i need a part 2 more than i need anything else

This story just broke my heart and made it swell. The life of a firefighter is so scary. Every time I meet a firefighter, I'm sure to wish them well and thank them for what they do to keep us safe. They have helped my brother on many occasions, and it wasn't even a fire. It breaks my heart to know that there are some like Elena who choose not to fall in love because of that fear. I'm glad that she finally gave in. Everyone deserves to be loved. I hope that we get part two and learn about what happened to Damon. I'd love to see how she helps him overcome his fears.

God I missed your stories so much. The best part is somehow I always get to learn new stuff from your stories. Okay, let me start with this, I always love it when Damon is not portrayed as almighty, I mean yeah he has all swooning by that amazing features he's blessed with, but I find it much more heart-wrenching to read a vulnerable yet a high spirited Damon. To be honest I wanted to portray that in Northern Star.
Of course I have so many questions, like what really happened to Damon causing the disability, and what happened to his mum?
I liked the idea of Kai being Elena's cousin, interesting character.
Needless to say your descriptions of scenes always create a visual for me.
And in the last chapter when Damon was rushing down the stairs trust me I was there sliding down the frame faster just so I could open the door for them to meet.
It was instinct. Open it, pull Elena inside, throw her phone away lock the door and hide in the closet and watch the scene unveil. Yep, that's what I wanted to do.
Okay, but I really want to read the next part of it, given its been a year I hope I will have the next part now.
Both of you are amazing and thanks for the precious piece.

Please don't forget you promised a part 2.

I'm not sure if you rendered me speechless.
I had so many emotions during that. That he was there at the fire and needed to know she was okay after. That Tyler actually was the catalyst to her really questioning her fears and how to face them.
I was so excited to see her just race over to his place and finally tell him how she felt.
You were describing the taste of the hot chocolate and I admit I just skimmed over those descriptions and your detail about her eyes. I just HAD to know what happened!
I could feel Damon's trepidation and yet the sliver of hope in her letting him in. I loved that she shared and braved her fears. She said in the story how much other people's stories mirror her own and I feel that same way. I have so many fears to conquer too and understand her feelings so well.
I loved how she could tell without him saying when he missed hearing her description about the wine and she learned the sign alphabet just for him. Swoon.
That is truly the most beautiful confession of feelings Ive read in a long time. I loved how tender and yet how passionate they were.
I felt Damon's pain in knowing he would never actually hear her and how much he ached for that now that it truly was with the one he wanted forever. Anyone before did not matter in that way.
I loved too how she had him close his eyes as scary as that must have felt, in not having 2 whole senses gone. But the heightened sense of touch must have been explosive.
Her leaning to his ear too so he could feel her moans...was just the icing on the cake. Someone that did not feel worthy, or valued at all had found someone so understanding and so aware of what not being able to hear would be like. It was magical to see how safe and perfectly loved she was making him feel. And saying I can't believe you don't know how precious you are...ohhh darling that was heaven.
As a person suffering daily with an invisible disability I could just feel so clearly how much that would have affected him. Just wow. My own husband has been such a support through my suffering but other family just does not understand and I feel so lost and very misundertstood like Damon would have. But he found his safe place to fall and he deserves that happiness beyond what I could say. ELena too after facing so much fear to be real with him and take that leap to love despite her job, her passion being such a risk to that. Just amazing amazing story ladies!

Ohh the angst! I am super curious how this ends. They both have a lot of demons to fight but they would fight so much stronger together.
I totally get so much of how you write this Damon. I feel so much pressure too to be present at Christmas and with family and just being there somehow makes others feel better like they are helping me when I am really doing it for them. I am like Damon and have embraced liking me and me time and I get him feeling so much like that at Christmas.
I wonder if it will take a near death experience coming up for Elena to wake up and live in the moment and not just the fear of everything that could happen if she risked loving someone.
He needs her so much too and I sounded horrible that he fell down the stairs. His mom nearly hitting him? Can't imagine.
I really like the whole Gilbert family and how they are so supportive of each other. Her parents and cousins and everyone sounds like they really do want the best for her.

Chapter title is appropriate after how that ended. Yikes. Friendzone sucks but I do kind of understand her reasoning after losing her brother. I kept thinking it was Jeremy not Stefan but I think I have it clear now. Too much reading too quick I think. LOL
Its great to see too that Elena had such a great connection to her niece and can be there for her when her mom might not be able to be as much after losing her husband.
Lots of emotions and it all feels really heavy and sad and yet you can feel this tinge of hope in her just finally showing up at his place.
That was unexpected and yet so much needed.
I am so eager to see how you end this in only two more chapters!

