Oh my goodness I am shocked I had never read this before. I just went through all three parts in a few weeks and I fell in love with Evelyn and Ben, they are perfect for each other. I loved how you went through the entirety of them meeting and then leaving together. She really was there for him the entire time he was in Chicago. It was an amazing series and I am sad that I have finished reading them.
I can't believe I totally missed you posting the last two chapters!
Anyway,they were absolutely amazing, just like every other chapter of the entire trilogy. I think the ending was perfectly simple, it fit the rest of the story wonderfully. I'm gonna miss these stories, but I'm looking forward to read some of the other ones you'll write!
I am just going to say that I'm going to miss Ben and Evelyn's story so freakin' much!!!! This was a great trilogy and I will admit that these stories are what inspired me to get into hockey in the first place so THANK YOU! Chicago is actually one of my top two teams. I really can't wait to see what story you come out with next. Awesome job on these stories, this one in particular! :)
I liked how it was a bittersweet ending. There are too many super happy ending stories so im happy yours was bittersweet!! I am really sad that this is over :( I feel like Ben and Evelyn where good characters and i enjoyed going to my mail and seeing an update story and clicking it and seeing it was make it back to me.
CRYING! i cant believe this is over. kill me now. sigh. sorry for being over dramatic, but i'll miss this. write more ben someday? :):):) i seriously could not love this story more. amazing job hun<3
this is really, truly the end of an era, i hope that everyone who reads this story (this entire collection) realizes that. these ben eager stories brought together so many people (you and i, to be truly honest) and were some of the first hockey stories to ever be posted here on mibba. you opened so many people's eyes to the beauty that a man like ben eager has, on and off the ice; so many reads came to appreciate this man because of your words, and that alone is so much beauty that it hurts.
people who never liked ben before read your story and fell in love with him; there is nothing in this world that can show how powerful these stories have been, not only for us as readers, but for you, alyssa, as the writer. we can go back and read the first story and we can see you grow so tremendously as an author, each part changing, your style taking leaps and bounds and finally scoring into the beautiful thing that you are today. never regret changing those older parts, because they showcase your growth, almost like photographs.
i've been dreading this day, you know i have, because it's hard to accept that a story as famous, so infamous on this website, is finally over and there won't be another sequel. as much as i want to hear about the chronicles of ben's 10-11 season, all the troubles he had and how evelyn might have handled them, i think we all know as readers that their story has been told. they are a family now, they have overcome the biggest obstacles, and none of it was ever cliche in any way.
you showcased the battles that people really do have in life; having to choose between two things, yourself or a life with someone you love, and giving up dreams or hopes that might have caused you to lose a person who claimed your heart. you didn't bring into play fakeness, like 98% of the stories on this website. you kept this story so true, so goddamn true that it hit home to hearts many times, and that's why we were so closely bound to evelyn and ben.
this ending couldn't have been done any better, nor could anyone else have written it. you know i've cried a lot over these past few days because of the idea that i won't be able to read about their future, but i think that's a beautiful thing because we can imagine it. we can see ben do something now, and think, "god, what would evelyn do in this situation? what would she think?" i've caught myself so many times, especially this past season with ben having a hard time, thinking about how the people in this universe, the one you created, would say or do or think.
you've done a fantastic job with this, alyssa. don't ever change anything about these stories, please, because they are timeless and historic in their own, beautiful way. i love you, and i know that the newer things you are writing and planning will be amazing, but this will always hold a special place in my heart. i think there's a lot of people who would agree with me.
Oh, my God, Alyssa. That was... There are no words. Honestly. That was just amazing. <3 I'm so, so sad to see Ben and Evelyn go, but that... That was the best ending. Ever. It was so much more than I imagined it being. (: Absolutely fantastic job, sweets <3