My heart sank into my stomach when I realized that there was no chapter five. I am honestly in love with this story, and I know that I'm going to be extremely happy once there's an update.
I love how you started this, your writing depicting the worry she held for her younger brothers and her ‘tutting’ at the others antics, so perfectly.
You have really portrayed her maturity across beautifully. And her interaction with Alex shows it even more. They way he reacts to her spoken words and the way she holds herself is obviously something that catches’ him off guard.
“I'm not being resentful or holding it against you, but you cannot tell me I need to grow up when I already have too soon."
It was a surprise reading about their father, but her being an authority figure with her younger siblings made more sense. And I did think, along with her that his words were too harsh.
I love the insight you provide into Harper’s mind. She is quite the intelligent and inquisitive young girl. She still has such a child like play on things yet set in an adults mind. Makes me wonder if her situation was any different, would she still have grown up to be just the same?
I honestly couldn’t wait for Alex to make another appearance.
"Harper Darling, you failed to mention that I knew you anyway." I was waiting for that.
I can understand why she is a little envious of him, and his comment about spending the summer with her made me smile. I liked how she made the effort to show her brothers that she dressed like she wanted to go to the park rather than them dragging her, even though we all know this partially because of Alex.
And the water bombs? I was with her, I wore it was Alex but upon seeing Belle involved it was clear to see she was in charge of this. And plus I didn’t want to believe that Alex had anything to do with it, which turned out to be rightly so.
I honestly loved Belle’s reaction in slapping Rian. Brilliant and it sounds just like her to stomp away like that. You’re successful in getting me not to like her already.
I grinned when Alex made the visit through her windows after hours.
Her talk about fairytales was just so beautiful, and so simplistic. Her honest belief in them and her conversation with Alex was such a wonderful insight. It really was.
And Alex embracing her and those last few words Harper said... Perfect.
This is just all so epically sweet and adorable. The writing is just flawless and I am kicking myself for not reading any of your work earlier.
I’m not normally one for reading stories like these, but after this you can count me as a fan.
Had to leave this here as well. Count me as a subscriber.
THAT WAS FUCKING BRILLIANT! Honestly. I always used to get upset that Wendy left, because her and Peter were supposed to fall in love, and it wasn't supposed to matter that they're parents were back at home. =[
That absolutely was drenched in loveliness. I haven't read a chapter in that which it is so simple and endearing that my heart swells as much as it did in such a long time. Adorable and sweet and meaningful and so many other words can describe that update. It was amazing.