Well, now that I’ve made good progress on this box of tissues THAT I JUST OPENED this morning, I want to congratulate you on you imagination, you grasp on the characters, and on you skill as a writer. You’ve done a really excellent job with this fanfic. Thank you for sharing it with us!

Such a great sad story!

Sadly, I can see this happening. Wyatt still being the indulged, beloved golden child because, after all, THEY never saw him turn so it didn't really happen. Basically a good kid with a touch of mean to him that he grew out of, partly in response to Chris, I think. Chris, intelligent, complex, haunted and very much not really forgiven despite his parents & aunts knowing he'd done what was necessary to save the world & their family. Victor, the refuge.

Piper was right, it all could have been avoided if the adults had only talked to Chris when he was younger, before their bad habits became set. Told him when he was little that they'd tell him more when he was older, but some bad things had happened before he was born & sometimes they got reminded, that's all. Sat around as a family & talked about things instead of avoiding while holding grudges. Not left Wyatt out of the loop! He's not too observant but he's still a loving son, brother & nephew & he had the right to know, too, not have it sprung on him as a young adult.

The writing's very realistic & emotionally balanced.

oh my god, i hate you and i love you. i haven't finished the story yet and i've cried silently through the last six chapters and this is heartbreaking. seriously, my heart hurts. there is so much pain, this story is amazing. i needed a break, tbh, because crying sucks and the pain sucks and this is so fucking sad but also so fucking good. i'm mad at piper and leo and paige and phoebe and i love wyatt and chris and victor... just *damn* the way you write is so amazing. this is amazing. i'm not an easy crier and i can't stop.

I hate this story because it was so good that every chapter made me cry.

Very interesting take on the changed future, but ultimately I liked it. Good job!

I'm Glad You Left An Ambiguous Ending. This Was Heart Wrenching

Everyone But Wyatt And Chris Are Horrible

This Was Amazing And Heart Wrenching

GOOD FIC

I feel ambivalent towards this story for a few reasons: I think you wrote this well and I thought the situation was a realistic possibility. Your depiction of familial dynamics was pretty good. There was a tendency to woobify Chris's situation, as many stories do, but I mostly forgave that because you didn't really villainize anyone and because as I like seeing the characters I love in angsty situations that make my heart hurt and that's how I felt about Chris.

On the flip side, however, I am a law student who believes in precedence, facts, and thusly, canon characterization (and the precedence it presents) is very important to me, especially in stories with such realistic portrayals of potential dynamics. And therein lies my problem: I cannot see Piper behaving this way with the child she raised nor can I see her voicing the things she voices aloud, at least. My brain just refuses to process that as being Piper as a mother. So, even while I enjoyed the angst and the realism, I can't really reconcile Piper's characterization to the Piper I knew.

While I'm sure Chris's appearance as a young adult would trigger memories of the other Chris, I...can't really see her having such a rancorous reaction to him because of that trigger. And, not for nothing, though we were never shown Piper mourning for Chris when he died, there is subtext that she did and there was also the fact that they parted on good terms and she did try to be be his mother for him when she could've easily let him avoid her or let him not be hers especially when that's what he was doing? But, she wanted to be called mom and wanted to know why he kept pushing her out and worried about him.

I also do think that they would clash as he grew older because of their personalities and I can see her seeing him behave like past Chris and being wary for reasons (triggering because of past Chris's secretive nature and how she reacted to that, the fact that past Chris died young etc). But, I can't see her putting past Chris's actions on Chris's head to the extent she does here and if she's vocalizing it aloud and in her head, it's a fact that she's aware of and, like, I can't see ignoring that for years if she's aware of it, especially if it affects her ability to be a good mother to him. idk idk I guess in my lizard brain this came off as Piper resenting present Chris for being like the other Chris and treating him poorly for it, like she really disliked or resented other Chris or smth. That's lizard brains for ya.

I'm not addressing any other dynamics because I thought you did great with them and because Piper's my girl and because this is one of my favorite relationships on the show, second only to Piper/Prue and the sisters' relationship in general, that I wrote this long ass review/essay.

Of course, this is your story and your creative right to interpret the narrative, but I guess it's the fact that premise of the story is actually really good and well-written that makes me even brings this up. Like, ignoring context, I love the hyper-realistic dynamics (ouch a parent admitting they don't like their child is super hurtful and it should never be vocalized as it can be scarring...but it happens) and the way you wrote it, but it's when I try to connect that to canonical dynamics, that I become ambivalent. It's actually a mark of your good writing that I'm even addressing this whereas most times I just ignore the issues I have with fanfic - mostly characterization - and never even bother to write a review because it doesn't matter to me enough to do so. I do really like your take though because it is a fascinating premise.

Wow ... that was intense and brilliant. Thanks for sharing.

I love these kinds of stories about Chris. All that emotion was beautiful! Great work!

Just read this for the second time.

There are no words to explain how much I adored this story. It is heartbreaking, achingly painful, beautiful, touching, poignant, powerful. So many lines that just seared into my memory as some of the best sentences I've ever read, I can't possibly count them all.

Don't ever stop writing.

Beautifully written. I especially loved the way you write the POV of each character.