It seems to me that most of the time when you go and search for Asking Alexandria fan fics on Mibba, you find immature and not very well written or thought through stories. Can you imagine how happy I was to stumble upon THIS? I tip my head to you, seriously. I found this yesterday and it sucked me up immediately! I totally fell in love.
Now, even though this story has kind of an...easier plot than stuff I read most of the time, I still felt like it had something very special to it and you should be really proud of that. I wasn't entirely sure what I was to expect of this when I found it, to be honest. And I think at first the only reason I started reading was that after a few sentences I could tell that you write really well. You describe things nicely, don't always use the same words. Your writing is exciting and it's not as simple (as most AA fics I found). And I am very picky about the way people write their stories, because it's a powerful element. Sucky writing turns the best plot to shit.
So after your writing had me interested, I was very quickly getting curious to find out more. I liked that you made the beginning of the story to be like a big question mark. You didn't let us know why exactly she was there, and what was going on. I love when you slowly learn more about the characters, especially their (important) past as you read on. So I enjoyed that part very much.
It was incredibly sweet how well you captured Bay, Lux and Rex's relationship...like..right from the start. You could tell how much they liked one another and how much meaning and history there was to their friendship. Which made me like them all right away! I'm fining it a bit difficult to put all my thoughts into words, but I'll try anyway, even if my comment sounds lame. I enjoyed reading about how they all interacted at first; like their little parties and Bay coming into a new circle of friends and people and being welcomed with open arms; fitting in right away. it created such a nice atmosphere, even if you could sense there was something up with her.
That this story kind of went from UP, to DOWN, to UP again (happiness wise) was extremely interesting and you had a very original, dramatic plot. That was excellent!
Even though Danny is my favorite memember of Asking, you made me question him at first this whole time! But as I read on I fell in love with the way you described him here, and I think it has a lot of 'real' Danny to it. Kinda just judging from the way he was when I met him and some things you hear from others, haha. But yes, lovely way to picture Danny; instead of making him a huge jackass or something. There was no way I could not ship him and Bay. Her fighting to let anyone close; and him just fighting for her to let them in. That was so adorable and made it all a lot more intense.
This story was filled with so much sadness, about Bay's brother, and just her past in general and then how it fucked up her present time. It made my heart feel so fucking heavy some times in between, but I loved the way it made the friendships in this story so fucking beautiful. It was an important part to the story, and you made sure it came across realistcally and I think you managed to make people FEEL it. At least that happened to me.
I thought it was evry understandable as of why Bay locked everything up inside, but still I was eager to find out more about her character, about what it was she was dealing with. I developed so much sympathy for all the shit she had going on, and I was so happy to find what the ending led to. I think I would have been crushed if Danny would have left her or if anything else would have happened to shatter everything into even smaller pieces. After reading about her fighting with ehr depression, and the heart of the story being filled with so much sadness, the last chapter blew my mind, kind of. I mean, I had gotten really curious since Danny had repeatedly left her without staying in touch for a while and I just always wondered about what was going to happen, expecting the worst just to be prepared. So I loved the last chapter, for it pictured their relationship perfectly. Their sweetness that had been building up from the start, which made them seem like such a perfect couple.
So yes, I enjoyed reading this story very much! It was amazing!
Sorry, I just saw your comment today. I quoted these two:
"Most of the books I read were sad, but as it turns out, my head and heart are okay with being sad over someone else's problems. It's our own that we cannot handle."
"This shit is insane, being in love. Who would do this to themselves intentionally? It's irrational."
@ Pyramid Head I've always wanted to write something that someone quotes! :) You have just made one of my dreams come true, haha. Can I ask specifically what you quoted? I will update as soon as possible. I won't make any promises on when, but hopefully within the next week or two.
So I'm addicted to this story like it's crack. I didn't have time to read chapters 19 and 20 until tonight, and I absolutely loved them. I added two quotes from 20 to my facebook, they were that good. Kudos, and please update again <3
I absolutely love the story! It kind of related to myself but without the whole love part, please update soon. You're an amazing writer, keep up with the good work :D
@ krose i was wondering what happened to that chapter... haha. i will update soon, because i gave everyone false hope that i updated, and now i feel bad...