Comment swap thread. Wow, I'm awed by your writing. This is amazing, you conveyed the feeling of wanting what you can't have so well. I felt bad for the main character, I can't remember his name for the life of me, I'm horrible with names. :P The imagery was subtle but it still grabbed me. Amazing. Keep up the amazing writing for the sake of the readers!
HOLY SHIT DANIELLE GO WRITE A NOVEL OR SOMETHING YOUR WRITING IS AMAZING BEYOND AMAZING BEYOND AMAZING i'm sorry i'm really awful at conveying that :P but seriously, this is excellent. i hope you write more soon, this really is wonderful! sad...but wonderful.
That's really beautiful.
great job.