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yes, i already reviewed... but I was just reading this again and had a request- do you think you could post a sort of "alternate ending" in which Riley DOES die? I don't know why, I'm just in the mood for something really Riley-depressing. please?

wow that was very good! I'm glad you didn't kill Riley... poor kid, he doesn't deserve that! or any of this! argh its so depressing :'(

This is superb! Very much in character and very well done.

Nice story! I like how you handled the necessary clicheness in ch 12. Loved how the past stories connected with the present. Personally, I think Riley might have a better grasp of how much Ben cares for him. But considering how much Ben takes him for granted and how low Riley's self esteem is, you could be spot on. Anyway, great going, write more!

Great opening chapter. I'm excited to read the rest of this story. Now, I rant- I cannot believe I gave Save Changes to Normal huge props for the "Riley." "Ben." "No, it's Riley" bit. I thought that it was written by them for "Closed Break" (which is still an awesome story), but since this was written before that, I'm guessing you came up with the bit. So, credit where credit is due- well done.

Aw! That was wonderful! I loved it so much!

That was sad... And good.

That was really good, I loved the flashbacks.

so sweet and sad

love it

OMG! I loved it! Riley is my favorite!:) (the fact that he's a Pats fan makes it 1,0 times better) I love the stories where Ben tells the self-esteem shot Riley how important he is, aw! anyways i loved it and can't wait to read more from you!

WA! I cried when I read this. Who knows why.

Did I ever tell you you were awesome? Yes? Well, you're awesome. So there.

Well, I thought it was pretty fantabulous. I don’t know about you. Didn’t sound all that pleased at the end of the chapter right there. But I’ll tell you what! If you had killed Riley there’s a good chance I would have hunted you down! But yes, it was thrilling, to say the least. And I mean the least. If I had a better vocabulary right now I would share with you all the synonyms of fantabulous, but I bet you get most of them from your other reviewers already. And I think it could use another chapter in my most professional opinion (has not graduated from high school yet). I think it just needs a kind of wrap up chapter. You know, where everything is back to normal, maybe we can share a bit of our feelings before blowing them off and pretending that men don’t cry. That kinda thing. But don't worry! It was still awesome. *Ego boost 10 points*

i really, really love this fic. it's so... soulful. for one thing, the chapter titles were brillaint. and for another thing, the characters and their relationships were so well written. i was on the edge of my seat with concern for poor riley! excellent work.

Thank you for not killing Riley! If u did I would have probubly cryed my eyes out!

I really like ur story...it makes Ben out to be more friendly to Riley and not as mean as some stories make him out to be.

Very Awesome!