, but I don't like time skips, so I'm not gonna read it :(
This Fanfic made me cry a lot with the bond of Danny and Vlad, I would've liked that Danny stayed with Vlad, at least for some months and then ask him in a better way to stay in Amity Park, but what's done it's done...anyway my favorite chapter is the 72 or well the ones that focus more in their bond, I found them so hearth touching ﹏
Well, I think this Fanfic marked me Lol, I don't think I'm gonna see their bond the same ;) (（＿）)

This story got SO frustrating by the end with all the DRAMA! So much drama, for drama's sake if felt like. It got so hard to get through a chapter because SOMETHING was always going wrong at the most dramatic time. The last six chapters were a slog.

Im so sad that i finished this! I was taking my time reading it, nornally i just consume a story but this, this i took my sweet time with. Very well woven, sad that I reached the written end!

The tension is so much. Vlad is chilling. I did a quick read on some later chapters a while ago. And you have me so much feelings about all the characters

Wow, this still hold up in 2023!

Great start to the story! But just a heads up: if it ain’t a romance novel and you aren’t writing from the perspective of a teenage girl, you really shouldn’t talk about how “attractive” a 14 year old boy is. I know we all had our crushes on Danny phantom, but it just took me out of the story reading that from the narrators perspective.

This is one of the only fanfictions that my family knows about. I would not shutup about it when I first read it. Then when every new update came.
Even today, my family knows of checkmate, and they know I love it. Thank you for writing this story!

I know it's been over a decade since you finished this story, but I just wanted to, thank you. I've never actually commented on any fanfic before, but I felt like I had to this time.
This has been the first and only story to ever get me to cry. I've read plenty of sad stories, but none of them have ever made my heart hurt nearly as much as this one. I mean that in the best of ways. The story has to be incredibly well written to do that to someone after all. So, thanks.

I cannot look at Vlad the same way again. Oh my god.

And their BOND dude…I’m crying. ;-;

I honestly cannot describe everything I wanna say into words. But I will say I’m happy that I predicted some things and got surprised by others.

One of the best badger cereal stories (Danny and Vlad platonic I.e. father/son; friends, etc.) I’ve ever read. :)

Ok reading this story I’m happy to say I had theories and they were correct.

But I have to review now and say IS NIANE HIS SISTER? I’m freaking out. It has to be. Niane is anagram of Annie. Oh. My. God.

I have absolutely adored this story. It was so hard to put down and because it was so long and well written, it consumed the better part of a week. I loved how you dealt with trauma in this story. The growth of the characters was well done and believable. I wish the fall out didn’t happen (I’m a sucker for a happy ending) but I understand why it happened and it was well done. Thank you for the time and effort that you poured into this work. Great job!

This is seriously one of my favorite chapters! }]
I just really love it! Heeeeh!

I wonder what Carl is thinking after hearing that whole conversation and then hearing Danny scream…

I freaking love this so much. I can’t believe how much time and energy was put into this story. Seriously, you must have planned it all out from the beginning, —I don’t know how, but you did— and you must have also watched the episodes a bajillion times to get everything so accurate. I love how you put things in this story that correlate so well with the storyline of Danny Phantom, and how you put a deeper meaning to even the smallest of details. Reading this has opened my eyes to those little details, so whenever I go back and rewatch the episodes, I can see how those details fit in perfectly and make complete sense. And you know, this story mixes so well that I literally have trouble separating this story and the actually Tv show! Extremely impressive!

By the way, this is seriously my top favorite fanfiction story I’ve ever read, hands down. I’m not kidding about that either. I’ve read it three times already, along with Endgame. And, it’s not going to stop there, I can ensure you that much. You have a talent. Thank you so much for sharing that with me. You da best!

This chapter and the next one literally fills me with so much pain and sorrow and emotions! Every time I read them, it feels like my heart is snapping into two! Why?! Why did it have to turn out like this?! Why couldn’t Danny and Vlad have worked things out?! I know why, but WHY?! I shouldn’t have read this chapter so close to bed time! Now I’m sad, and the worse part is, I know it’s not going to get any better until like, the end of Endgame! D!

You know what would make this more bearable for my poor sobbing heart? If there was like an alternative time line where Danny actually stays with Vlad! Forget his family! Forget his friends! VLAD! HE NEEDS TO STAY WITH VLAD!