Oh this was so good! It was so well written and I like the creative decisions you made with the characterizations and I just loved everything about it!

Ok, that’s it. I’m a puddle of goo. You’ve melted me. This was so friggin cute! And I felt every single word of it. sighWonderfully written!

You (the author) probably won't see this because the story's almost 10 years old, but just in case you do, just want to say, that was so sweet. Thanks.

what a cute story. I love it.

I LOVED THIS SO FUCKING MUCH! Wish there was a sequel 3

Well, funnily enough, the seddie arc continued for THREE EPISODES after iLost My Mind! So, AWESOEM! (I am aware of the typo but it's too amazing to perfect spelling)

This is such a great story!

but they DIDN'T BREAK UP xDDD

Awwww...this storys so cute! I love it! Sam is secretly insecure and Freddie is so sweet and...and...and I just love it!

Iit took me, like, an hour to read all of it, but it was worth it! :)

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this is absolutely beautiful. it's perfect. end of story.:D

Awwh this was the cutest thing EVER!

Oh my god. This unbelieveibly amazing, fantastic, perfect, flawless, sweet, adorable, cute, loveable, long one-shot. OH. MY. GOD. This makes my heart flutter, and you are truely an amazing writer. I LOVE this story. This is the most amazing one-shot...story of all time. I love this story. It almost made me cry tears of joy. I love this. I'm posting it on my profile! I can't believe something like a story, can be this amazing!:) :3

FAVORITES definately!

AMAZING story!

Oh man, don't even mention them breaking up in iLMM. It can't happen, it just can't! Tears hair out. Ok, enough drama. Let me just congratulate you on writing a beautiful, wonderful, (add as many positive adjectives as you want because they'll all be true) story. Seriously, great job for a first story.

I loved every aspect of this story, kind loving Freddie, supportive Carly, vulnerable and sometimes sweet Sam. It was all just squeal worthy. It was a more mature and serious look at the three friends and what I picture their relationship would be outside of the comedic exaggeration that we sometimes get on the show.

Although I'm not sure Sam would end things for the reason you gave at the beginning, it's not outside the realm of possibility. We know she has issues and insecurities and a relationship with Freddie of all people would bring all of them out.

I loved how you slowly got them back on track, from Sam's late night visits (which at first appear ooc but isn't), to how Freddie handled it, to how things progressed from there.

Background on Sam's life is sad, and my heart broke right along with Freddie's when she asked if that's what being taken care of feels like. I just wanted to hug her, an impossible feat if ever there was one. And that speech of Freddie's. Sigh, I'm in love. I'm a ball of fluff (is that even possible?), you've turned me into pure fluff and I loved every minute of it.

If you couldn't tell, I loved the story.

This was a very pleasant story to read. I will second the comment about dividing the story into chapters, especially since the divisions are already there in the text. However, I disagree that this is a case of lazy writing simply taking the characters OOC. There is out of character by laziness and out of character with a purpose, and this is a case of the latter. Character development is of course part of fiction writing, and the iCarly canon leaves considerable scope for character development in fan-fiction. After all, the Nickelodeon sitcom format requires some sacrificing of characterization, and reliance on stereotypes.

There are two particular examples of how you have gone beyond basic characterization in this story. The first is with Marissa. She still dislikes and distrusts Sam, and would hardly be indifferent to her sleeping arrangements with Freddie if she found out about them (and realistically, she probably ought to have over the course of this story). However, she shows some depth here by realizing two things: that Freddie genuinely cares about Sam, and that Sam has endured a terrible home life in a way that shows her own strength. This causes a shift in her attitude toward their relationship.

The other example is Sam. We are exposed to Sam’s thoughts in a certain level of detail here, so we can consider why she pushes Freddie away even though she feels for him strongly. We see why she is never at ease in a relationship. The central issue is Sam’s lack of self-esteem, which seems to beyond the level that someone her age would face. Sam’s self-esteem issues are crippling, to the extent that she probably would benefit from some genuine therapy in the long-term—in this story, her anxiety really rises to an extreme level. The way Freddie refuses to give up is largely in character. Let’s hope Freddie’s own strength to deal with Sam’s issues, and his ability to give more than he receives without complaint, grows with time, because her fears are not likely to diminish in a long-term relationship.