I read What It Means to Be Pretty. Odd. [I assume it's meant to be 'Pretty', but there's a typo so it says 'Petty'.]
I liked the general description in the first part of the story, when the girl is walking around listening to her iPod on Valentines' Day. It seemed very natural and it flowed well. The mention of the iPods being their downfalls also was a nice line.
I'm not a fan of het, but I can appreciate it when written well. This was written all right, to me. I thought Ryan's speech was rather forced. The vocabulary chosen didn't seem very natural to me. I know Ryan's a writer and a genius, but I didn't think the vocabulary choice was very fitting to him.
But, still, your descriptions and general writing were very good. I really liked your characterization of the girl, especially. Except for Ryan's vocabulary, I thought it all flowed really well. Like I said, I'm not a fan of het, but if you wrote slash I would probably read it. You have a very clear writing voice. It's nice. Your choice of pairings just aren't my cup of tea is all. :]
Alright, to be frank, I found this story a bit.. lacking. It's good, but it seems shallow, in the way that you don't delve into either the emotional or the physical aspect of the story. I think that you really need to "show, not tell". For example, Bob went to the store would be much more interesting if it were written as Bob walked through the busy town streets and into the store.
However, I really really liked some parts of your story. I thought that you really were great at writing dialog, it seemed natural and unforced. Here's my favorite part of the story..
Even if it seemed like they all ended with happy endings, Holly knew the true reason Disney movies have credits. They placed them there so that whoever is watching doesn’t know what happens after that, they don’t know that the ending isn’t happy. They don’t know the life that is happening behind the credits.