that was cute

*Sob* Loved it!

Pretty happy thoughts to begin with than it turned to sadness - well - here's hoping that they meet in the next life. Thanks

I probably shouldn't be reviewing this right now. I'm tired and a little bit overwhelmed by how beautiful and well-written this was, and that's no way to approach a review, but I'm going to do it anyway.

"He is a man propelled through life by inertia..." I think that describes Ennis to a T. His life was all about survival and making it from one month to the next, and I think that line really says it all. I also liked the part about how he was asleep, but not at rest.

"He felt the soft of a feather along Jack’s cheek, the cold of the rushing river in his own eyes...The moon saw it all." That was a really beautiful description, so reflective of their surroundings. I like the theme of the moon, how you kind of laced the references throughout. That last line of the flashback was really powerful.

I like the line about how he curls his fingers inward because he doesn't want to let go of the texture. There was something so desperate and sad about that, and I could immediately understand what he was feeling. That was so good.

This was, in short, a perfect one-shot. The descriptions, the tone, the characterization, everything. I'm really glad I read this. Beautiful story.

Imagery brings us to the mountain, we share the cold air and the night's blackness with Ennis' memory. It is ended.