To begin with. Oh. My. God. What is it with fanfictions of weird childhood obsessions of mine having the absolute best fanfictions I’ve ever read. Seriously. But for real, this is the most gut-wrenchingly painful thing I’ve ever read, I’m sending this to all my friends so that they can really learn the definition of pain, and I’m never reading another shipping fic again because there’s no way at this point that whatever it is, the quality of the writing will ever measure up to the standard this fic alone has set. In fact, I’m giving up romance entirely and will be joining a whaling crew soon. See you all never again, and I hope you know that that giraffe scene is going to be stuck in my head forever making me cry like an idiot whenever I ever think of giraffes again. I need to read more things from you. Please get into weird nerd shit soon. Uh, and five stars.

i remembered reading this like 10 years ago & being really moved by it, & i know ffn is like circling the drain by now but at least this is up on other sites, & anyway! i'm glad this is still on here anyway! it's really nice to come back to something that i remember liking & still love it just as much. godspeed soldier

The feels hurt me, but this story was worth it.

I love it

I really was not planning on binge-reading through the entirety of this fic, but I made the mistake of opening up this fic out of curiosity (I'd never read a Calvin & Hobbes fic before), as as always with your writing, I was sucked in straight away ahah.
I love how real this fic felt - particularly in the way Calvin describes his feelings regarding his loneliness, and his affection for Susie. It was all so sweet and nostalgic and agh I could not will myself to stop reading until the end.
Anyways, thank you so much for writing this! It was such a delight to read ;v;

This is wonderful! I loved every word. I think you really captured what a teenage Calvin would be like. Calvin's emotions and reactions are very realistic at all points during the story, whether it's being lighthearted or serious. The stories he makes up in his head are totally him and totally hilarious. Thanks for writing this!

I found this story years ago, and it's one I come back to again and again.

It's inspirational in the way it's told. Your storytelling evokes emotion with how precise you are in describing a character's plight/action/idea/emotion. Not to mention, it flows smoothly-seamlessly even. From dialogue, to thought, to action, they are stitched together nicely. And the plot! I love it, plain and simple. You hit hard issues head on while treating them with respect and a blunt attitude.

Thank you for sharing your talent. I always enjoy reading this example of your skill.

I reread this about once a year or so; maybe this time it just hit me so much harder bc I was shaking and overflowing with emotion, but I wanted to take the time to thank you for this story. As someone who used to read Calvin and Hobbes to her little siblings as a kid, this is a perfectly aged tribute to the spirit of the comics. I just feel so connected to Calvin in this, from his desires to be better getting punched out by unwitting failure, to the hopeful dreamer at his core despite what years of being talked down to and treated as stupid and bad has caked onto him. You did such an amazing job with this, and I'm grateful that I get to read it. Thank you.

Okay, I never read Calvin and Hobbes fanfiction, but this popped up in favorite stories list of an author I know - and I'm so glad I read it. This is so amazingly in character, and well-written and there's an actual plot and just - gah. I have no words. This was awesome. Thank you for writing this!

Adorable. This is extremely adorable.

Perfect. This fic was simply perfect. You captured the essence of the two central characters here, without even having Hobbes involved that much. The interactions of the two, and the situation for them, were beautiful. You weaved up something amazing here.

This was the third time I've read this over a very long timespan. But each time feels like the first. And that is a great feeling.
A great (fan)closure to the comics, really. This is one of the best short stories I've ever read.

This was really good. It gave me a warm fuzzy feeling. Your writing reminds me a lot of Rainbow Rowell. Kind of simple but it sucks you in and makes you emotional. Really amazing

This fic made me cry the first time I read it. It perfectly captures the sadness of Calvin misunderstood, and how it must have been for him to grow up, along with just how great of a kid he really was. Kudos to you

I lied awake in bed just thinking about this story after I read it... beautiful. Just beautiful. I have no other way to describe it. It was really depressing how he just forgot about hobbes but you probably have your reasons for doing that... yeah thank you for this story

Geez, I was just looking around ffn for something different to read, and thought I'd take a look at this. Once again, one of your stories kept me up past 4:00 am but I couldn't stop until I found out how it ended. It's been quite a while since that's happened.

I remember reading 'Calvin and Hobbes' in the newspaper (along with a dozen other comics like Peanuts, Family Circus, For Better or For Worse) ...and the idea of taking a cartoon about a kid with an overactive imagination where his stuffed tiger talks to him and has adventures with him...and making it into a fanfic where he becomes a very screwed up adult is amazing. I loved reading this...thank you for sharing it!