So I've read this story about two dozen times...yeah. Anyway, I initially read it before I even had an account, and I just never posted reviews as a guest. But now that I can, let me just say that I love this story! Not only is there just the right amount of h/c and the appendicitis plot line is always a good one, but I love the spin you put on it. My favorite MacGyver fics are Army fics as it is. I especially love the stories where Jack unknowingly says something hurtful to Mac, finds out he did by accident, and feels really guilty. This one just checked all the boxes for me. Thanks for it.

Thoroughly enjoyed the story!

good story, glad you added your own... particularly loved the walk with his mother

This was spectacularly in character and I can see this being the bridge between them fighting in the flashbacks and their bond now. Well done!

OMG I loved it they are soooo in character and true you are so you for sharing this.

Good job. Loved how Jack spoke his feeling to Mac.

This. Is. Truly. Wonderful! OMG, I don't know how to tell you how much I LOVE THIS! 3

This is my favorite love this story!

Loved this one!

Hi, I really enjoyed your story. A lot of action. some angst, and some good hurt and comfort. I look forward to reading more of your stories.

This was such a great story! It was so well written and here's why: right from the start I guessed Mac's pain had something to do with appendicitis. And I was right. It was because I was able to guess what came next that it was so good! A lot of people say that when a reader can guess what comes next in a story then it isn't that good. But I totally disagree. You took advantage of this aspect by letting me guess what came next AND THEN throwing in a twist where Mac has diffuse a bomb. By doing this you made the twist even bigger! I totally did not expect that part of the story and that was great! You took the expected and turned it into the unexpected! To me, that's the best kind of writing. Also, the dialogue in this story was by far some of the best dialogue I've read! Great job, this was truly a great fic. I am VERY impressed

Love this story in the sandbox.

Great that you couldn't resist adding and more sharing your own appendicitis story because I would have miss a wonderful moment of how the bromance began...
And the scene between Mac and his mom where she explains he has always the choice, stay with her or go back because his death is going disturb the life of people he know and when he looked et did a sort of inventory until the end he concluded that it's only just Jack... It was so intense !
But also because I particularly love all MacGyver fics around sandbox

And by the way, glad you're on the write of the next chapter of New Rules