Reviewer: aglaja5 Signed [Report This]
Date: Dec 03, 2021 11:01 pm Title: Chapter 1

Oh, I so love this. I always wanted to know how it came to the handstands and the juggling. :-) I love how you let them stay perfectly in character, how you just let the scene continue so naturally and perfect. Justin's "You're sure fit for someone...[your age]" haha and then the thing with the toothbrush... I remember watching the scene for the first time, not knowing what to think of Justin, of his innocent, his awkward manners... Watching it the second time I just found it cute. And your Justin is the same. It's as you wrote in "the look on his face": "I came to you with nothing but myself" -  and in a way, I think, that was what made Justin different... his innocent, his honesty, his openess, his curiosity, his eagerness to learn... I could imagine that many tricks try to impress Brian, but here we have Justin, plain and simple and open and beautiful. And I love this sentence, because I think you got that so perfectly right: "I had immediately wanted to protect him, a strange kind of protection". The beep of the alarm clock destroys this whole atmosphere even more than in the series, because your portrayal of that night is so much more intense. So this last part left me kind of sad, but yeah, that "rules were made to be broken" brought back a smile to my face. Amazing story! Thanks for sharing!

Author's Response: Wow! Once again you’ve written a stunning review. I have a hard time remembering what I was thinking and feeling 20 years ago when this was written. I think my “sensitivity index” must have been at 100%. I get emotional now, reading my own writing…and reading your reviews. Please say something bad about my work…to bring me back down to earth.

Reviewer: Paul Plesko Signed [Report This]
Date: Dec 02, 2021 11:34 am Title: Chapter 1

Paul,
This is a much hotter version of Justin's first time. Great writing.
~Lorie