Uhhh how do i start, well i really enjoyed reading this, it was a fun little read, and it made feel bad for Jonathon Crane (cane), deep down he's a nerd and c'mon you're a comic book nerd...a very unhinged nerd, but i blame the Scarecrow.

Aw, this is really good, and really sad. That last line is great. Crane's characterization is awesome, and I like Hugh as well. Overall, very nicely done.

-Tai'shar

This fic was an absolute pleasure to read. It was well-thought out and elegant. I love the way you've written Jonathan. You did such a good job of painting a picture of this intelligent, sympathetic and damaged boy struggling with his identity and being on the cusp of adulthood. I love the contrast between him wanting to accept kindness and rejecting every bit of it. It's very realistic, he isn't one-note. Even after his "triumph" over Megan he still regrets it, and that struck me as being very realistic. I also liked the scene where Jonathan explodes at Hugh when he thinks he's bought the pajamas. It reminded me of a caged animal and it really showed how broken Jonathan is. I found myself understanding exactly where he was coming from, and evaluating the scene as an observer too to see how paranoid he came off as. It was really well done.

There's a weird quietness to the ending. It tops off the story beautifully. It's very matter of fact, blunt and cold, and certainly befitting of Jonathan.

Oh my goodness! This is incredible. I loved it so much. Sigh. I can't think of anything else to say other than the fact that this fic is just gorgeous and I love it and I hope you keep up with writing more stories.

Did you seriously just make Scarecrow unflinchingly sympathetic?

Wow. This was downright uncomfortable to read, in a good way! Chilling!

Aww this is sweet!

Ooh. What a brilliant, brilliant story!

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-C.Q

This story was truly brilliant. It was a bit hard to connect Crane and the Scarecrow at the beggining and I was slightly worried you'd forgotten that the two were the same or something but by the end well I don't think I've ever seen a more subtle transition between normal person and complete villain. It works really well.

I especially liked the way that the Crane's first name was only used for when he was a child, as if he'd subconsciously just blocked those memories off as happening to a different person.

Yes, yes, yes. That was a brilliant story, I loved it. You're a great writer, keep going with it!

This is positively chilling. I cannot deny the twisted grin that formed on my face when Crane was berating Megan, but it was wonderfully done. That final scene with Jonathan battling his inner "dark voice" was phenomenal.

Excellent work! I loved it!

I must say, I found this browsing a friend's favorites and was expecting something more humorous.

What I got was a brilliantly executed character study centered around a seemingly insignificant item that comes to mean so very much more.

Amazing. :D

Wow.

I really liked the ending, with the conflict going on inside Jonathan. And you had my heart aching for poor Crane during the entire story, and a feeling of trepidation when the fire alarm went off.

I actually read your entire story word for word, which is a compliment in itself; that I didn't lose attention. Keep writing Crane fics - your version of him is excellent!

Oh my god, this story was absolutely amazing. In-character, believeable OCs, believeable everything.

(I'm crying. ;_;)

It's painful to see that Crane's so used to being hurt, that he twists everything into an attack against him... I sympathize. :(