There's slight slash if you squint. C: Anyway, great lil ficlet here, and i nearly cried when Nick shot Ellis. I was all "NOOO! Please tell me it was an accident! DUN LET ELLERS DIE, NICKY!" Then I read on and was like "Yaay, I'm happy." :)

Wait... no one questioned the fact that Ellis received a gaping shotgun wound to the chest and somehow survived? They didn't even take the bits of bullet out, just bandaged him up with them all still lodged inside!

He's so going to die in the middle of the night.

I sincerely LOVE this! Not slash, just Nick and Ellis...

I have no trouble seeing anything in this fic happening. Nick radiates intensity at those moments when he applies himself, and Ellis...well, there had to be SOMEthing under all that fluff. I really do like what you've done with this, even if it strikes you as being a little off. I hate when that happens. Rest assured, though, that the end result was still a very good one.

Do write more! Also, MUCH THANKS for the review _

-K-

You felt something was off? You're so wrong; that was perfect! This was great and really couldn't have imagined it being better. Wonderful job!

Ah this was such a sweet fic! D I do hope to read more LFD fics from you, as you're extremely good at portraying them, and well... your just a good writer all around! D

I must say, that if you were looking to get a reaction out of your audience, it worked on me.

After getting used to the steady repetitions of Nick's shotgun blasts (which was an effective way to describe the conman's state of mind and the action taking place) and Ellis's cheerful admiration of Nick, the sudden blow to the boy's chest was quite alarming and distressing. The fact that I dove into the story without reading the summary threw me even further off guard.

I like Rochelle, but if your intention was to get me frustrated with her, then that worked as well.

While I found the whole -expecting to get shot- thing to be a bit strange, I could see Ellis apologizing for 'getting in Nick's way' despite the fact that it wasn't his fault.

Although this wasn't slash, there was a bond between them that was evident, and I liked that.

HAVE to say this: T-T-TEAMKILL