This was really well-written and really [emotionally] true to life. I appreciated the little voice in Gray's head. Trauma does tend to split you into two people, the rational one and the one affected by the trauma the most. Thanks for sharing! Kudos to you!

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I cannot express nor put into words, how well written and inspiring this last chapter is.

This is beautiful! Definitely one of the best fanfictions I have read in a VERY long time!

Friiick! You made me cry AGAIN! UGH this was a good book, well not the rapey guy, but gray getting his shit back together was nice to read about

this topic is incredibility serious and dear heavens u handled it so well. im honestly in shock rn, ur writing and GOD everything, grays internal thoughts and his interactions just MDKCSANCPWQiodWJDCCX i cant even form a coherent thought rn, just, this was incredibly heart wrenching. thank u so much for writing this and all ur other fics

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This was really good! Gray seemed really in character and this was very well written! I felt all those scenes and that was great

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Oh, my heart. 3 I have no words. This just…gods, this really made me cry. The raw emotions in this, how much it resonnated with me….that last line….Honestly, I can't even begin to put what I feel about this into words. My throat is all closed up and my heart is aching. I just….gods. This was incredible. Beautiful and heartaching and just….real. The message in this….gods….Bless you for sharing this. 3 Truly. Bless you. 3

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hello!
I didn't quite cry, but there was a lot of feeling involved. That's also something that resonate (not sure it's the word, it mean something in french?) deep in me. The fact that if the people you loves love you, then maybe you can trust them and love yourself. Or if they trust you, you can trust yourself. Yet most of the time, the feeling of being a cheat is sttronger than the trust in me. You treat this admirably. I love your stories, they made me thought about thing

Be proud of what you do!

This was beautifully written. I was tearing up because of how raw the emotions were and Gray being my favorite character in Fairy Tail didn't make it any better on me

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This was so beautiful! I was tearing up

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Oh, hells. My mind and my emotions right now are just….I can't…..gods, this destroyed me. I don't think I'll be able to write anything cohesive or even remotely eloquent – I'm so overwhelmed – but I'll try to give you some of my thoughts, though they're probably a jumbled mess. I apologize for that – you really deserve a better review here, but I'm just…..overwhelmed. I'm sorry.

But, honestly….this was visceral. I felt chills up and down my back, right down to my very core throughout it all. Especially with the sentences in italics; Gray's thoughts, his self-doubt, the flashbacks….And gods…his panic attack, the hyperventilation, being paralyzed like that….the terror he's feeling? That was so eerily familiar and so, so haunting. I actually had to take breaks here. It just hurt too much to read and I literally couldn't breathe.
Him fighting back and confronting his assailant, standing up for himself, though…. that was really satisfying and - in a messed up way – mending to see. Facing his demons like that and then being able to walk away, despite the pain and the fear. Gods, I'm so proud of him. *hugs* Though, the contradiction between that and his reaction to the threat to Natsu/the others? How he views his own worth as opposed to theirs? And the necklace? Christ, that was such a dark, heartbreaking turn on its origins. But the meaning behind it, the symbolism, what it was a reminder of to Gray? What he used it as? Gods….I have no words. Wrecked. I am absolutely WRECKED.

And, holy hells; how you highlighted the crux of the matter? "The feeling of being weak, of being unable to stop something terrible from happening, of failure, of shame… …. weakness and inability to protect himself and the people he loved were what really hurt the most. That just….resonated with me so profoundly. It took my breath away. Again; I have no words.

Gods...this chapter….everything about it just left me speechless. Everything. I mean, the symbolism, the parallels between Gray's internal struggle and the events unfolding? How you externalized that? And the bittersweet – but hauntingly realistic – ending? I really have no words. Honestly, there's nothing that really ever will be sufficient here. This is harrowing and haunting and horrifying and it hurts like hell to read. But, at the same time, it also - in some weird, twisted and unfathomable way – it helps… it mends. At least for me. I don't really have the words to explain how, but it connects with me on such a personal level. Thank you for writing – and for sharing - this. I can't imagine how hard it must have been. Gods….Thank you. *hugs* 3 3

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Wow, this is deep. Will there be a third part?

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I think Gray's going to be fine, he has such loving friends who would do anything for him. And I think that's all a person needs, someone to love them and have their back through anything! There will always be bad people out there, but you cant let them take over your life! There will always be someone who loves you who will help you when you need! All you have to do is reach out

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Since you said this wasn’t for entertainment, I wasn’t sure how to leave a comment without sounding insensitive. Though I do want to stay that your writing is wonderful

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Gray beating the snot out of his childhood nightmare was great! You're writing is beautiful

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