Raised in the Era of Heroes and Cons - Comments

Ooh. I deeply love this. It's maybe, naah, it's THE BEST, of all the American idiot / 21st Century Breakdown fictions I have ever read--saying a lot, that. I hope you keep writing for a long time, cuz this (if possible at all) is worthy of publication.

All in all you're a fucking amazing writer. I envy it. There's a link in my signature, it's to MY story, read that and tell me yours aint better.

--J

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I love your characters too. =) I'm glad to see it end like this for them.

Best freaking Green Day Album Story tingy Evarr!!!
Like.Seriously.
i read the prequel and then this one and i just Wow! this shit is awesome!
Freaking love jimmy!
and the Saint! gosh! sounds like a total hottie! *perv smile*
and the end was cute and all! :3

I AM FUCKING CRYING. GODDAMN YOU FOR YOUR TALENTS.
What bites is this is a character we cannot reprise. Unless Green Day shoves another album out their ass and we can meet this Lucy person.
And the dumb motherfucker who said Gloria didn't change can just burn in an oven like the witch from Hansel and Gretl.
We're all gona miss these guys <3

My brain still hasn't processed that this is done... at all. Hasn't. Processed.

i'm so glad that Jimmy actually apologized, and learned about who Nate really was. I WANNA MEET LUCY SO BAD. Damnit....

Aw, man...
More... I want more. Damnit.

Anywayz, my own crushing loss (which is nothing compared to yours) aside, this is amazing, hun. I love how you showed their change and everything. I love the three month wait, and the American Idiot and just.... AHhhh <3 <3

*huggle*
I love you, Daiz.

awwwweeee
it's over :(
i'm so glad that you entered the first story in my contest forever ago, because i probably wouldn't have read this if you didn't. and it would have made me sad if i'd never read this.
i loved these stories, like, so so much.
it saddens me that they're over now...

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHH I don't have any other things to say other than AHHHHHHHHHH.

So maybe I do. Okay, I"m so glad he apologized like an actual adult. It shows just how much he's changed over time. Gloria actually doesn't seem as if she's changed too much over time. But still. And then he proposed!!!! I guess the three months were to have everything fall in place again first, to kind of get used to everything. Or he must have been really nervous. Aw, nervous Jimmy.

I wonder what Addie's reaction, though, to all of this is. Gloria seems overjoyed, as does Jimmy, but I really do wonder how she feels. Based on what she's been through in the last couple chapters with Gloria, I'm sure she's very okay with it.

Such a happy ending. I love how Gloria visited the past for a few brief moments to wish that she could tell that 16-year-old that what she wants will eventually happen in the end. The sheer happiness is pretty tangible in her diction.

Nice ending. I enjoyed this story quite a lot. :) And I know exactly what it feels like to get emotionally attached to one of your stories and how hard it is to let them go. But it provides one with a sense of accomplishment.

Ok... So I just gotta say this first cause it's majorly bugging me: There are a ton of typos. I know you were tryin' to put this up fast and all and we were distracting you. For that, I apologize; but, still.... PLEASE fix it.

Next. Damn twins are worse than The Saint. I wanna punch their mother fuckin' faces in. *huggle Addie*
Tunny punchin' everyone in the way? I love the picture that gives me XD

AHHHH! I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS ONLY ONE MORE CHAPTER! Fuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkk

KISS AND HUGS FOR YOU. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. [And I finally got to read it]
And I apologize for getting you addicted to Tumblr x)

THE SAINT THE SAINT THE SAINT THE SAINT THE SAINT! Oh how I sorta missed The Saint. YOU DIDN'T TELL ME BOUT THAT YOU SNEEKY SNEEKY PERSON!

OMG this chapter made my life just a bit better. Gloria and Jimmyyyyyyyyyyy :D
Dude, they need a shipper name, I forget if we came up with one for them.... Jimoria? Glommy (XD)? Glimmy? Jimria?

My heart was freaking pounding as I read this chapter. Completely. Totally. Pounding. I could feel the absolute hysteria as if it was actually around me, and what happened to lead into their kiss- Oh my God, it was EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. There would have been no other better way to portray their getting together, because their characters give off a "Screw this. I'm going to do whatever I want," kind of feeling. I believe though, that he forgives her a little too quickly, but given his desperation, it kind of fits in. I absolutely love, however, how you brought back the Saint. Oh jeez, I think my heart exploded when you ended with that. I have this total ominous feeling of the next chapter. I can't wait for it!!!

