What a great story and what a terrific writer you are, Pandorama. Thank you for the time and energy you put into this work of absolute mastery of Luka and Abby. I'm imagining thousands of hours were spent on this and I'm so happy you wrote it and shared it with us here.

I also want to thank the reviewer SetV who posted a review below this one. This clearly isn't the place to acknowledge another review but I'm too lazy to start an account and I feel so strongly about that review that I just want to acknowledge it and them. So SetV, thank you for putting into words my feelings exactly about the, finale, so to speak of the Luka/Abby relationship and how disappointing it was. I couldn't agree with you more. My disappointment mostly revolved around Luka's behavior and attitude that season.

I find it so frustrating that the prevailing viewpoint of the Abby relapse plotline seems to paint her as the villain. A person who needs to forever apologize for a disease she didn't ask for but fell victim to. It irks me so much! That plotline was one of the most well written and acted stories I've ever seen on TV and I think it's effectiveness was clear. It made fans, especially fans of the couple, so mad and uncomfortable. I was very uncomfortable and sad watching her downward spiral into loneliness and insecurity. But that's addiction at its worst, it's just maddening to the point of despising the addict because addicts are so selfish and it's so so difficult to empathize with selfishness, no matter the cause.

Anyway, just thank you for writing that review. It was great to read your thoughts. And thank you again Pandorama for this story! It was so very good and much more satisfying than the ending given on the show. And while I'm at it, thank you also to Hulu for streaming all the seasons of ER, such a fast-paced and emotionally-stirring series!

Finally a fic where Luka's family in Croatia treats Abby with some kindness and respect. I feel like I had to read a hundred post season 14 Luka/Abby stories to find what you've done here. I thank you for it.

This was great! The dialogue and banter was spot on. I really enjoyed your writing.

I dont know how many times i've read this, i always find something new and interesting, if you ever come back and finished this I just want you to know that People still read your stories

I wish this had more chapters because i have read them a million times alredy. Always wanted to know more about their dinamic,more about Richard and abby's relationship, more vacations,talk about carter ,etc

I have just re-watched ER on Hulu and felt so hungry for more and jilted by what the writer's did to Luka and Abby at the end.

I second what other reviewers have stated - I understand it's been years, and likely you have a full life and other creative projects of your own but damn, I have not read a single piece of work that reads so in character, so canon and yet more expansive, more profound and more nuanced than what was written for the screen. You're an amazingly skilled artist and this fic has been such gift to read.

I too can "see" Maura and Goran in every single scene. Your dialogue is impeccable. Their motivations, their choices, their banter. All of it reads true and in a most authentic growth-ful way.

I hope you are well and if you happen to see this, know that you have a loyal fan base who would be thrilled to read more of what you can conjure.

I know you’re not writing this anymore, but I just wanted to say I enjoyed it! Thank you for continuing Abby and Luka’s story to a point where they could have a true happy ending.

This story is fantastic. I really really hope you plan to update/finish it someday! I’ve been an ER fan since I watched the premiere 1994. Abby and Luka are my favorite characters. This fic was like watching a movie in my head of everything I hoped would happen for them. It’s just beautiful. Thank you.

I came late to the ER fandom, and while I know you said you will definitely finish this it has been a few years, and it hurts to wonder if it will ever actually be finished because, wow, this is amazing. The plot, the dialog, the characters...you so have them and I want to read about their trip to Hawaii. Even if you never do add another chapter, thanks for this. It's canon as far as I am concerned.

I am DESTROYED by this chapter. My heart ached for Luka, I cried a lot and smiled like a school girl in love in the end. I love this story, and the way you write Abby is impeccable! Congratulations.

Oh, they so needed to talk about this... I relate a 100% with Abby, it's hard to trust people... but it's so incredible when you can! Amazing writing!

This is so incredibly lovely... I read one chapter every night before I go to sleep and this one almost made me cry. You write them so well, I always laugh with Abby's comments! I'll keep on reading but so far, I'm in love!

I laughed soooooo hard in this one! You're the best

I'm a fast reader but it took me weeks to read this one because I wanted to savor every chapter, 130K words and it's not enough, every chapter was a gift.

I said that before but I've never seen someone have such an amazing handle on a character like you have of Abby, I can "see" Maura Tierney on every word you write and your Luka, damn, your Luka is the one I love. I also said before but I was kinda disappointed with how the show treated their relationship in the end, I think after such a brilliant run, years and years of amazing chemistry, brilliant storytelling, a truly engaging and beautiful love story, they didn't do Luka any favors in the end, IDK, probably many had a problem with Abby's storyline with the drinking and the cheating but I thought it was very well written, real and beautifully played by Maura and I ended loving and understanding her even more and ironically it made me love Luka, the "innocent" one, less. I was OK with him leaving because that's the actor, I was even somewhat OK with him being an asshole in rehab and with Janet, Luka can be quite the hurtful dick but I can't forgive the show for having him leave, the passive aggressiveness with the nanny and having such a half-ass reunion when they didn't have them have a serious talk about anything, not his understanding of how his leaving affect his wife and son, he never admitted he had plenty of issues to work with, as a person his dismissal of alcoholism was bad enough but as a doctor it was maddening, I wanted ONE scene that showed that he got it, that he was willing to change as well and not scenes with him being moody on a hospice, but in the end it was like everything was on Abby and he was the perfect prince charming that never did anything wrong(and we know Luka, he did plenty of wrong in his life) and Abby should spend her life being grateful for another chance, that's not a marriage I want for Abby BUT then you show up and you wrote the most perfect aftermath of them leaving, you have Luka acknowledge his faults, you had him work on them, you have them being genuine partners where both are lucky to have each other.

You just gave me the "happy ending" I wanted for them, and you made it so damn real, I love their lives in Boston so much, I loved every choice you made in this fic, it just worked perfectly for me, and it's not just that you write canon characters like Abby and Luka so well, your OCs were wonderful, they all felt like real people, people I want to know more about, to have more of Abby and all of them, it's so greedy to still want more but I do, I know it's been years but that's the kind of story that you can drop one chapter every couple of years and it would still be a gift, to just visit Abby and Luka one more time would be amazing, there is so much I would love to read, maybe a visit to Chicago, maybe Archie's weeding? Maybe Neela can visit? Is it too petty to want Carter to see how happy and settled Abby is and I like Carter but they were bad together and he was terribly uncaring of her feelings in the end and after they broke up and to see that Abby, ABBY, changed so much, found so much happiness, is so strong and yet is self aware enough to know when to ask for help is just wonderful, and I don't want to say goodbye to Abby, Luka and Joe! And now Abby have stepsisters! I loved seeing Maggie and Eric again. Any chance you will still want to write more? I don't know what to do now! I know you have other fics and I'm going to read them now but I see there are more short fics...What do you do when you read the best fic for your ship, should I reread the whole thing now, try to find more fics but knowing that won't be as good as this one, and how do you find decent fics without tags?! I found yours in this random post on a Maura Tierney Tumblr! Well, anyway, thank you so much for this series, after rewatching ER, this was exactly what I wanted and needed it and sorry for my ramblings, you're an amazing writer and I genuine hope you're still writing even if it's not my beloved Abby.

I laughed so hard in this chapter! I have a younger brother and sometimes we forget they don't know what we know. Totally relate to the penguin situation. Good job!