Ahh, thank you so much for updating! Damn, this was an awesome chapter :) I wish Jack told Alex what was really happeningedehhj YOU LIKE HIM MAN. Jeeze. Well anyways, stoked that updated! Absolutely perfect and flawless.
So, first off, go you for getting this chapter finished and making it the longest yet! I think my “short” updates must be rubbing off on you! :P I’ve been excited for this update and I’m happy it’s up!! *does happy dance*
Secondly, this comment is probably not going to be half as good as the awesome comments you leave on my fics! You pretty much leave THE best comments ever but I’ll try my best!!
Ok, those opening paragraphs are so well written and so descriptive, I can actually picture everything the way you’ve described it as if I’m sitting right there, watching Jack and Alex. Hmm.... spying on Jack and Alex in a graveyard.....that’s totally not creepy at all!! Yay for Jack giving Alex another shot and making him feel all optimistic again! They really are meant to be together! And I love how Jack was so confident that Alex would say yes that he’d already written out his address so it was ready to slip into Alex’s hoodie!!
When Alex went to his Grandmother’s plot, I just wanted to give him the biggest hug ever or have Jack come back and comfort him! That paragraph where he’s starts getting angry and realises he’s alone is heartbreaking and even though I’ve said it already when you messaged me that part, I’ll say it again, it’s so beautifully written and perfect! You’ve nailed his emotions for grief and no wonder you were proud of yourself after you wrote that! I just want Jack to come back and hug him and tell him he isn’t alone and he isn’t a “pathetic waste of bones.”
I know Rian is just trying to protect Alex but I think he needs to take a step back and calm down a little. He’s like a worried mother and an over-protective brother all wrapped into one. Poor Alex isn’t going to ever survive on his own if Rian keeps treating him like a 5 year old. I know he’s like that because he cares but still....he could at least meet Jack properly and give him a chance before forming such a dislike from him. Yay for Alex sticking up for him and telling him that Jack’s in his life now. This part had me awing out loud : “ I need to start taking some chances, get my life back onto a more permanent track and as for Jack…he just so happens to be a part of my life and a chance that I’m willing to take.” I like this more independent Alex who isn’t afraid to stand up for himself a little!
N’aww the party scene was just so perfect! The descriptions were great and so was the idea of making them have a water fight! Poor Alex getting confused by what May said and then even more confused when Jack brushed it off! Even though I know you don’t want to rush their relationship and stuff, it would have been so cute if Jack had kissed Alex before he left or when he was upstairs getting him a change of clothes but I understand why you didn’t! I wish Jack didn’t have to go back so soon but it’s so cute that Jack’s going to see Alex before he leaves! That has potential to be very cute and happy....not that I’m dropping hints or anything!
I’m glad that Rian and Alex made up too and Rian is going to be a little more understanding....Alex is always going to need his best friend around especially since Jack’s going back!
Oh and a massive thank you for linking all of my stories in the Author’s note! It really means a lot!! This update was great and I can’t wait for more!! Great job as always!!!
@ SoWrongItsLottie I understand, and i am pretty glad you're doing that because it's slightly (okay, really) unbelievable when they just date immediately, especially with how you have them in this fic
@ m0riarty Well, I wanted to make it realistic, you're not just going to meet someone and go 'hey, I really love you, let's be fuck buddies'. I like to add a sense of realism to my writing and develop the characters. They will get together eventually, I just don't want to rush into it!
@ SoWrongItsLottie it's just like SEXUAL TENSION and THEY'RE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER and they're both so blind (well at least alex) and i want to slap them
Aw this is really good <3 I find it really funny that Jack has all this discipline because he's the last person I'd expect to be cool, calm and collected. haha :D