This hurts so much, that I really can’t tell if I like it. I love it. But I don’t know if I like it.

I'm crying so hard.

Oh god I love this. It's supremely beautiful.

Painfully sad! Oh...wow...amazing. Handled with care and delicacy, brilliant!

XXKimmimaruXX

Wow. This is so sad and moving at the same time. Keep up the good work!

Fiu. Lovely

Just gorgeous 3 Absolutely gorgeous.

LyssaLaughable xD

God, no matter how many times I read this my chest constricts and feel like I can't breathe.

You leave me breathless.

Once I realized this was going to hurt a little bit, I didn't want to like it. However, you did a wonderful job. I hardly noticed the scab of him dying being ripped off. And I didn't heave at the thought of *her*. So you did good. (Grins)

My dear Violet,

After reading this through three times solid, I must confess that I was rendered utterly speechless. It really is not often that I stumble upon a fic which compells me to hit the blue button any more, but I feel that I have to let you know how much I enjoyed "Firsts And Lasts".

I was not expecting to be as impressed with such a small fic as I ultimately was. You took me through romantic joy through to resigned dispair within merely a couple of hundred words, and this proves that the old reassuring bedroom phrase is, in some cases, very true - size doesn't matter, it's what you do with it that counts.

"Firsts And Lasts" is a powerfully emotional fic, rich in feeling, vocabulary and style. My heartiest congratulations to you, Violet, and sincere thanks - for "Firsts And Lasts" was such a sheer delight to read.

Thank you! xx

Another amazing work of yours. I can't get over how much I love your work, really. Just love it.

WHAT happened was clear enough, but I didn't understand WHEN it was happening. Well, the last few were apparent, however, the first several were obscure. Were they in school, or was it during a summer before they graduated, or had they already graduated and bought a flat together, or...something else? Maybe you intended for it to be ambiguous, but it was definitely frustrating to be confused.

The way you write is always 'something'.

So worth reading !

Spare and bittersweet. Says all it needs to without wasting words. I also like the formatting and the "theme and variations" structure.

AWW. Absolutely wonderful story.

"After, in the quiet, pre-dawn light, he didn’t mean to cry, just like he didn’t mean to whisper silly, child-like things – I love you like a fever and I missed you like the sky – into Remus’s skin."

"And then one day he said them, and it hurt like fire. The next time he said them, it hurt a little less. The last time he said them, he even meant them."

GAH. Heart-rending. I love it.

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