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This was one the very first fan fiction favourite ever.

I finished this story while listening to Ludovico Einaudi's "Oltremare" - the haunting, beautiful melody ironically fitting so well with this ending chapter -, tears streaming down my face. This story should, honestly, be made into a film - animated or live-action, doesn't really matter which. Such a masterpiece. Please, for the love of God, send a translated copy to Nobuhiro Watsuki somehow and any anime studios you possibly can; maybe they can make this dream of mine a reality.

aahhh... bittersweet ending.. looking forward yo the sequel

wooww...first chapter.. and already make me... hard to breath

14 years later and I still come back to this story! It’s one of the best. I wish Complete Me were finished too but it’s enough to at least see them reunited. Wish I could find your current works! No doubt you are publishing originals these days.

Very enjoyable! Thank you for taking the time to share your piece. Bittersweet ending.

This is the second RK AU story that I'm reading...and it did not disappoint!
The raw, dark angsty HEARTACHE that I just went through reading this. My GAWD!
Linay, this story was written beautifully and I am inspired by how much time you dedicated to this.
A true masterpiece T.T! Thank you so much for keeping this up for so many years!
I've loved RuroKen since 2003 but I've never read your story until now.
But as an adult, I feel like I can appreciate the themes so much more.
KenKao were both written masterfully. I loved their interactions and chemistry so much.
The ending destroyed me, but it was written sooooo well!
Had me in tears! Absolutely amazing job! Thank you again for writing this fic!
I hope you're doing well at this time... and still loving RK :)

i just read this story and let me tell you i totally loved it. So beautifully written, your storytelling is amazing, every single detail is so well done! Great job.

OMG.
I never liked AU but your fic has the most review in the RK fandom (over 4700 reviews now in april 2021) so I gave it a try.

This was so intense. Dark. Raw.
There was times that I had to put it away because I was too shocked (like the child's killing - I have kids and it was very hurtful to read).
But after a few days I would pick it up again.

It's not an alternate universe, it's much more than that.
I felt so many emotions reading this fic. Thank you for writing this!

AGAIN, the best story EVER. I read it at least once a year, and every time, I love BP even more. I do wish you can get inspired to write again. Thousands of fans love your work!

That was sooooo amazing! I stayed up til 5am the night before trying to read everything because I simply could not put it down!

Thank you for writing such an amazing Fic

Very nice story Linay.

...that moment when you realize the fanfic is older than you are

I am so glad I game across this story! I don’t even have words to express how I feel about it. It’s really one of the best RK fanfics I’ve ever read. Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into it. I loved all the interactions between Kenshin and Kaoru. You truly have an amazing talent!