Absolutely beautiful. Reading this makes ne think of my own stuggles with suicide, as well as a new perspective on how someone may feel different in the same situation. You should feel proud.

SOmething that I never understood is something Nora showcases in her talk with Pyrrha.
If someone asks you 'are you ok?' and you do not answer trutefully, then there is no point. Be honest.
The other day I was reading a BBC story at work about a Santa Claus who went to see a child on his death bead and the child died in Santa's arms. I cried. When closing up a half hour later and someone responded with the 'I am fine how are you?' I responded truthfully. I just cried over a sad story about a boy dying in Santa's arms. I felt better for it and they were taken aback by the honesty.

DX ...!

Gosh darn it, this was one of the few fics that made me cry. Thank you for writing such a beautiful story.

Oo. Gripping. I feel like this every so often. It got really bad at sometimes and i was required to see a psych. The thing is I'm ok. Everyone has bad days. :( some of us just need to be alone with someone who can handle us.

I cried.

Beautiful fic (in a tragic way) as usual. Good work. Hope you do more

Thank you for writing this. I've fought like Nora... I've been fighting like Nora. It never really goes away, even with the pills and the support systems. You've done a good job of capturing just how... heavy it is, living with depression. Thank you.

I love stories that are driven by dialogue. They're a nice change from long, descriptive paragraphs, and really take you into the conversation as it wanders. It's a great exploration of the mindset of someone struggling through this, and I like that it highlights the importance of hope along with the depth of despair. Looking forward to Nora soldiering up for another day, and another.

That... was an amazingly painful, simple story. I applaud you.

i don't think i have words to describe what i'm feeling after reading this. very well written because of the emotional intensity. I liked the way you ended the chapter with this glimmer of hope. Its really quite beautiful.

I'm not sure whether to say "Thank You" or "Fuck You". "Thank you" because stories like these, where the characters are broken and we see so much more of them and how they work, run down into the worst place possible and then jolt back when they finally come to terms with themselves and their issues. "Fuck You" because I had read the first chapter months ago when you first published it, because that wasn't supposed to follow up with another chapter that would be more gripping and harrowing than the last, because I didn't need you to stir up old stuff I thought I had done a good job at letting go - and yet reaffirming for all of us that leaving the world like that won't even solve anything, and we just create more cycles of hopelessness.

I said both and I meant both as intense compliments. I needed to read this and needed to know that Nora, for all her self-loathing and despairing thoughts, would see them for what they are and know that even if we've seen others fall down that rut there's always the inate realization that there's always a fragment of hope. A tiny, hardly visible shard that regardless of the fact that half the time we don't see it, it's still enough to prick us and wake us up to the truth that we MATTER.

Okay, bottom line, fucking awesome fic. Well written, I teared up, it was fantastic. Keep on writing and tearing at our hearts, you do it too well for this to be the last bit you do.

I'm usually not a fan of ocs but your were well incorporated. Depression is really an unpredictable thing, it just happens and no matter how hard you try it won't go away. Our society should really learn to treat metal issues as a real thing. exellent work!

These are beautifully written but my GOD are the sad. Still, these are some excellent stories. Great job!

Some deep stuff, mate. Almost felt like it had a personal connection. Well written, especially for the subject matter.