Sigh. Re-read this story for about the 3rd time. I absolutely love it. And I'm finding myself in Molly situations. Favorite story on this whole damn site.
Ok, so I'm re-reading this for the 4th time (yeah, it's that good) and I gotta say that the end of the 46th chapter ALWAYS makes me burst out laughing ^_^ Just thought I'd let you know that people still read and adore this story :)
I just finished this story... It was one of the most well-written stories ive ever read on Mibba. It made me laugh, cry, scream, laugh again but most importantly it made me realize that love is really cool. And that i shouldnt give up on it yet. Yes your story made me realize that. Thank you. Keep up the good work.
It only took me a few hours to read this whole story! I found it today and im so happy that i did. I loved it soooo much! One of the best stories i've read in a long time! Going to go read some more stories of yours now! :)
(WARNING:: This is going to be a very long, involved comment) A few days ago, when updating my story, I asked my readers to please send me links to Patrick Stump fanfictions, because he is my favourite musician, but it's so hard to find good fics about him. A Mibba member by the name of picklesmcgee PM'd me the link to your story and I thought, hell, I'll give it a shot; see how it goes. So yesterday, around 17:00 hours, I started reading this story, prepared for the worst, hoping for the best.
It is 02:25 my time now, and I have just finished reading the fic in its entirety and I just wanted to say...thankyou. So much. I am sort of an emotionally guarded person. By choice. I prefer not to let myself be ruled by the ups-and-downs of life, and admittedly it has made me a little cold. These things happen. But reading this story, I allowed myself to experience to rollercoaster of emotion that you sent these characters on and I have to say, I have never felt so refreshed in my life. I cried for the first time (that wasn't directly attributed to physical pain) in a long time. I laughed and celebrated and mourned and pitied and even prayed at certain parts. I'm Wiccan; we generally don't pray, but I did.
You painted the perfect picture with this story, and you did it without being over the top. You set the scene everywhere you went, be in the high school, NYU, the various dorm rooms and apartments, et cetera. Your characters were tangible in every way. I could see them, hear them, feel them, god I could even smell them at some points. And every emotion you depicted translated to real, human emotion. The constant push/pull of Patrick and Molly's relationship was what some people would call "major drama," but I call it real. Because I know that happens. It's one person's fault, and then the other's, then both's, then neither's but they're both too dumb to realize it. It's not just some dramatic nonsense cooked up for entertainment value; it's real life. Same goes for the medical issues (bipolar, depression, alcoholism, et cetera), the domestic physical AND verbal abuse, the suicide attempts. Sad as it is, those are all factors in the life of the average American teenager/young adult, and you captured in perfectly.
None of your characters, original or borrowed from real life, were static. You involved everyone. You made everyone prominent and involved at some point, and made us feel like we actually KNOW them. And you maintained your plot perfectly at the same time.
I can relate frighteningly well to post-high school grad, pre-college grad Molly; in some ways, I'm proud of that because I know my faults and how to get past them. In other ways, I am horribly disappointed in myself. But reading this...cheesy as this may sound...gave me a lot of hope that, someday, I'll get it together. It's just a matter of want, and dedication.
I realize this is a dramatic comment, but hey, it's real. Thankyou for writing this, and I don't just mean that for the entertainment value.
I definitely think more people should read this, and I am going to be pimping it like crazy because it's got a REAL story. It's REAL LIFE. More writers should be like you.
Okay, So I just stumbled across this yesterday and I just finished all 75 chaptes at 11:10 pm on October 22, 2008. I have to say this story was amazing and exquisite. The detail you put into the emotions and the characters was just...there's no words for it. I loved this story and I got mad at it and sad and was laughing and I loved the ending. Thanks for writing this story.
I don't know what to say. I really don't know what to say. I've spent the last I don't know how long trying to get caught up on this story, but you always seemed to post faster then my hectic life allowed. (not a complaint) I should've commented anyway -- I can't believe you don't have dozens of pages filled with lines of the amazingness of this story! So, today I decided to sit down and finish it, and for the last couple of hours, my ass has been one with my chair and my eyes glued to the screen. All I can say is that this is one of the most brilliant fanfics I've ever read. The detail was amazing and the normalcy perfect. I laughed, I cried, I wanted to throtle Molly several times. And the part with the emails was particularly heartbreaking, at least for me. I could probably ramble on and on for hours, but point blank, I absolutely LOVED it!!! I will definately be one of your first subscribers if you do decide to do a sequel. :D
I feel like I sat here all freaking day (because I did) as I became addicted to this story very quickly. I LOVED it!!! Yes, that means I'm finally finished and it was fantastic, there was just so much detail and thought that went into it and I loved how it intermingled with the FOB timeline pretty much perfectly. Fantastic.
almost famous is one of the greatest movies ever. What a great scene to steal. I heart it. I'm on chapter whatever that chapter was, so I'm catching up kind of.
i have to say that this is one of my favorite stories on here just cuz its seems so relatable and normal. Like you said she had everyday problems and stuff that we could all get. Amazing job.
Woooow this story was so amazing and a sequal would even more amazing this is like the best story i've ever read (along with all around me) but you should totaly do something else with this :]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
hehehe...line dancing at a hick bar. classic. sadly though, you can't get Yuengling in Chicago, yet I'm still hoping to move there one day. I'll have my black and tans shipped weekly.