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Reading this chapter I ached inside. For Sin, because of his state and what he suffered of course. But while reading mostly for Boyd. Like somebody took a hold of my heart and squeezed. Slowly. (My empathy is at maximum. Damn, you are good.... I knew before but WOW! )
I'm really starting to like Kassian. At first I thought he's a bastard. Now I come to realize that he is my kind of bastard. Harriet and Archer I like, too (even if Archer is giving me a hard time, he's just being professional). Michael, however, can burn in hell. At the moment... knowing you that can change in seconds.
Chingón... since the first time he appeared, I started developing theories (like weed actually).
a) Kassian in undercover (by now this theory is already burnt to ashes)
b) Sin's father (miraculously not dead, maybe amnesia... I don't need to tell you I posses – maybe more: I am possessed by - a quite vivid imagination, do I? This theory still survives – hanging by a thread, but his cocky attitude reminds me strongly of Sin. And his character sure is wicked enough for Sin's dad)
c) an other undercover agent/ ally/ potential enemy
d) an interesting strong character (okay, that's not a theory).
I came to a conclusion, too: you jinxed me. I am literally spellbound.
I can hardly wait to see the next chapter.... sorry, I sound like a little child crying for more candy after it just received wonderful chocolate. But... you simply made me greedy for more. I breath a little bit more easier now that Sin is found, but suspense is still killing me. Sin is still (darn, how I wish I could use italics here) far from safe. And I'm back to “how the hell are they going to solve/repair this” , because to fix a fracture in trust like that is the hardest. I can't wait to see Sin's POV.
Interesting, while writing this I start to wonder... will Sin even see it as a betrayal of trust? Or just mission parameters carried through?

PS. Please excuse any misuse of grammar (I realized at least 2 mistakes I made in the last review, besides the typos I'm prone to ) Approaching exams are frying my brain and my concentration isn't at it's best. To be honest: my English writing/ wording is probably never. But I will try my best and will pretend I've a... general amnesty.
Ah, and for refernce: I'm actually not really sure how that little funny chat-function (don't even know how that's named) at your site works...it's the first time I encounter something like this.

I was hoping that someone had just taken out Sin's chip... Phew. Well, at least he's alive.
I'm not too sure if I like Kassian's team, but I guess their reaction is pretty natural. If you have a job like that, I guess you don't immediately care for everyone who comes your way xD Kassian seems to be rather nice, though. Well...maybe not nice, but likeable. Huh, but maybe that's just because he gives a damn about what happens to Sin. Funny how you start to expect everyone to like the main characters even if they have no real reason to do so.
Anyway...I liked Kassian's reaction to Chingón xD Well, but Chingón is quite strange, I guess...

