Keeping On Without You - Comments

This was quite possibly the saddest chapter ever posted. : [
it's got me all teary eyed, and i'm supposed to be working! x.x

Got me all sad. Excited for the next chapter. It's excellent

Got me all sad. Excited for the next chapter. It's excellent

Got me all sad. Excited for the next chapter. It's excellent

Got me all sad. Excited for the next chapter. It's excellent

Oh man. Man, oh man. Do ya think you could have made me any more sad?? Lol
This was an amazing chapter, my friend! I'm so glad that Tom knows! And it made me laugh whn you were describing Tom laying on the couch. Lol. Epic, I tell you :D
I hope Oliver gets help, though. That would be pretty amazing, if you ask me.
Update soon, please!!

It's great to see someone knock some sense into Oli.
The last line was kinda thought provoking for me.
It made me think about what Addie was doing in the afterlife...if she's watching Oliver.
Hopefully Oli's gonna get the help he needs.
Another soon?

This chapter made me so sad. Just the way that Oliver was described. And when he passed out in the kitchen, this pathetic picture of him was just painted and then I felt bad for thinking he was pathetic, because it's obvious he's coping with so much. But then I kinda want to beat him because he never got help, and now I'm wondering if him telling Addie he really needs her is going to help a god damn thing, but I don't think it is.

And then Tom's just waiting there in the morning, and I knew that there was going to be a showdown, and I love how he doesn't sympathize with Oliver and tell him everything's going to be okay, because it seems like that's how everyone's been treating Oliver. They all feel bad for him while Tom is just sick of it. He knows that Oli misses Addie, but that's no excuse for him to be acting the way he is.

Basically, I loved this chapter.

Well finally the cat's out of the bag (I hate that figure of speech - it reminds me of Coco)
But now that Tom knows it should be at least somewhat of a weight off Oli's shoulders, at least now he doesn't have to hide everything. He needs some tough love though. Addie would have given it to him, and Tom needs to fill her shoes of taking care of him.

It sucks that he's kinda talking to Addie now via his thoughts. I know that she held him together, but now she's sort of tearing him apart.
He needs to just let it go and continue on with fixing himself as if she were alive. Eventually it will all work out that way... I assume.

Carol! fucking Carol
Her reaction ripped my heart out of my chest. The poor woman pretty much had a daughter at this point, First we learned that her mom was sick, then that Addie had cancer,then that the cancer killed her before anybody could even say goodbye.
That's a triple slap in the face, a slap coming over the dinner table nonetheless.
Total shit

"But ‘s been goin’ on for a long time, Oliver. And we’ve all been wondering when you would see how badly you have it, and want to fix it. Oliver, you’re going to end up ruining your life--or worse, end it!”
Fist pump for Tom for speaking up! I'm such a sucker for this side of him - all edgy and in his element.
Sexy

I feel so bad for Ollie. *sniff* Update soon?

This is so fucking sad. I'm glad tom knows...

The sensation of burning skin made it feel just a tiny bit better.
-awh oli. :(

You're amazing. I just love how you start out the chapter with Tom all passed out on the couch, crummies all over his shirt and the remote practically dangling from his hand. And then of course Oliver starts munching on chips and startles him awake. Can you picture it? Cause I can, and it's fucking adorable.

And then he just has to be a giant asshole to Tom. Of course. I mean, I understand and all, but Jesus. He needs to pull his head out of his ass, get dressed, go to his mommy's house, eat until he's sick and then cry. Then he'll feel a little better.

It's so sad how quickly Oli has started to give in to drinking. D: The whole ending part, where Tom said he knew Oliver, and Oliver knew that he knew that he was drinking, all that was just brilliant and terrifying at the same time. D:

I have a feeling that Tom is going to stay with Oliver and Oli is going to get really angry and kick him out, because all he wants to do is drink. Or maybe he'll just drink anyways, and him and Tom are going to get in some EPIC fight.

Bah. This is so saddening. D:

Heya, I love your story!!
It seems to bring tears to my eyes everytime I read it lol.
I did read the prequel, but I didn't subscribe because you'd finished writing it when I got to it =).

I'm only on chapter two, but I really like the description in your story, and I think writing in first person works well!
I also made a banner for you (if you'd like it), but I dunno where to send it to you, or whether to just link you to it lol.
Hope you continue writing, cos your stories are awesome =)
xxxx

This story is absoultley amazing(: i feel so bad for oliver =( i hope you update soon(:

Honestly, I can't find words to describe how amazing this story is. There's absolutely nothing that I don't love about it.
Is it sad that I really want the cat to come back?

Thank you for updating AND happy holidays =)

Merry Christmas my dear. These past two chapters were absolutely fantastic, I can't wait for the next one.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! This is my christmas present to you, my friend :)
And this chapter was MY Christmas present from YOU!
I loved it; absolutely loved it.
So update again ASAP, and be a lovely person!

Let me just say it right off the bat: YOU ARE A FUCKING AMAZING WRITER.
I can't think of another way to verbalize the true power you possess with words since every time I read a chapter, you make me feel like Oliver; weak, devoid of any emotion other than grief, and not able to fathom a life without his sweet Addie.

She was his everything, and yet her stubborn nature truly cost her in the end, and he had to see the love of his life pass on. You even start this chapter with it only being a mere 12 hours after she had died, which means that he was in the peak of his depression, shock, and infinite sadness. It takes a lot of description and repetition of his longing for her to make this a great read that makes you feel as though you are right there experiencing it with him.

My god and did you do an excellent job.

You described the little things as far as the connection that Oli still has to the cat, which also presents miserable irony since he hated it, and now he can't seem to bring himself to just let him go. To me, it represents his and Addie's relationship. When things became too hard, he decided to drink and let her slip away. Since Tom brought up that bringing the cat with him and taking care of him would also be too hard, he just left it, although in both instances he still had a strong relation or hold on it. I hope that makes sense.

Then the entire scene where Oli first entered his flat was heartbreaking, as this whole story has been and most likely will be. You are very meticulous in the elements of the apartment you describe, also. From his comics and her books, to the countertops, and even the echo that his bag made when he dropped it. You really know how to set the scene, and I almost hate reading because it's depressing, but I keep coming back because of its utter and undeniable beauty.

You have a talent here, girly.
Keep me fascinated :)

So terrrible! D: I can't even imagine being Oliver and going back into that fucking apartment.

So I found them after several minutes of annoyed grunting and complaints of how I probably lost them, just like how I lost everything else.

favoritelinee. :D