The contrast between the two men was most evident when they first began talking about the season and Julian observed it was like nature offering reassurance and to Garak, living with guilt for his people's occupation of Bajor, the most prominent feature is the mud. As they say, opposites attract.
[finding a place among their brethren clinging to the glistening rocks, forming a sort of frothy pink-white frill along the edges of the water.]- This was so descriptive and just lovely to read. I especially liked the line about the little flowers grouping together with their "brethren" and seeming to create a froth on the water's surface. I do believe that is quite a unique description for something we've all observed but maybe never put into such carefully chosen words.
I'm a little surprised though that while the setting was described in such vivid detail, the characters weren't. And Garak has such a distinctive look, with his ashy grey complexion and the ridges around his face, while Bashir is classically handsome. I think it would have been helpful to give some idea of how they looked.
The line that begins 'Julian took his hand" ends with 'Julian said softly'. I don't think the second identification was necessary.
It's hard to resist Garak's contradictory, cryptic statements. You do seem to have a good handle on that, especially with the ending.
This was an unexpected and enjoyable contribution to the springtime anthology.

Just a quick disclaimer that I'm going into this one completely fandom blind. So yay for background information! :)

Ooh, absoloutely beautiful descriptions at the very beginning. It sounds so pretty, and I was impressed with just how vivid the images that were conjured up appeared. Fabulous, my love! "...floated like a flock of dreamy faeries..." Just takes my breath away!

"...walking by a stream in springtime did have that effect on one's footwear" LOL, I love the casual observation of this fact. It made me giggle when he brought up the muddy boots in the first place, and I love the way that you showed us that this was really what happened and that he didn't care because he was enjoying the beauty of the season.

"Why ever not?" Good question!

"...schooled into a mild expression one might use when lecturing a small child" I love just what this tells us about this character and how he feels about the situation. His logic is absolutely fascinating, especially when I combine it with th ethings that you told us in the author's note.

"...believe the lies that are the most beautiful" Somehow, the phrasing of this sentence really struck me. This is obviously a very complex character, and I love this glimpse of what is going through his head.

"...the most beautiful things are always terrible." Beautiful way to finish this.

I love the generally calm feeling that this piece has to it. The characterization and the descriptions were very rich, and I was impressed with how well the dialogue flowed. This was truly beautiful, my love! Well done!

Cheers!

Gosh, I'm sorry it took me so long to review the last chapter of this. That's really not fair, but eh… P
I'm not familiar with the fandom at all, so it was a bit difficult to follow at first, but I ended up really enjoying your story. First, it was very beautifully written - I loved the opening lines about life after death, and the way you described the ghosts and the atmosphere of apathy in the house. The numb despair there was very vividly described. I also loved the parts about Violet and Tate, and the way you described the people coming and going around the house, the way it slowly came back to life. The end was really well done, the description of the lady was perfect. Great work!

Wow, that was a riot! A dark, yet hilarious Lord Voldemart parody? Awesome stuff. That's really all I can say!

Awww...this was lovely. I love Bumblebee (well, at least the movie version, but I assume he's the same in the cartoon), and I love how you used the spring theme in this. New beginnings is certainly a lovely idea, and I hope he never has to live in a dark, grey world again too. Thank you for a lovely piece. Well done. :)

Oh, wow. This was so sad, yet so lovely. I know you really like this pairing because of your other stories, and I really felt Sam's turmoil and sadness in this. I'm sorry his love had to die, but he was finally able to say goodbye. A lovely piece. Thank you. :)

I really liked the way you portrayed this story! The character of Frances was so intense and so moving, you really showed how deep her belief that her daughter was alive and that she would come home was. It was wonderfully written - the little girl when she got to know Cherice was very endearing, and the characters all seemed complex and interesting. I was wondering how fanfiction on a detective show can be handled, honestly, but you did that really perfectly. Great job!

Blake this was beautiful! This was really effing beautiful! And so confusing - but part of the beauty was in the confusion, all the images tangled together, and how metaphorical it all seemed. Thankfully I just started watching Doctor Who, because I would have found it even harder to get it if I hadn't - you pictured the relationship between the Doctor and the TARDIS quite stunningly. It was really fascinating D amazing job, honestly!

Aw, very cute chapter! Again, you portrayed the personalities of the boys very well and I laughed when the situation was humorous and felt my heart quicken a few beats when the scene turned fearful. Great job!

Only suggestion I have is dialogue tagging. "Yep." should be "Yep,". Doesn't make much sense to me either, but there ya go.

Azzie! I LOVED this! Even though never ever in the whole entire life have a heard of this fandom, I fell in love with this piece!

IT was happy, angsty, bitter sweet, sad, and made me cry. But I loved it all the same.

Wonderful charactization, and writing, and everything. I liked this so much!

This is me in a nutshell, so I totally can relate to this.

Vunderfull, vunderful job! :D

I admit I have never seen the whole of all the movies neither have a read the books, but I connected with the piece nevertheless.

I liked the bittersweetness of it all, and sympathized with Eowyn when Aragon left her, but I was happy that she found it in her to move on and let go, overall this piece made me tear up a bit but smile all the same. )

Wow. That one was kind of hard to wrap my mind around, I mean I always pictured Peach as a little nicer? But I do agree with you on the whole public speaking thing. It is a rather dauting thing to speak in front of so many people when you are used to it.

The newer take on the whole realtionship between Mario and Peach was a tiny bit odd, but I liked the dynamic,I loved the idea of Peach Blossoms, and I liked the idea of Peach blossoming due to the ordeals that she faced. Some spelling and grammar mistakes but nothing to detract from the piece.

Great job Rio!

Woah E...That was amazing!

Shall I gush? I never really thought as Pansy as a character with too much going on you know? I mean in the books she does mainly two things: Fawn over Draco, and insult Harry and his friends, and most of the time though she is just fawing over Draco.

Now the way you wrote her here, you made her seems vunerable, hurt, and for lack of a better phrase: Soul shattered. She is a girl that has been acting all her life, she acts like the prefect little girlfriend for Draco, and she makes up an act to hide her faults, and she tries to fit into the role that not only will make Draco like her but maybe she'll start to like herself a bit more. She's gotten to the point that she acts so much she is afraid of letting her true self out and in the process destroying her careful constructed facade. She's wedged herself into a wall and a high place and she is afraid of falling.

And darn it you made me care that she has problems, and you made me care about her. So wonderful spanking job. Please disregard my mindless blatherings I know they are rather taxing. )

*Squee* Okay even though I have never heard of this fandom, I love fluff. And you did fluff really well in this piece! I was awing every five seconds and giggling like the girly-girly I am. I loved Kristen's anger and Nathan's total idiocy and the way you wrote them was really sweet and heart-warming. Really nice work Darkin!

Interesting. I've never known a story from a ghost's point of view before.

It was a little confusing, but that may be due to the fact that I've never heard of this fandom before. Still, it was interesting. Nice job! :)