I'm a little freaked because...for I think the past two times now, when I've updated my WIP...something of yours updates too, and I just think to myself 'Is this karma?' XD
Nnn, I don't think I'll ever get over how awesome this all is. Their interactions are just so cute, and you make even their most casual moments seem so soft and sincere. I feel like I'm falling in love right along with Matthew.
The whale bit was utterly adorable, and I greatly enjoyed seeing it move around he and Kiku's place, haha. And Alfred talking about the Kool-Aid, just rambling XD Oh, Al~
Favorite line: And every morning, Matthew woke up to reality; it was cold on his bare toes.
There's just something about it that I really, really enjoy. I imagine the metaphor, short but very relateable, and so easily capable of describing his feelings.
Finally, massive points for dialogue and pressing headcanon buttons~ From Mattie telling him he could eat four stacks of pancakes to the (true) establishment that Superman is timeless...it just flows so well. I hate to reuse the word "casual" so much, but I'm almost positive that's totally it. It's organic and casual and completely realistic and normal and yet, somehow, it just manages to feel like more because it is so normal and casual. (I hope that makes sense.)
As for the headcanon buttons, I'm one hundred percent of the mind that Al would love old "retro" things. VCRs, cassettes, really old phones that you had to "spin" to dial, perhaps rap from back when it first started, when it had class and meaning... It's such a great quirk to his geeky personality, especially because it contrasts with the fact he definitely loves new technology too.
And I wish I had more to say but I am utterly wiped. I would have commented sooner, even, but I had to study for two different tests today and finals are next week, so... Yeah. Have fun in Japan! Definitely trumps my vaycay next week to Virginia Beach XD
I am sorely tempted to go hunt down and try to guess which fill is yours. XD XD FATE HAS CHOSEN.
Thank you so much for the lovely feedback. Your consistent support of the story has meant so much to me. ♥ Especially since I started it on a whim (I'm normally not into "school AU" stories). Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I am a sucker for headcanon, anytime I do an AU. XD I have to shove all sorts of canon tidbits in (and many more will appear). Matthew's ability devour pancakes is completely true, too; he could almost beat out Alfred in a contest. (Alfred totally digs early rap. Like, 80s style rap, too. The kind that involved bright, froofy shirts and backwards caps.)
And also, yes, your comment makes total sense. :D I'm going for a casual, natural read (almost all of mine tend to), so I'm so happy it's getting through.
Good luck on your tests! ♥ And have fun on your own vacation - Virginia Beach ain't nothin' to laugh at. Mmmm.
Haha, feel free. You can even consider it getting even for me spotting several of yours XD I'd just tell you, but where'd be the fun in that?
You're very much welcome <3 This has definitely been the greatest fill I've ever received, so it's only fair that I tell you as much. So, really, thank you as well. I love seeing the way you've developed the request It even helps me get better test scores. You see, I use them as incentive if they come out right before a test, a kind of 'You can read it...once you stop procrastinating and study!' Lagging in my comments are likely due to that XD
Nnn, I don't think I'll ever get over how awesome this all is. Their interactions are just so cute, and you make even their most casual moments seem so soft and sincere. I feel like I'm falling in love right along with Matthew.
The whale bit was utterly adorable, and I greatly enjoyed seeing it move around he and Kiku's place, haha. And Alfred talking about the Kool-Aid, just rambling XD Oh, Al~
Favorite line: And every morning, Matthew woke up to reality; it was cold on his bare toes.
There's just something about it that I really, really enjoy. I imagine the metaphor, short but very relateable, and so easily capable of describing his feelings.
Finally, massive points for dialogue and pressing headcanon buttons~ From Mattie telling him he could eat four stacks of pancakes to the (true) establishment that Superman is timeless...it just flows so well. I hate to reuse the word "casual" so much, but I'm almost positive that's totally it. It's organic and casual and completely realistic and normal and yet, somehow, it just manages to feel like more because it is so normal and casual. (I hope that makes sense.)
As for the headcanon buttons, I'm one hundred percent of the mind that Al would love old "retro" things. VCRs, cassettes, really old phones that you had to "spin" to dial, perhaps rap from back when it first started, when it had class and meaning... It's such a great quirk to his geeky personality, especially because it contrasts with the fact he definitely loves new technology too.
And I wish I had more to say but I am utterly wiped. I would have commented sooner, even, but I had to study for two different tests today and finals are next week, so... Yeah. Have fun in Japan! Definitely trumps my vaycay next week to Virginia Beach XD
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Thank you so much for the lovely feedback. Your consistent support of the story has meant so much to me. ♥ Especially since I started it on a whim (I'm normally not into "school AU" stories). Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I am a sucker for headcanon, anytime I do an AU. XD I have to shove all sorts of canon tidbits in (and many more will appear). Matthew's ability devour pancakes is completely true, too; he could almost beat out Alfred in a contest. (Alfred totally digs early rap. Like, 80s style rap, too. The kind that involved bright, froofy shirts and backwards caps.)
And also, yes, your comment makes total sense. :D I'm going for a casual, natural read (almost all of mine tend to), so I'm so happy it's getting through.
Good luck on your tests! ♥ And have fun on your own vacation - Virginia Beach ain't nothin' to laugh at. Mmmm.
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You're very much welcome <3 This has definitely been the greatest fill I've ever received, so it's only fair that I tell you as much. So, really, thank you as well. I love seeing the way you've developed the request It even helps me get better test scores. You see, I use them as incentive if they come out right before a test, a kind of 'You can read it...once you stop procrastinating and study!' Lagging in my comments are likely due to that XD
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