Oh God, they're stuck in the rally and separated. Poor Jimmy. He's beyond freaked. And Tunny's just being kind of laidback about it. But it works. Having two hysterical adult figures would just be beyond.

And Tumblr, Oh my God, I know. The stuff on there is SO FUNNY. I had to cut connections WITH EVERYTHING to get myself refocused again.

This kinda makes my weekend even better. I love Tunny a lot X3

Dude.
"Fuck you."
"Gladly."
You know I say that all the time XD

And woot for getting stuck in a protest/riot!

I sort of adore 21 Guns =D Like, hella lot. Totally dope.
And I love how you made Gloria disagree with Addie so it wasn't all corny "oh my God I actually like her why did she and my dad break up blahdeeblahangst"
Gloria's a tough bitch.
Love her.

Holy shit, Daiz... I read the one piece of dialog you sent me, and thought it was heart wrenching enough... but everything Gloria said... It felt like my heart was fuckin' ripped out and shredded it.

You can't help but place yourself in Addie's shoes while this is going on. Feeling blow after blow of Gloria's pain and realizing you don't know fuckin' shit about real pain and trial. I know bits of that pain, what it's like to have someone so important ripped from you without your consent, but... fuck... I could never feel THAT.

I am listening to the AItM version of 21 Guns, and every time I hear the really angry part I picture Gloria breaking and crashing... The mental image is seriously bringing fucking tears to my eyes. I can't even see her crying... just... broken, numb, it's... Jesus, Daiz, your really giving me an emotional lashing with this one.

As for Addie... in the beginning I just wanted to smack her, but when she said the whole thing about it being Gloria's choice to get the abortion... I could feel her uncomfortableness with dealing with that. And I really wanted to give her a hug when she broke down.

Your projection of emotion is so raw and pure in this chapter. It's impossible not to feel any of it yourself. I physically winced when Gloria said "CHOICE?"

I see what you meant by even better than Letterbomb... It is. Letterbomb is.... seriously intense... but this? This is stabbing and real, and core shaking.

I'm gonna stop now, before I literally start crying, but... well done, Daiz, really really well done. I am honored to have been able to read this.

Dude, I wouldn't shoot you in the face anywayz, love you too much :)

I love how TEENAGE Addie is in this one. Not getting how someone cool couldn't see that she was right? Classic XD

Can't wait for 21 Guns :D

FOR SHAME, DAISY, FOR SHAME!!!!
Rule #1 of Fight Club: DON'T TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB.
Ooooh, I'm gonna tell Edward Norton to come after you and kick your ass like Angel Face.

Loved this chapter, by the way =D

First off, here's a third happy birthday message to you, so... HAPPY FRICKIN' BIRTHDAY :D

*cough* ok. Now onto comments.
I dunno why, but there was something about the talk after they fought that made me hurt, or uncomfortable, or something, I dunno. It was good, just... not something I've felt when reading your stuff before. Hmm...

Also, that last line? What a mood breaker XD

Happy birthday! Reminds me of how I ended Without A Word on my birthday...

Anyway, the chapter shows how much Tunny's character has actually changed in over 21 years. He doesn't start the fights anymore. He handles situations tons better, and more calmly. Jimmy, I can completely understand, is absolutely furious, and sometimes you need that russle and tussle to get everything out of your system. So when I was at the part when they started punching and kicking each others' brains out, I could feel the tension, fury, and everything in between loosening. It was kind of like a burden being lifted off the shoulders. And then, as they readied themselves to go off to Gloria's, I felt pretty excited and slightly nervous as to how everything would go down. And I really can't wait to see how this reunion will turn out. :)

^I can't wait for H&H either! It's my favorite song on the album! But anyway...

I can't imagine the pain Jimmy's going through right now, after the shock of finding out that his and Gloria's kid had been aborted, by none other than Christian. And Tunny was right to have expected anger. I mean, who wouldn't when they'd figure out something as monumental as this?! I am expecting HELL in the next chapter. I can already feel it beginning... :D