[Report This]Date: Jul 13, 2022 4:28 am Title: Be All That You Can Be
4 years since I last returned to this very loved story and series. Just what I needed to pick me up while I'm stuck at home battling illness. Although I probably should be resting not reading at 11.30pm, I am still heading off to Part 2. Love this.
Date: Apr 26, 2021 8:14 am Title: Be All That You Can Be
DADT seems so long ago... TAG
[Report This]Date: May 16, 2020 2:36 am Title: Be All That You Can Be
Awesome story. Told perfectly. Thank you
Date: Sep 27, 2018 9:01 am Title: Be All That You Can Be
Hey! I just read this. And on Fanfiction.Net, no less. I've gotten in the habit of pulling up goggle and typing in, 'QAF fanfiction... and then a simple plot of a story I would like to read'. Anyway, this story came up. So I read it, and then looked at the author to see if they had any other stories I might be interested in, because I was totally enamoured with this authors writing ability. Low and behold, you were the author. So I came back over to KD to leave you a review.
Your writing is so breathtaking in places. So descriptive. Gold trimmed blue trousers tucked tightly into spit shined combat style boots and hugging that phenomenal ass; black belt cinched perfectly around that narrow waist; starched and creased white shirt adorned with more ribbon and flash than Liberty Avenue during Pride week. There's others I could quote, but with this one, I could perfectly picture Justin in his uniform.
Michael... the ever nasty piece of shit. I wish he'd saved the comment he said in Woody's, to when he was sitting at Debbie's dining room table. He would have deserved the berating he would have gotten from Carl (or any others that chose to speak up.) Maybe a hard slap on the head from Debbie. At least Daphne and Brian let him have it. And I believe he went down quite a few pegs in Brian's eyes.
And the ending. SUPERB! "I am Cpt. Justin Craig Taylor, U. S. Army, Alpha Co., 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group. And I fucking love you." It brings tears to my eyes just rewriting that. I'm so happy I found this story. And what an added bonus coming to KD to review, as I found two sequels! Will have to stop now and get some sleep. It's after five in the morning. I took a nap early evening, and then couldn't get to sleep when I was suppose to. So I've been reading all night. I'll read the other two tomorrow.
Thank you for sharing your magnificent writing with us readers.
XOXO ~ Cathy
Author's Response:
I'm so happy you found me there! And then came here for the sequels. LOL. This was the first story I actually "finished" when I began writing fiction. I was writing Alterations at the time and needed a mental health break from all that super angst. I'm planning on writing another sequel eventually - 'cuz I love Col. Trent sooooo much and have to bring him back somehow. 😉
Thanks you for your wonderful comments and I'm trying - *trying* - to do better answering my reviews. I'm such a failure at that. Enjoy the sequels.
Roni
[Report This]Date: May 12, 2018 9:12 pm Title: Be All That You Can Be
Nothing better than returning to a much loved story again and again. On this rainy bleak day it warms my heart :-)
Date: Dec 31, 2017 12:59 am Title: Be All That You Can Be
Beautiful story. Thank you!
Date: Dec 06, 2017 3:14 am Title: Be All That You Can Be
What a wonderful story. Great writing job.
[Report This]Date: Aug 24, 2016 2:24 pm Title: Be All That You Can Be
Love this. It brings up the importance of being able to acknowledge who you are and not having to hide. This is what could have been and is a fine damn story.
Date: Jun 01, 2016 8:22 pm Title: Be All That You Can Be
Brilliant ðŸ˜
Date: May 14, 2016 8:56 pm Title: Be All That You Can Be
Wonderful story!
Mickael is a pain in the ass; even if that's not new, it feels good to say it.
Daphne is, as always, straight forward; I love her interactions with Brian. She's the exception in the straight population that Brian actually appreciates.
Date: May 13, 2016 9:55 pm Title: Be All That You Can Be
"It was only ever you." My heart was melting at this point. This is a great story and the ending is just perfect.
Date: May 12, 2016 10:07 pm Title: Be All That You Can Be
One of my favorite things about this new site is having a chance to re-read stories that I loved elsewhere.
This is one of my favorite stories! The back story - the pacing - the growth of both men - and the hot coupling...I adore this story, and am so glad to get to appreciate it once again.
Thanks
Charle
Date: May 10, 2016 12:56 am Title: Be All That You Can Be
I am in LOVE with this story!
Author's Response:
My happy dance is getting a workout today! LOL
I'm glad you like it. Have you read the other two stories in the series? Moonbow and A Lifetime? Carries on after this one. Thank you and enjoy!
[Report This]Date: May 09, 2016 8:12 pm Title: Be All That You Can Be
Seriously, Jesus Christ! HOW have I never read this series before? Honestly, you are one of my favourites, I feel like such a failure LOL. But my GOD... this, this totally made me gasp. smile, cry, laugh, cry some more...
Justin hurt his leg :(
When Justin went away and Brian took him to the airport and wasn't able to kiss him goodbye, my heart hurt :(
And then when he said he was going away and couldn't make any contact??? SO MANY FEELS!
BUT THEN HE CAME BACK, AND HE TOLD HIM HE LOVED HIM - IN PUBLIC <3
I wanted this to go on forever and ever and ever :)
Author's Response:
You make me do a happy dance!! LOL
If you want it to go on, make sure you read Moonbow, as well. At the begining of that story Justin is deployed. The reunion scene is so bittersweet. And Justin gets introduced to Gus! Oh, boy....
Thank you, Sally, for your nice words. :)
Date: May 09, 2016 5:08 pm Title: Be All That You Can Be
This story and its sequals was the first series I ever faved back at MW.
This first part is so stunning, moving and chilling at the same time. After the first read there were tears in my eyes. The moment of Justin's statement in the Diner was simply breathtaking. This story played like a movie in my head while reading.
I've got the deepest respect for all the military personel all over the world. You men and women are the real heroes in this world.
XOXO
Soirsa
Author's Response:
That's a wonderful compliment, Soirsa, and I thank you for it. I hope to add to it (hope, hope) later this year. I've been trying to get my writing muse to cooperate with me and actually let me put something intelligible down on virtual paper.
Glad you liked it and very happy you're reading it again!
[Report This]Date: May 09, 2016 1:26 pm Title: Be All That You Can Be
Absolutely love me some grown up, muscley, soldier!Justin! Yummy. And quite the turn on for our Brian, too. But my fave line is this: "There was only the reality of mouths and hands, of craven need and pleasegodplease, and incineration as the fire inside threatened to consume them both." As always, superb writing! Thanks for posting this here. TAG
Author's Response:
LOL... Thanks so much! I do so LOVE me some strong Justin. I just needed to make him a little less 'thinky' and a bit more 'muscley'.
And...um...yeah...that's about the extent of my ability in porn writing. ;) (Believe it or not, I'm working on a psychological Dom/sub story - it seems I've been working on it for YEARS - and have come to the great impass... how to write the scenes when I'm total fail at smut.)