Ahhh, goodness I did not expect her to say that after their first kiss. He was being so brave and so strong. Polite and respectful in standing up to Tyler and you could see the man might actually have had some respect for him in return.
And she was feeling something, again you could tell and starting to get lost in his eyes, or even just in being so considerate and making sure he is turned to her before she spoke. That said volumes to how she wanted him to feel safe and comfortable when he probably never feels like that.
Damon is so far gone for her already too and thinking he doesn't deserve to be happy with her reminds me so much of your Childrens; Blizzard story. Disabilites are all so similar in how they affect you emotionally even if they are different physically.
I felt his pain too when Tyler stopped him from seeing her at the funeral. He just wanted to make sure she was okay. Nothing more. I was aching for a him to hug her when he found her emotional and distraught.
Love how slow burn this is but man I felt his heart breaking when she came back in to kiss him too. Just as passionately and just as fully and she said that after without being clear what she meant. Loved how you described the kiss too, just wow!
Ahhhh. Poor baby Damon.

Their shoppig date sounded so relaxed and easy going. I understand what he means with normally he doesn't like to be around people but with her he didn't feel all the anxiety or anything. He probably didn't even feel like he was deaf. I sometimes catch myself forgetting it myself when he sounds so relaxed in his conversation with her.
The snow falling and her brushing from his hair was so beautiful and so easy to picture.
And now too such a sad day for the firemen to lose one of their own and Elena flashing back to her brothers funeral.
Yeah Damon in finding the courage to just check on her at the cemetary. He sounds so smitten already.

Going to get myself reaccaquanted with this DE. I am eager to see how this story ends. You have done a great job with so many characters invloved in each other their lives. Its neat to see them both in their separate friend groups or work situations. Elena very clearly cares for Bekka and is defending her in seeking out Tylers intentions. Lots of stress too it sounds like in both DE's lives.

Him showing up there again and being so cute and mumbly and talking too much was adorable. Elena sounded like he was just a huge light to her dark day. He spit it out to finally ask her out and I was with him in the whole hold your breath and wish you could snatch the words back from the air.

Elena totally surprised him with inviting him shopping and for coffee and just being so cool about it. He should ever think he is a weirdo at all but I do understand feeling different and not thinking he was worthy of her.

Excited to read more!

I only found this story a coue days ago and haven't been able to stop thinking about it. Great story. I'll happily move on to the sequel when it's posted.

Forgot to mention in the last review that I loved Kai in chapter 10!

I was scared Damon and Elena were gonna be interrupted again, like please just let them talk.
Glad that Elena finally realized she was not really living her life, never letting anyone get close afraid she would only cause that person pain. No her job is not very safe, but Damon knows that, he saw with his own eyes what could happen to her but he still wants to be with her, and Elena finally opened up, sometimes it's worth to take a chance.

It was a bit sad when Damon 'realized' he would never be able to hear Elena, he has been living without hearing for so long and got used to it, but it really hit him in that moment, it felt like he had forgotten he lacked that sense, when he is around Elena he feels 'normal'.

More hints to what happened to Damon, seems like his mother found someone to replace his father and then got rid of Damon after the accident.

But yeah still some stuff that still hasn't been explained, but this was a good place to end this part. Elena overcame one of her fears, Damon overcame some of his insecurities. Lot of progress!

In a way I don't understand why Damon doesn't want to spend Christmas with Ric and Jenna. Like they are his family and you are supposed to spend Christmas with your family! Damon should be a little less 'stubborn' sometimes. Ric wants Damon to spend the holidays with them cause he loves him, not because he pities Damon.

Ugh Tyler really had to break up with Rebekah that day huh... He and Rebekah ruined their night...
Damon and Elena are so close to make some progress and something always gets in the way, so frustrating.
They like each other and the only thing stopping them from having a relationship is Elena's fear.

Wonder what is happening with Katherine, maybe Elena and John were right and she as a boyfriend now or maybe she wants to distance herself from Stefan's family... Who knows

What Caroline said only made it worst for Elena.. and like I said before I get it that Elena doesn't wanna hurt anyone but Damon is a grown man and he knows what could happen if he gets involved with Elena. She shouldn't make decisions for him.

I get it that Tyler is trying to protect Elena the same way Elena is protecting Rebekah but still he shouldn't behave like that, not when Elena seems to enjoy her time with Damon.

Damon must feel so bad now after being rejected like that.. Elena doesn't wanna hurt him in the future in case something happens to her, but Damon knows that her job is dangerous and he still wants to be with her, or at least see where this leads.
Elena should try to be happy.

That documentary I watched a while ago on someone that lost the sense of smell and therefore the taste as well (the one I have mentioned at the beginning of the story). Well the person in the documentary said since she couldn't taste anything she basically stopped eating meat as it felt a bit rubbery and started eating more vegetables and fruits and things with more crunch and texture... Reading the scene when Damon was eating the burger reminded me of that, since he has a dull sense of 'taste' he tries to find the most flavourful thing on the menu.