I love the sort of parental dynamic between Hotch and Reid!

Wow. Just... wow. This was a remarkable piece. So poignant and heart wrenching. You did a remarkable job depicting Hotch and Reid accurately. It’s an absolutely beautiful piece.

Powerful, well written & touching. Thanks for sharing

So sad. So good. So powerful.

This is one of those times when I hate what I read... and love it too. So sad but so good!

Ok I just gotta say that that was one hell of a story and I loved it. I just wanted to say that. Ok bye

Masterpiece. I've never read a story that good in characterization and writing style. Thank you for this amazing piece of work.

I honestly can't even fathom words for how good this is. The writing, the characterisation, the crimes, the emotion. All. I can say is; well done. Very well done. This is fantastic beyond comprehension. It had me clapping a hand over mouth in shock, letting out a sigh of relief. Well done, my dude. Very well done.

It's very well written! good job!

This was incredible. I loved the relationship between them. I'm teary eyed now, those poor boys.
Will there be more? I really hope so.

Very poingent. I guess the part I liked the best was the idea of a pre-series case, and Hotch hoping Reid would join him for Christmas. As for the big angst, sad but plausible.

You are a really good writer

That was so well written. I loved the way they were both saved over the years

This story is like a slap on the face, and I mean this as a compliment. It is sad, heartbreaking, horrifying, but also sobering... It is surprising that a boy, a man like Reid, can believe that he is worthless... I guess if no one says how good, how needed you are, you end up believing you are useless... Hotch's intentions may have been good, however, he didn't know how to save Reid, he didn't know that some people need to be saved a little every day, with love and caring. I don't blame him, he tried to do his best, sometimes bad things just happen to the people who less deserve them.

I just wish I could know if they are going to come out of this, if they are going to be able to live their lives, if they are going to be fine...

Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

"The young man made his way over to the door, playing Gideon's words over and over in his head. People are happy you're alive. That sentence probably shouldn't make him feel like there was a small sun in his throat, wanting to get out, but it did.” That’s it, I ned to give him a hug like right now.
"Reid shrugged, "there should be an algorithm for it. I was working one out once, on a plane ride. An algorithm for whose life is worth more. I figured out that your worth gets multiplied by how many people would miss you if you were gone.” Does he not think that people would miss him?
Almost done in by a six year old. *slow claps*
This is heartbreaking.