This is so good but so emotional! You capture the characters so well!

WAAAAA I had a panic attack while watching that episode, whole season made me panic a bunch of times, actually. These ninja have too much near death experiences. But this fic is a nice way to de-traumatize, haha. I love it!

Really good

Okay so from the title and summary alone I already know this is gonna be an angsty one (LOVE the title by the way, ahhh) but I read your author’s note and the stealing of fluffy blankets and hsnkdghsgk; I’m laughing now instead XD (we should just like creative common our works at this point, have a joint spreadsheet where we put all the ideas we’re both gonna use and set a schedule for them.)

Moving on to the actual fic though, oooh here comes the angst — can I just say I /love/ the atmosphere here! I always love your atmospheres, but this one in particular sets that late-night sort of melancholy hollowness that’s present throughout the fic, that slowly lightens the tiniest of bit with each added ninja while maintaining that overlying sense of grief. I can’t exactly describe it but it’s kind of like that midnight-thunderstorm feeling — the comfort of being up and in the presence of others instead of in your bed. If that makes any sense…

Gosh you always write Jay and Nya so well but it is /painFUL/ here, their brokenhearted attempts at normal conversation and the guilt — Nya’s comment about having rewired the thruster mechanism in particularly well-done, and OOF does it hurt T-T Nya I’m right there with Jay, it wasn’t your fault sweetheart, I’m so sorry-

(the angst here is just getting stronger but every time Lloyd walks into a room I screech so-)

Oh but Nya and Jay are such big siblings here and I /love/ it, Jay debating whether or not to “forcibly drag his brother into a hug” and Nya pulling him closer with “Family. Family was more important now than ever.” GOSH! I know I hit on this in the author’s note of my own fic but Lloyd and Nya have been! Through! So much! Recently on this show, having to cope with the traumatic loss of their family over and over, even if it’s not real they still have to /deal/ with it before they find out, but just. The idea of them having gone through that terrible grief and making it through, they’re probably clingy enough and scared of losing the guys at the beginning of s10 just to lose Cole! Again! I have a lot of feelings about this and thank you for hitting on that here T-T

The fuzzy blankets make their appearance! Oh but it’s not even a /happy/ one, Lloyd just wants a distraction and I /adore/ that you have him reverting back to more child-like coping methods to deal with it. “Looking far too young all of the sudden” hey hEY!
(They’re all far too young for this kind of pain I’m crying-)

Kai and Zane and Pixal joining in at the end just makes the fic even better — I absolutely love the image of them all just holing up in their blanket fort together, taking comfort in each other even with the pain of the obvious empty space. “Their bond would hold, no matter how many times it was tested.” I just. I love this family. So much. And this hurts. So much!

But in the best way, this fic was heartbreakingly beautiful and my love for it only grows every time I re-read it — thank you for this!

Okay. Definitely should have watched the episode before reading this.

Am I... the only one crying right now? I hardly ever get emotional while reading... but...

Okay. I’m just gonna stop before I end up having a total breakdown. You’re writing was good, as always, keep it up!

My heart...why did you do this to me D: that episode has the entire fanbase in mourning, and I love it. The love for Cole..the worry for him, I love that his popularity has soared since season 8 (He was never my favourite until season 8..since then? Oh yes.. xD..)

But this...mourning over him. I do hope maybe things will calm down a little and we'll just get some bonding time while everyone mourns.

This thought was a wonderful read, thank you xxx

I love the Jaya moment but also the fact that you brought them closer as a is too you :’)

Aw this was really cute. The episode was really heartbreaking ;-;

Honestly, I know Cole can't be dead, but it still absolutely kills me to think that the others don't know that. I watched it, and now I'm inspired to maybe write a one-shot of my own. If I ever decide on it, keep a look out.
This was well-written. These ninja never get the time to be a real family. Especially now with Cole out of the picture at the moment, they should stay together more than ever. Let's hope none of the rest of them fall:).
~Ardhoniel