Now and Again (34/??)

[alissablue]

Title: Now and Again
Author: alissablue 
Rating: PG-13/R, will be NC-17 eventually. 
Characters/Pairings: Luke/Reid, Noah, other Oakdale characters and an OC here or there.
Category: Fix it-fic, AU
Summary: “If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.”- W.I. Thomas
Warnings: Angsty Angst, some mindfuckery
Disclaimer:  Do not own.

Comments

[gradgirl_07]

You weren’t kidding about the wait almost being over. Happy birthday, bb. :-)

Have to admit, I was a little teary in the beginning, reading about Luke’s hand over Reid’s heart.

And Reid’s constantly trying to push him away. But isn’t love like madness?

So lovely to see Katie and it hurt the way Luke compared Noah to Reid, but in a way I understand. Glad we’ll see some of the fixing. I ache for them.

Lovely as always, though.

[alissablue]

Thank you<3.

This chapter was incredibly hard to write, and I reread and edited it a million times, so it took me a lot more time than I'd originally expected.

You raise a good point, with love being like madness, but unfortunately Reid isn't there yet. However, the good thing about this chapter and Luke saying what he did (which hurt me to write) is that it gave Reid a good wake up call.

[sleeper6]

Love how you reworked the conversation here from the show, switching the speakers--brilliant!

Uh oh, Reid like Noah? Yeah, I won't accept it though Luke has a point. Noah played with his feelings; Reid better not do the same--love the tension and angst, though, A LOT.

Luke made everything so difficult, so confusing and complicated and Reid had led a life of logic and equations that had made sense. Luke didn’t make sense at all.
I adore this so much!

Amazing stuff. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope it's a good one. :)

[alissablue]

Oh, I know. I went back and forth on the Noah-comparison and I don't really think Reid is anything like Noah. But Reid needed to realize that his behavior was not ok and I think hearing something like that would definitely help him snap him out of it.

I love the Luke didn't make sense at all part too and I'm glad you're loving the tension and angst^^. We're taking the angst down a notch for the next few chapters, but there will (hopefully) still be enough tension. ;)

Thank you so much!

[hopperl]

Happy Birthday!

You write their emotional intensity so well. I find myself holding my breath at times. When Luke compared Reid to Noah I also felt like I had been punched in the gut. I can't imagine how much that had to hurt Reid to realize what he had done to Luke. Still couldn't get ahold of his fear though. *sigh*

I can't wait for the fixing and the next update. Oh Katie, she made me giggle a bit actually.

[alissablue]

Thank you^^!

It was very hard to write this chapter and to have them say the things they said. But Luke saying what he did will turn out to be a good thing, because I feel like it was necessary for Reid to realize his actions have consequences and that he can't let fear take over his life.

Katie is a joy to write every single time. =)

[biu07]

Happy birthday! Thanks for making us happy every time you update. :) Can't wait to read more. Please, make Reid less stubborn for God's sake. He's such an idiot sometimes. But that's why we still love him ;)

[alissablue]

Aww, thank you, that's so sweet. =)

And Reid will work on being less of an idiot when it comes to Luke next chapter, I promise. ;)

[marsabi]

Great chapter! So intense! I really swooned at the second paragraph about Reid's heart. Loved the line about the armour...Oh, Reid, I love you, but for goodness sake.Give it to him!

You write these really emotional, lyrical scenes between them so well!

[alissablue]

Thank you so much!

And, don't worry, Reid will take a big step toward giving it to Luke next chapter. ;)