Timothy M.

TILLYKKE

Awww poor kitten, I hope he feels a lot better when he waked up. And hopefully, he won't ever have sex again as a cat or be raped as a human. I can't decide whether I want the bad guys to never find Tavo or whether I want them to turn up and face the wrath of an entire bear clan.

You gave us a dark Tsunami of Carly's lies, deceit, selfishness, ruthlessness, and not surprsingly there is a return Tsunami of stunned disbelief that anyone could be so callous and evil, and also a wav of anger for the suffering of Jared and relief that Craig didn't relent until they were agreed about facing this together. But I cannot help thinking that all of this could have been prevented if Jared had simply asked Craig out on a date in high school. It's not as if he didn't know Craig is gay. But he didn't dare cross that line directly, which gave Carly power over him.

I wonder what Phillip will say when he hears of their adventure of almost being swept out to sea. But it's certainly something which will create a tight bond of friendship.

Thank you, LL (Is that why you're called LitLover by the way ? ) I was wondering how many people would recognize PPC, and I'm over the moon that you remember it so fondly. Yes, Patrick is utterly lonely and he could do with lots of hugs. But as you know and can guess from the story description, his life is now at a turning point. I'm looking forward to posting ch. 2 as well, it's my favorite.

Thanks Reader, I'm glad you like the beginning and I think the next chapter will be the crucial one for determining whether the story will catch on. But I have the feeling you'll be a fan.

Thanks Puppi, I've missed them too. I'm hoping you won't notice the differences too much or like them if you do. Mainly, I added stuff to flesh out the story. I enjoy the hint of ESP too, it's a balance to keep it real while adding 'the magic touch.'

You're welcome, Def and thank you too. It's also heart-warming for me, particularly since I've been rather nervous about posting PPC here. So I'm relieved at the kind reception so far and I hope you will fall in love with the story. I promise plenty of fun details in future chapters.

Now I want to make pancakes. I'm glad Brian took action and resolved the situation and that their love survived the hurt of Sabina. Even better that she finally found out about Albert. What a relief.

Thanks for taking the time to tell me, Bob. I hope you're right about enjoying the story.

Thanks, Caz, I'm glad to have captured you too. I promise there will be a proper introduction to the Dane and his son next week. As to Patrick's ability

Thank you, Carlos, both for giving PPC priority and for helping out when I fought with revising the early version of the story. But most of all for telling me to stick with what I wanted to do. I think you'll be pleased with the result, but feel free to tease me when not.

Thanks, Parker - I loved the Eccentric Englishman comment. and you're right about the loneliness too. Read more about the lucky Dane on Valentine's Day.

Thanks, Drew, I'm delighted you liked it. Your understanding of Patrick is exactly what I was aiming for. I guess you can say this first chapter sets the stage for the whole story. We get to know the cardmaker and the first brief glimpse of the caretaker.

You're welcome, buddy, and thank you for opening your heart to lonely Patrick as I hoped you would. I promise you won't be disappointed with the romance, even if it's not as dramatic as CotT. Your praise makes me but also strive to follow the great example of all the talented authors here on GA.

Thank you, dragon, I'm so glad you like the story - or at least the beginning. Nope, not much mystery here, lol, as you'd also know if you read the story description. More of the Danes next Sunday.

Hey tim, thank you for my very first review of PCC. You're spot on with both comments. Patrick is definitely a little odd, and he needs a good man in his life.

Patrick smiled as he unlocked the door of the Personal Cards shop on one of the first days of the New Year. This was his favourite season, even better than Christmas. The single exhibit window of his small shop was already decorated with Valentine's Day cards as well as a multitude of red hearts, white courting birds and homemade silhouettes of couples kissing, dancing or walking hand in hand. Of course the next six weeks until the fourteenth of February would be very busy, but Patrick didn't mi

After the death of his parents Patrick is lonely and his life unfulfilled, in spite of being rich and able to indulge in his passion for creating unique art in his card shop in London. He longs for friends and for a romantic relationship, especially while creating Valentine cards. The chance encounter with a handsome Dane and his young son pitches the shy innocent cardmaker headlong into love and changes everything.

I can certainly understand Toph being with Gary. It's one thing for Toph's mother to see the portrait and realize he painted it, but how did she get the address of the apartment? And even worse, how dare Gary try to convince Toph to go home for Christmas ! I really want to kick his butt from here and all the way to Hell. Does he want Toph to lose all the progress he's made so far? That Christmas Card and invitation were awful. First of all, she insists on calling him Christopher - clearly showing she does not respect him as his own person. Secondly, the wording of the invitation please do us the honor of attending Christmas dinner would make me run away as fast as I could, too. How can the TALON members and Gary even contemplate trying to convince Toph? Stupid traitors all of them, grrrrrr. And finally, she signs herself Your loving Mother - We may question Toph's ability to understand people around him, but there is no denying his feelings of being dissed and despised by his family his whole life, and if his mother had ever stood up for him, I'm pretty sure he would have remembered. Right now I suspect his mother feels embarrassed about her son having left the family and slumming it out in New Glory. She even tries to buy him back by transfering money (and how does she know his bank account, is this another betrayal by Gary or his father?). Oh, I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and pretend she does love him in her own stunted way, but I still think Toph is absolutely right in staying away from his toxic family - and he should avoid Gary too, if only to punish him some more. I shall not forgive Gary in a hurry. OK, rant over. Steve is the only one wholly on Toph's side, so I hope he'll get to be with him for longer than he fears. Yet I think his premonitions are sadly accurate.

There are fleeting moments when all my shields are down. I do enjoy those moments. But it’s too difficult for me to live that way all the time. Those words more than anything else show that Toph has great insight in his own mental state even if he is quite oblivious at times to what is going on with people around him. And when he does realize, as with Steve or Niles or Gary, it fills him with worry or fear as Graeme pointed out. Reading this chapter again after having read the next one makes it even more clear that Toph is going to face quite a few battles in the future, and most of them may be with his own outlook on his past and future.

AC's review made me remember one matter I wondered about. In Danish the word for miscarriage and abortion is the same (abort), although we sometimes use the words 'spontan abort' for miscarriage. Perhaps the abortion wasn't provoked, but simply an unintentional loss?

I liked the slow pace of the story, the soft strokes of the brush painting the scenes one by one, gently leading us to the satisfying climax of their attraction. The imagery was impressive.

Hmmm, I have the feeling Jack's father is in for a bit of a surprise. Le'en and Jack certainly suit each other well.

Those four guys are great together. I have the feeling their relationship is healing Peter as well as freeing Joel. I loved the solution to the religious nuts. Phillip is just the right steadying influence on Sam. Shame many outsiders probably wouldn't see it that way.