I LOVED this. Like, I spent all of last night reading it, and if I'd left a comment then it would have just been a series of hearts and exclamation points. There was so much awesome about this. Patrick being so settled, and then completely thrown off guard with the way his and Frank's relationship ended. And how that led to him ending up in Ireland.
I loved the way you introduced Patrick into Pete and Joe's world, and how he was invited into it, but still sort of... intruding? I'm not sure how else to describe it. But I liked that he seemed to fit so well that it was wrong. If that makes any sense.
I friggin adored Joe. Like, seriously. You made him a person! With feelings and motivations! I was curious about him. I wanted to know more about him. It was just so awesome to be in his head for the parts that were from his POV, so thanks for that.
And Pete. I liked how you handled him. He was still very much Pete-like without being melodramatic and shallow. (which also accounts for why I loved your Panic characterizations.)
But most of everything? I'm grinning over the long wait. They were waiting WEEKS for just, these tiny stolen moments (all of them, in one way or another) and it was just. Ugh. My heart. I just love that you showed that nothing is as easy as the "saw you, wanted you, had you" basic progression that happens in so many stories. Sometimes you wait. And wait. And then wait some more.
I'm stopping now before I get anymore incoherent.
So, yeah. I loved this so much. Thank you for putting in so much time and effort into writing and sharing this.
Thank you. I had so much fun writing this (especially Joe, which apparently shows), when I wasn't wanting to strangle myself because it just kept growing and growing and growing. I didn't have any grand plan for where or how it was going to end, and it actually took me a really long time to figure out how Pete and Patrick could even get together without breaking Joe, which I wasn't going to let happen, so I'm glad that the long wait made a lot of sense. I think that's a lot more realistic - and I know personally, I prefer fics that I can actually believe. I'm really pleased to know it worked for you.
I really don't even have words for how much I appreciate everything you just said. So yeah, thank you.
There was so much awesome about this. Patrick being so settled, and then completely thrown off guard with the way his and Frank's relationship ended. And how that led to him ending up in Ireland.
I loved the way you introduced Patrick into Pete and Joe's world, and how he was invited into it, but still sort of... intruding? I'm not sure how else to describe it. But I liked that he seemed to fit so well that it was wrong. If that makes any sense.
I friggin adored Joe. Like, seriously. You made him a person! With feelings and motivations! I was curious about him. I wanted to know more about him. It was just so awesome to be in his head for the parts that were from his POV, so thanks for that.
And Pete. I liked how you handled him. He was still very much Pete-like without being melodramatic and shallow. (which also accounts for why I loved your Panic characterizations.)
But most of everything? I'm grinning over the long wait. They were waiting WEEKS for just, these tiny stolen moments (all of them, in one way or another) and it was just. Ugh. My heart. I just love that you showed that nothing is as easy as the "saw you, wanted you, had you" basic progression that happens in so many stories. Sometimes you wait. And wait. And then wait some more.
I'm stopping now before I get anymore incoherent.
So, yeah. I loved this so much. Thank you for putting in so much time and effort into writing and sharing this.
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I really don't even have words for how much I appreciate everything you just said. So yeah, thank you.
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