Oh dear, god. That's the best story I've ever read on this site; regardless of the fact that it's only one chapter. You have such a way of writing that just, haunts me. It's beautifully haunting.
I do love this story. It's written so well. I remember when I couldn't wait for you to post it cause I read an excerpt from it in one of the forums. I can't wait for more.
The story overall is beautiful. It may be a theme that's softly cliché, but you developed with an amazing flow, and the characters fit in perfectly. I especially like Pete's behavior here. He's such a calming prescence, but he doesn't take much "space". The story is clearly Ryan & Bren, although Pete plays an important part.
My favorite lines were: Ryan shook his head as a sob tore from his throat. “I’ll never do it again. Ever. I swear, I swear. Please.”.
Then Brendon peeled his face off and Ryan’s father was standing there, calling him a fuck-up and laughing as his teeth fell out onto the floor. ^ Seriously, that gave me chills. Best line ever.
"I swear to God, Bren.” “You don’t believe in God.” I felt myself melt when I read this. It's just so typical, but no one thinks of it.
YOU FINALLY POSTED THIS. –is very happy- :crazy: It’s like I love stories where Ryan is insane and Brendon is all like making him go to a hospital so I loved this story before I even read it. I like the weird sexuality tension(or something like that) through out the story with Brendon and Ryan at the hospital like it gave off this fealing that everyone was staring at them or something for being gay. Which is realistic and ahhhh you made it perfect. :cheese: The older boy folded up on himself then, pulling his knees up to his chest and wrapping his arms around them, sharp elbows sticking out. He blinked hard twice when Brendon climbed onto the examination table beside him, wrapping his arms gently around him. I love that part. I don’t know it’s like erg. Too amazing. I’ve also always have loved how your stories have a perfect about of detail. You don’t go on and on about things, but seem to always stick small details in all the right places. I also think you wrote the memory of the night Ryan tried to kill himself. All the characters seemed right in place and it was a perfect image. You didn’t take anyone and put them out of them actual selves(if that makes sense :shifty)
I'm not sure if Ryan's changes from being scared to annoyed have a deeper reason. I liked the scared at the beginning, but not at the end. I've never been in a [mental] hospital, so the questions were interesting to me, that they ask all that stuff. My favorite lines:
Then again, no one had ever seen him with gauze wrapped around his wrists to keep the cuts from getting infected.
“I said I was sorry.”
to slap Brendon across the face to stop his hysterics, then hold him when he was reduced to a mass of sobs and tears.
“I’m asking you to do this....because I love you.”
“Well, this is sexy.” he said, trying to get his boyfriend to smile. “You should wear these more often.”
Ryan avoided Brendon’s eyes when he said it
Sitting in a hard, plastic chair in a hospital gown talking to a woman he never met was not his idea of safety.
This drove it's way into my core. I really related to the questioning. I've been in therapy since I was 8. It gets quite annoying. And you know they generally don't care. They're like robots.
You nailed the silent conversation you have with yourself when you're being evaluated. They are stupid idiots.
This broke my heart. I'm hooked. Can't wait for more. =]