This is incredibly good writing. It manages to be extremely sad but in an earned way, despite being so short. Really impressive stuff, and so well-characterized for both Meryl and Vash. I loved it and it made me cry. Thanks for writing it.

A fascinating reflection on a life well lived. Meryl has a quiet strength and resilience within her and it is interesting to see the change age has wrought in her responses to things.
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Beautiful! It's so hard to find good Vash and Meryl fanfictions...

The last part was my favorite. I almost could see Meryl's memories of her and Vash in the desert. It made my eyes teary a bit.

Loved it!

This is very well written. I highly enjoyed this fic, it was an excellent piece of work. You gave it a very unique perspective that I quite enjoyed. Wonderful.

This is such a rare perspective and it is just so beautifully written. A damn great story by and by.

I love the characterization in this story! You wrote contemplation without making it emo or boring. Keep up the good work.

Reading this fic made me feel really melancholy. But I can totally imagine it going down like this, especially Meryl out-living everybody else.

man, this was sad. good and sad. and kind of happy... i guess bittersweet is the word i'm looking for.

is sad. but a good story

Oh, I cried. This is such a beautiful piece of fanfiction...I really want to thank you for writing it. It's so sad and poignant...I can't believe how much it touched me. thank you so much.

I have tears in my eyes. Someday, maybe I will get to be an old, old, old, old, old, old woman.

Simply beautiful, my dear. I feel happy to have inspired such a wonderful little story. Reflective/introspective pieces are fun to write, no?

Is it "derringers" (lowercase) or "Derringers" (uppercase)? I don't know what is proper for gun models, for sure, but I thought it was supposed to be uppercase.

What I love best about this is Meryl's determindness. She's proud of her wrinkles and doesn't have much in the way of regret about the past. While she regrets breaking things off with Vash, I get the feeling that she knew "it had to happen" and has accepted it. I love how in the end, she determines herself to live as she has been, enjoying her tea, her neighbors, and sunsets.