Hi. Don't mind me, just an anon. But I just want to say I love this fic. It's amazing. Absolutely. I love how you weaved it all together and the whole shock at the very very end about how Yamamoto did the exact thing as Gokudera thing (exactly how you foreshadowed it before hand of how same they are and aahhhhh), it was just absolutely wonderful!! It's amazing. Really. I love it.
And, there was this whole moment of me going, nooooooooooooo, Yamamoto is going to be dead and stay dead because of how he's going, sorry that I have to leave Gokudera in this grieving stage as I have to go back to the future and yeah.
The epilogue is lovely too, hinting at the past/future they left behind, of secrets and just it shows so much of their character! But may I just ask, how in the end did they stop the second sniper?
Hello, anon, and thank you very much for the lovely comment! ♥ I'm really, really glad you liked it. (Sorry for the angst in the ending, though. That was pretty hard to write, but it's where the story had to end up.)
As for your question, Gokudera stopped the second sniper much in the same way he eventually stopped the first--by figuring out where he was (he calculated the trajectory of the bullets, I think) and blasting the shit out of him before he could hit them. Surprise was really the only element the two gunmen had on their side. (Incidentally, the reason sniper #2 never showed up the first two times is because he bailed once his partner got killed. He would have done the same thing the third time too, except he didn't want to face his boss without having offed at least one of the Vongola first. That wouldn't have gone well for him. XD)
Glad you liked it! Heh, to be honest, if I hadn't written this in first-person, I'm not sure I'd have ever been able to finish it--there's just something about Yamamoto that makes it much easier to tell a story just from his POV than from a general perspective. He makes things a little less complicated. :P
Oh, wow. That was insanely awesome. I picked up on the possibility that it had been Gokudera who had died the first time around fairly early, but that didn't stop the fic from being an absolute thrilling and unpredictable ride from beginning to end. While I love Yamamoto and Gokudera as a pair, there is just something about a well written friendship piece that blows everything else out of the water.
Loved your characterisation, loved the Yamamoto POV. It really was a nicely put together and thought out fic.
Wow, thank you! I was wondering how many people would figure out the twist before the big reveal at the end (I tried to leave enough clues to make it possible to guess, but not so many that it would become totally obvious), heh--and I'm glad your doing so didn't take away from the impact of the fic at all.
So happy you liked it, and thanks again for the comment! ♥
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But I just want to say I love this fic. It's amazing. Absolutely. I love how you weaved it all together and the whole shock at the very very end about how Yamamoto did the exact thing as Gokudera thing (exactly how you foreshadowed it before hand of how same they are and aahhhhh), it was just absolutely wonderful!! It's amazing. Really. I love it.
And, there was this whole moment of me going, nooooooooooooo, Yamamoto is going to be dead and stay dead because of how he's going, sorry that I have to leave Gokudera in this grieving stage as I have to go back to the future and yeah.
The epilogue is lovely too, hinting at the past/future they left behind, of secrets and just it shows so much of their character! But may I just ask, how in the end did they stop the second sniper?
Thank you!
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As for your question, Gokudera stopped the second sniper much in the same way he eventually stopped the first--by figuring out where he was (he calculated the trajectory of the bullets, I think) and blasting the shit out of him before he could hit them. Surprise was really the only element the two gunmen had on their side. (Incidentally, the reason sniper #2 never showed up the first two times is because he bailed once his partner got killed. He would have done the same thing the third time too, except he didn't want to face his boss without having offed at least one of the Vongola first. That wouldn't have gone well for him. XD)
Again, thanks so much for the comment! :)
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Your use of first person POV really made the difference in you fic. It managed to show Yamamoto's thoughts and his view about Gokudera is good too.
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Anyway, thank you very much for the comment! :)
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Loved your characterisation, loved the Yamamoto POV. It really was a nicely put together and thought out fic.
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So happy you liked it, and thanks again for the comment! ♥
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