Dude... I'm crying dude... Like legit tears down my face, but also FUCK YOU. THAT AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE BEGINNING? HOW? COULD? YOU?

*strangled sob* th-thank you for letting them be together. there isn't a crying emoji powerful enough to express my relief and heart ache and gratitude. ;O; I am absolutely in pieces, beside myself with happiness... *SOB*

Bro, why do you keep making me watch Richie die? You just like our pain, don't you? Bro... *falls to knees* I just... Something, please just let there be something...

I'M SO PROUD OF VIRGIL ;O; HE'S A TRUE HERO THROUGH AND THROUGH. AHHHHHHH HE'S SO GOOD

How can a chapter simultaneously rip out my heart and make me feel so many warm fuzzies at once? I'm dying over here... pls... save them...

I scrolled to check the name of the author and JEE WHIZ LOOK it's Alex. No wonder I like this fic so much. I just read all of Through a Glass, Darkly and am obsessed with it.

More happy and sads in the same chapter ;O; The boys... I just... I just want them to be happy...

*clap cla clap clap* BEAUTIFUL. WONDERFUL. I WANT SOB WITH HAPPINESS. IT WENT SO WELL. (we're not thinking about thre future rn, this is all that matters)

Oh yeah, something I forgot to say before: WHAT THE FUCK DK YOU MEAN HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO CHANGE FATE. EXCUSE? WHAT'S THE POINT IF ALL THIS

But then Virgil had the coming out scene to his dad and... I already started to feel better about it. It's like Vrigil said about the weight being lifted. It... feels good.

I WANT TO CRY. OH MY GOODNESS. VIRGIL WAS ABLE TO COME OUT. MY HEEEEAAARTT.

The dialogue you used for it was HILARIOUS, that was such a good touch.

Oh no, dude, I don't know if I can handle investing my heart into this only to watch the both of them suffer all over again ;; I'm so scared for my boys, so so scared

Sad noooiiissesssss D': Aaaahhh my heart

As soon as Virgil arrived I KNEW something was gonna be wrong with Richie. I could just sense it.

But aaahhhhhhh second chance! Second chance!

A friend of mine just recommended me this fic after watching the static shock episode with Timezone in it and it's such a delight. It's moving and beautiful and well-written and has the happy ending that it really wouldn't be complete without. Thank you so much for this incredible fic, it was wonderful to read.

This just made me cry, I just started rewatching Static Shock and it made me want to revisit all the FanFiction I loved. I had forgotten your story but reading it again made me tear up like crazy. You are very talented. I hope you get inspired to write some more tics about Static and Gear.

Okay.
So, I love this story. But I actually think Virgil could've made a convincing argument that Gear would save more lives than Static. After all, if Gear was around inventing technology, there's no reason to believe that humankind could make all kinds of technological leaps that wouldn't be possible without him. Certainly, a lot of lives would be lost since Static wouldn't be there to save them-Gear just doesn't have the raw power Static does. But the technology that Gear and Richie, presumably, built would be able to save lives in other arenas. Just imagine if Richie Foley and Elon Musk teamed up! And Richie has combat experience enough to protect himself, something somebody even as brilliant as Musk doesn't have. With the incredible leaps and bounds Musk is pushing human technology to, the idea of having two people like that would involve far more net good than a soldier, no matter how powerful Static is.
Ultimately having Static AND Gear is the even better option, obviously. But given the limits they told Virgil about, he definitely could've made an argument for him being the better death choice.

Oh, that was painful. You really waited until the last second... and then dragged it out a little longer. I'm so jealous. Beautifully done.

Had me blubbering... whaaaaaa! But yeah that was some hella incredible last second saving you did there - thank the gods above and below - to make this an awesome read. This is certainly one of the best Static Shock fanfics out there in my opinion.

thank you so much for sharing and keep penning,
Marns
~pN

Wow, I was moved to tears several times. I think this is only the second time a fanfic has made me cry. Brilliantly executed :)