Bees Dance in Red Dresses. - Comments

So I do like this story, but it was a bit confusing in the first chapter… I wasn’t exactly sure if he was actually a boy or a girl, but overall this story is interesting so far… you should definitely update as soon as possible :]oh and by the way- I love the layout

oh my god is there more coming ? This is like the best Ryden I've read so far, and trust me, I've read many. i think it's perfect and i know it's long since you last updated Please come back and update this story. It's really exciting ! Or maybe write a sequel ? Please ?

Is more of this ever coming? Because I really did love where it was going and I would love to see more from this 'verse.

so you say this is chaptered? Does that mean only the two? I found this very interesting. It took me twice to read it to fully understand it. Boy girl boy girl girl...yeah. But anyways! I'd like to see where the relationship ends up.

This is a truely amazing story. I have never read a story like this. Epesically one of Ryan and Brendon. I love the way Ryan was so caring and I agree 100% with the comments above mine. I would love to see how things turn out next if you contiune with this.

This is just... wow. Absouletly amazing.

Okay, so I don't even know where to start with this one.

What you have so far is just.... it's so beautiful and true and honest, it makes me want to cry. The way Ryan is actually open and willing to adjust and help in any way he can and the way Brendon and Bee are so scared and defensive is just a perfect match up. And I love how real this all seems, with the fighting and the tentive, slow, scared sex between Ryan and Bee. It's just.... it's all so realistic.

This story just breaks my heart, but it a good way. I love it, and I really can't wait for more.

Oh god. I just. The sheer vulnerability that you give Bee. It's so unmistakably real. I don't know how you do it but I'm amazed and pleased that you do, Dru. Your writing is so phenomenal that I can't even think of logical, meaningful commentary. I can only say that Ryan is such a tender, perfect-because-he's-flawed-and-still-tries character. I just love that he makes mistakes and Brendon and Bee still love him, because real couples do fight and I feel like I only see well-executed fights in your fics as far as reading fanfic goes.

Chapter one was heartwrenching. I can't wait for more. <3

Sorry, I mean *love, not lie >.<

Okay, so as you may or may not know, I'm not a huge fanfic fan, but I'm a sucker for yours. I had to read this and I'm elated that I claimed it. I absolutely loved the first chapter; I feel so bad for Brandon, having to tell Ryan about what's going on. I really happen to love Ryan and all of his simplicity - at times, it gets complicated too. And I also love how real this is; while I was reading, I felt my heart breaking for the both of them. Yes, I can go on and on and on and on about how much I love this - I really did - and this was absolutely amazing. You're quite possibly the Queen of Rydens. Plain and simple (: I do hope you lie the crown that Mibba has given you. You've deserved it <3 This was absolutely love, Dru! <3

YOU PLEASE ME.Because Gatsby is only attracted to writing these days.
Who needs humans? Bah.

I adore Brendon and Bee, but truthfully, I really love Ryan. It's not that Ryan is committed to continuing the relationship, but his approach to Brendon. His actions and words are very simple and even blunt at times, but the significance underneath all of it creates a beautiful, dynamic contrast. Because the reality of relationships like these is that both parties are affected. I'm glad that Ryan is not static throughout the entire chapter, but actually open to adjusting.

Also, thank-you for not going bat shit crazy with a prompt like this. Most people tend to throw out generic plots that stereotype the trans community even more. But I just see honesty in your writing. So, thank-you.

I cannot wait to see more, dear! :)

OH, DRU, Y U SO TALENTED?

This is just so, so lovely.

You drew me straight in from the summary. The quote was very aptly chosen, but in particular, I love the little but significant glimpse that you give us into the lives and personalities of Brendon and Ryan. I instantly wanted to know more about them and their situation. No, not wanted. Needed. I just had to read on and find out more about them.

Immediately you show us just how fragile and delicate the relationship between both of them is. It seems slightly awkward, but there's also something so sweet and touching and tender about this little moment of intimacy we see at first. Brendon's reluctance to move forward in the relationship is something that you portray so empathetically - I don't relate to him, but I feel like I understood him and his feelings and was really sympathetic towards him.

Then, when Ryan discovers the binder, the whole dynamic between them seems to change; their characters are still the same, but the whole relationship seems to be more...strained? I can't think of a better word, but what I mean is that you can just imagine the tension and uneasiness of the scene, but still sense the romantic feelings between them.

"And Brendon cried. He hated crying. It made him feel stupid and useless . . . and feminine. And there was still more. More he needed to whisper to Ryan, more secrets, more confessions. But not tonight."

This was my favourite paragraph. At that point I just wanted to leap into your world and hug Brendon and tell him things would be okay and not to worry and all that. It's so desperate, yet still so resigned at the same time.

It's such a beautiful, intimate portrayal of such an interesting, nuanced relationship. It's simply gorgeous Dru, just like yourself.

So I kind of love this fic. There's something really sweet about it, I don't know, like it's really serious and hurty at times but there are so many light-hearted, almost throwaway moments that are so, so adorable. I love that Ryan understands, that it doesn't matter to him that Brendon has breasts because it doesn't make him any less of a boy. I love that he gets that him cross-dressing is just something he does, that it isn't a big deal, even if Brendon doesn't seem to think so. Their relationship seems really realistic, too, and like I said on the thread, I like how they can argue but it's not the end of the world and it's not the end of them, it's just an argument and they still love each other. I usually have a hard time seeing them together but they just seem like they'd work so well in this context, I can't help but adore them. I think my heart swelled three times the size when Ryan said that he thought Brendon would've been pretty if he weren't puking.

Just one thing, though: "It's a binder," Brendon said, standing up straight, turning to face Ryan, nodding and looking like he was trying to cry. "The thing you felt under my shirt? It's a binder."

It sort of feels like it should be like he was trying not to cry. I could be completely wrong, though.

But yeah. Hope you post the next part soon because this is really, really interesting and I love the concept, of a boy in a girl's body that sometimes wants to dress like a boy. ♥

Wow, I was amazed. I knew when you made that comment on the Swap that this would be transgender, but I didn't know that it would be so beautifully written. This is fabulous. I'm subscribing. Definitely. This is probably the one and only transgender story I will actually read. I loved the chapter.

Nawwww. Crazy idea, but it sort of ... sums up a lot of genderqueer identity issues, I think. The whole "boy in a girl's body who still likes to dress as a girl" thing. Also, Brendon as a girl. Very different from the usual Ryan-girly stuff. :)

Quite possibly my favourite thing you've ever written. I don't even know why either, maybe because it was centered more around Brendon, and I loved how understanding Ryan was, because it could have completely gone in an entire different direction and still have managed to be lovely. I really liked this, everything about it, and I can't wait for the next part of it. How was it supposed to make sense that he was a boy in a girl's body that sometimes wanted to dress like a girl anyway? He felt like a cheater. I liked those lines, especially the 'cheater' bit.

New story. Will be chaptered.
Written for two contests.
My first FtM fic ever.

xoxox
-Dru