This was great. You should write more chapters!

Your assessment that it couldn't have been shrapnel that caused Auggie's blindness due to the lack of scars is sound. Even reconstructive surgery would've left scars, wouldn't it? That said, I think flash blindness seems probable now that you've put it forward. I'm impressed with your research.

I love the conversation. It's revealing, both in Auggie's road to recovery and the trust he places on Annie. The ending made me want more though. If only to find out what happens between them now that they've slept together. Would their friendship have survived?

Color me with envy. You got a personal phone call from Chris Gorham? Wow! I'm even more impressed now.

Really enjoyed this. :)

Wow what a phenomenally written story!

I loved how you wrote Auggie describing how he felt when he lost his sight and how he told Annie how he gets around, it truly is amazing writing major kudos to you!

Having Annie/Auggie get together was again very well written it felt genuine and realistic.

Please continue to write more Annie/Auggie stories you are very talented

Oh yes! Absolutely lovely. I knew I was going to enjoy all your work once I got into your latest story (5 Seconds). I also read your bio, and we are more alike than I imagined. Great job here, particularly when you consider how early in the series it was written. The characters of Auggie and Annie come across as just right, and their hook up feel very possible. And how close you came to what they finally did with explaining Auggie's blindness. Enjoyed it so much. Thank you.

Excellent fic! Great characterization, and your insight into how Auggie would have reacted to his situation was very impressive. Above all, very well-written.

You are a lucky woman and I'm in awe of your writing talent. It's funny..even if I had the resources to win a call from Chris Gorham...I'd be too chicken to answer it. Only because he seems like quite a nice guy and he has such a beautiful family. And i'm incredibly silly even at 35. I like your explanation of how Auggie lost his sight - it's very plausible. How did you like the writers' explanation this season? I also enjoyed the split moment thought from Auggie that Annie would be awkward in the morning - lol Silly Auggie. :) Another brilliant story from you! Love your others too! :)

Beautifully written - and I love how you handle the blindness issue with depth but without getting too long winded. Love the balance here!

Nicely done. It's a question we've all wanted to ask and you answered it so well. I really like the ending.

Very well written, and your "Fried Green Tomatoes" reference fits me, too, to an extent. This was a pleasure to read a story where Auggie's watch didn't talk, and the source of his injury was explained in a logical manner! Your life experiences shine through here. Thanks for a great read!

Yeah! Finally, a story where they weren't awkward the morning after! Thank you very much.

Nice nice.

I always thought Auggie might be suffering from corticol blindness. A hard enough hit on the back of the head would damages the sight area of the brain and lead to anything from slight vision problems to total NLP.

OOOOO... I can only hope I get to Toronto when they are filming CA for next season and watch them at work.

Mom

Very nicely done. I've been wondering if they'll ever have a conversation like this on the show. I hope so and I hope it comes about something like this.

I'd never heard of Flash Blindness-just another thing for me to go and research now, lol. But it seems like a plausible explanation. I hope we get a flashback on the show that let's us see what happened.

Fav Line: The surface of the wooden table was still littered with a forest of empty beer mugs. - The "forest of empty beer mugs" is such a great, succicnt image. Nice job.

-Trish

PS. You spoke to CG! *lives vicariously for fleeting moment* That just made my week. :)

This is the second time uv posted this just so you know...

Damn! I read the first few paragraphs and was almost about to accuse you of plagiarism! However, I had the good sense to check out your profile first, haha. Man, do I envy you, talking to Christopher Gorham! I do hope he has a chat with the writers about it. Since I didn't comment on the previous upload, I'll be the first to comment and say: of course, I didn't expect anything less, good job for accuracy and all that. That's a given, but I'm glad you made this story because lots of CA fanfic writers talk about the subject but most don't go into much detail. Liked how you were able to work in A/A goodness in there. :) Keep it up, I want to see more stories from you!