Oh man, I really enjoyed this. I love love love Frank in this, so broken and trying so hard to put himself together. I love Bob, and his steadfast loyalty, and the eccentric Gerard and Lindsey living up on the hill (and the glimpses we get into the Gerard in this universe, with him staying up late and getting people to talk to him so easily, and yet still preferring almost total isolation). Jamia was wonderful, and I loved the way they sort of fell together. I always really enjoy stories that are about people making their own kind of family, with the people who really matter, so this made me really happy.
This is quite literally the very first reaction I've gotten to this fic, so I'm REALLY REALLY HAPPY that you enjoyed it. And oh man, every scene Gerard was in, he wanted to take over. I might have to write something extra about him in this 'verse, because he just would not leave me alone. Thank you so much for the lovely comment. ♥
I LOVED this. I don't read a lot of het (mostly because there is a sad lack of it in this fandom), but this is easily one of thee best I have read. The way you write every character is fantastic, and they all fit so well together! And I was also very happy that Bandit was in it as well for some reason. I can't really explain, but I just loved the whole feel of it and how it went from really melancholy to really happy. I honestly didn't want it to end!
I liked this story. It starts so awful, with the storm and the Pencey's loss in the ocean, but it goes on so smoothly. It's comforting. Frank was so broken and spent such difficult times to get his heart and mind back together after the first storm, and he was so secretive about everything going on with him. It's like he feared to feel all those things again, and thought that admitting them was admitting that he was weak. But it was totally the opposite. And Frank moved on, and that's something we should all learn from. Maybe there aren't as many happy endings in life as there are in stories, but believing in them should be half the way to them
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Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to write that comment! You're totally spot on with Frank and Jamia; they really do save each other in this. And as for Gerard, he was such a diva while I was writing. I have a few lengthy scenes that I had to cut out because it was just Gerard taking over the whole story. Sorry, Gee, but this one's about Frank.
I'm very glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you so much, again, for the lovely comment.
When I saw the summaries up, I knew that I would have to read this fic, no matter what. As soon as it was up, I first loved the fact that one of my personal friends had done the art and then, I hurried up to read it.
I really loved how the storm/shipwreck is described, everyone's dispair and specially Frank's and Matt's, how wrecked Frank gets and how he's getting better with Bob's help; Gerard and Lindsay being so generous and then when Jamia appears, how she has such a different vision from Frank's, how she understands him and tries to "fix" the cracks that were left on Frank, in a simple and caring way.
Seriously, one of my favorite stories, ever. :)
PS.: The Andromeda myth is my favorite myth from the greek mythology, since I was a kid - and I couldn't stop thinking about how Jamia is a Perseus to Frank's Andromeda: Frank's chained to what happened to him on the sea, to his old life and suddenly she comes to rescue him. Amazing!
Thank you so much for your comment! The shipwreck at the beginning was honestly my favorite part to write, and I had to keep myself from going overboard with it (heh, pun not intended) on a number of occasions.
I knew I wanted the story of Andromeda, but my mind was going in so many different directions with it that I couldn't figure out why. I like your version. :D It's one of my favorite myths too.
This was lovely. I like how slowly Frank puts himself back together and his guilt over surviving because he's the Captain and how he focuses on Cortez. The little glimpses of Gerard, Lindsey, and Mikey were awesome. I like how it's obvious they and Bob all have their own stories to tell. I like how Frank falls for Jamia and that he has to get help to deal with that. Also, I liked how you had Frank tell the Andremeda myth and how Jamia's experience is just similar enough to Frank's that she can understand what his problems are and tries to help. I like how Gerard and Lindsey are so well meaning and generous because they can be and that Mikey is the more responsible one of the brothers. I really love how you write Frank's reactions the first time he goes to the port with Bob.
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Great work! ♥
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I'm very glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you so much, again, for the lovely comment.
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I really loved how the storm/shipwreck is described, everyone's dispair and specially Frank's and Matt's, how wrecked Frank gets and how he's getting better with Bob's help; Gerard and Lindsay being so generous and then when Jamia appears, how she has such a different vision from Frank's, how she understands him and tries to "fix" the cracks that were left on Frank, in a simple and caring way.
Seriously, one of my favorite stories, ever. :)
PS.: The Andromeda myth is my favorite myth from the greek mythology, since I was a kid - and I couldn't stop thinking about how Jamia is a Perseus to Frank's Andromeda: Frank's chained to what happened to him on the sea, to his old life and suddenly she comes to rescue him. Amazing!
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I knew I wanted the story of Andromeda, but my mind was going in so many different directions with it that I couldn't figure out why. I like your version. :D It's one of my favorite myths too.
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