I'm a little bit at a loss how to start.... thank you for making my life hell, is a bit of a exaggeration... well, but it will work for now.
I usually don't spend time in original fiction, last time I even looked... 2 years ago? Maybe more.
Nevertheless, available fan fiction (and life) frustrated me enough to give original fiction a try. After looking into some of the work, I decided three things:
first) yes, there had been improvement (a few stories weren't that bad, 3 or 4 even lovely)
second) I don't mind sex in a story, but I usually do prefer a bit of interaction first
third) plot would be endearing (alright, so the second and third point brought me here in the first place... ah, and by the way: yes, I'm a yaoi-fangirl)
Then I stumbled over ”In the company of shadows”. I don't know for sure ,what I expected. But whatever it was, it sure as hell didn't prepare me for Sin and Boyd.
If I should take a guess, probably every review tells you the same: You are fucking brilliant. I don't care for being uncreative: You are.
Damn you.
Now I am obsessed with a story, plotting how to glue you to your computers to make you continue.
You wrote a emotional roller- coaster. Every time I think “ah, now everything will be alright” you make the next turn and I'm all panicked in the “how the hell are they going to solve/repair this” - kind of way. And I'm just lucky enough to find your story when it's worst. Arrgh!! How could you stop THERE?? At the moment I'm hopping for telepathy to work... so that you can't do anything else besides working on the continuation. (Yes, I know you have a real life, too... but I can dream.)
You probably would like to hear something about the story itself.
Since I only found it a few days ago and since I only know so much words for awesome/ fantastic/marvelous (a little bit more limited than usual by the fact that I'm German) ... I will try to give an overall impression instead.
I adore the consideration you give “little scenes” like the shredding of the Cornucopia- cards, or how Boyd slaps Sin for trying to steal peanut butter . Even the smallest interactions are beautifully done. I nearly died laughing at Boyd's first attempt at real cooking. You change between seriousness and laughter, making me nearly cry in one scene and smile like a maniac the other minute, sometimes at the same time. And you are great in the “warm-and -fluffy”-department, too. I nearly glowed with happy content sometimes... to be honest, I probably radiated with it.
Every interaction between the characters (not only the main) is wonderfully drafted and carried out. The “date”
with Ryan is one of my favorite.
And the way you handle the sex between Sin and Boyd fascinates me, instead of bringing them closer it disturbs the developing relationship. Then it brings them closer, then it disturbs again.... Just that you know: if I hadn't been so consumed by the story, I probably would have considered strangling you several times because you put me (and them) through so much stress. Thinking over it: I'm considering it right now (as contra productive as it would be). So, please pretties: CONTINUE!
I don't know what to praise next... there is so much. It starts with the choice of Sin's name (pure genius!), makes a loop (or more) over the characters you designed and the development of their personality, continues with the intelligence of your plot line... I love it all.
I think, I can honestly say I have rarely been engrossed so much in a story.
And now, all I have left to say is: Thank you for creating such a wonderful story, for the time you invested and most of all for sharing!
(You don't threaten the authors... you don't ... argh.... I can't help it: if you don't give them a happy ending I might consider murder. In a friendly way of course. )

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You people are seriously evil - how can you end a chapter with such a cliffhanger? Now I won't be able to get any sleep until I find out what happens next.

Poor Boyd - he must feel terribly guilty because he didn't help Sin, even though Sin's actions were not exactly sensible. But for a moment I was really angry about Boyd's thoughts - he shouldn't blame Jessica for the outcome of their plan.

And I can't believe Sin is dead - that means the story is practically over, Boyd only has to revenge on all the people who contributed to Sin's death and that's it. It makes me really sad to think that the end of the story will be like this - the guys had terrible lives and I hoped that they will at least be happy in the end. But I guess such things don't happen in reality, and your story is very realistic..

Please update soon - I still hope Sin is alive after all and it was just a mistake..

aww... come on!
don't do that to me...
anyway, I don't see this story as a tragic and not fulfilled love drama; and I hope we have the same idea of what should happen ;)
I am waiting, very impatiently, for the next chapter - I am addicted to Sin and Boyd;
the best piece of writing I found here...

Yeah...sin is still alive! RIGHT? RIGHT!!! T_T ...of course he is if he was ...then the story wouldn't go anywhere after his death and i am just rambling and I hope sin...is okay! ^_^. yeah! I am happy you updated! Excited for the next one!

O_O Sin.... O_O!

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! You got me scarred and depressed and hopefull and back to scarred and depressed and.... Aaaaaghjjj! I hope he's scaped from the Agency and not captured by anyone. T_T I kept hoping they'ĺl find the tracker among Sin's clothes or something.
It's Jessica, isn't it? She's not just a club owner.... *_* I mean she's always there, Boyd made the observation too. She did something to Sin, or helped him, or... T_T

I hate this cliffhanger........

He can't be dead, now, can he be? o.O You wouldn't do that....I hope. Evil cliffhanger. Anyway, I absolutely loved how Boyd just didn't believe it. The way he went through all the different possibilities and was sure (especially at first) that Sin simply couldn't be dead. It's a very natural reaction really, because sometimes, if something really bad happens, you just don't believe it.
I imagined Kassian to be completely different. Which is kinda funny, because you never actually described him, but still. I guess I like him though, he seems to be pretty reasonable.
It really hurt to see Boyd go back from being so open and unconstrained to being like he had been before. Well, with the difference that now he tried to hide his emotions while he didn't seem to feel them at the beginning...if that made any sense.