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ah! so good! sooo good
and yay, progress!
thank you for writing this

I have to tell you. I found your story by chance when I was on a sick leave and bored out of my mind and I got hooked on it. It was what got me interested in slash and original fanfiction. I found out that these stories can be as good or better than the published stuff. Yours certainly is.

I thought it'd be finished once Niles and Ryan finally talk. I am glad it's not over though. In real life, it wouldn't either it'd be the mark of a new beginning. I see Niles has trust issues, more than Rylan. It's weird, by rights, it should be Rylan, Niles' parents are still married so he knows that love can be lasting. Rylan seems a pragmatic person, he loves Niles *now* and that's it. No doubts, no worrying about what the future may bring. Poor Niles is a worrywart, he takes to heart everything everyone says. That's not girly, many men do that, straight or gay, you should hear some of my friends *lol*. Shona should keep her mouth shut, knowing Niles as she should, being her friend and all that. It's as if she were jealous of what they have on a subconscious level. I mean, as long as a friend is happy in a relationship, I don't comment on it and I do not place careful hints. OK, or maybe she's just a big mouth. Anyhow. Thanks for an amazing story and keep up the good work!

That chapter was amazing. Simply amazing. And I am so glad it isn't finished. Can't wait for more.

I had actually quit looking for updates. Had to read the summary twice to make sure it was the story I thought.

Glad to see relationship progress. Nice interrogation tactic.

KD

I can't get enough of this story. So glad it's not the end. I can relate to Niles so well it's scary. He's awesome. I seems silly after 3 years together and disliking their living arrangements, that they aren't living together. I thought Rylan spelled it out last chapter, he loves Niles to pieces, like forever... But it wouldn't hurt to reassure Niles since he's a worrywart.

Pretty damn beautiful, this chapter... =)

I like your style of writing. You created a very cute couple and kept me reading it instead of studying for an exam (you naughty writer! keeping kids away from school!)

kisses

Ooh, all caught up, and I'll be watching for more. I felt it was a little unfair for Rylan to put all of the past 3 years of not talking on Niles' shoulders. He knew Niles found it hard to talk, obviously, so he could have helped, asked, taken the first step, whatever... he's good at pushing when he wants to. And I'm glad you didn't finish the story after they made up because Kya's cancer still needed resolving then, or after they had their first talk because they still hadn't mentioned the sex. And now, there's more talking they need to do, so you have a story going on here, still. It might have felt like it was over after the big climax of their first talk, and Kya's being ok, but you did a very good job of continuing and kindling more interest. I was wondering in all this, didn't Niles ever go to school, and Rylan? And you never explained where they live, it took me a while to gather it was on an island in Canada. Those are things you could work on if you ever felt like editing, not that it's terribly important though. All in all it's a very well written story.

Thanks for writing and sharing!

So, I think I read the first chapter of this way back, and thought it was a one-off or something... but it isn't, and I'm a few chapters in now and it's really fricking amazing. I love the angst and the weirdness. At first I considered whether Niles is a bit girlified in the way he thinks and (because that often happens in fic), but I realized that's based on the completely untrue preconception that men don't feel, or ever think about feelings. My ex had ten times the emo drama that Niles has, because he wasn't sure of me, and that was only after a few months. Niles doesn't act 'girly', and he feels things just like any other human being would. Maybe the first person style, the "I" just makes it seem like he talks a lot but he does have to tell the story. Um, this isn't critique, btw. It's an awesome story, well written, intriguing characters that you feel for... I keep trying to figure out exactly what the hell is going on, why Rylan acts like he does, whether they're completely misunderstanding each other etc. I thrive on the angst, and I love how the sex is written too. There's the slightly surrendered tone that Niles has all the time, even in the sex. Quite an original fic and that's to be treasured. OK, enough of this and on with the reading! Cheers!

So...I've never actually reviewed a story before (so forgive me if this sounds stupid) but It's Like This is just amazing. So I just wanted to tell you that I loved this story a lot, like damn, this is hot and funny and managed to push all the right buttons (and did I mention hot?). You were wanting to know if anyone wanted more of this story in your author notes (and how big of a dork am I for actually read all of the author notes ) so I just wanted to put my two cents in and tell you I would love it if you continued this story.