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I dunno man, inviting a chatty af dragon into your home seems a tad risky... You know what? Never mind, I'm here now and this couch is pretty damn comfy. Besides, I could never, in good conscience, deprive a small vampire of their hard-earned nourishment - reciprocity is where it's at, after all

Yeah yeah, on it, boss... (your circus, your monkeys, your time I guess )

Not too heavy at all. Something I noticed while reading IHTT (and appreciated immensely but failed to mention - apologies) slapped me upside the head - in a good way - with this chapter, which is your practice of placing content/trigger warnings at the beginning of chapters containing potentially controversial/provocative content. While it certainly is the readers' responsibility to curate - or at the very least, attempt to - their own experience according to their own specific preferences and personal requirements, many writers (not necessarily deliberately), usually by omission of relevant tags and/or offering vague content warnings, make doing so way more complicated than it needs to be. In some cases even making it impossible to avoid, regardless of how careful one is, provocative content and the unnecessary negative consequences thereof. You don't do that. Your warnings are explicit, and give the reader ample opportunity to make a decision whether or not to continue. In addition to which, your handling of delicate matters, such as mental health or abuse, is compassionate and respectful. And that's the point I'm getting at, albeit laboriously - you clearly respect your readers, your characters, and perhaps most importantly, the storytelling process. And that, Mr Writer-Dude, is one of the many reasons that your stories will live forever in your readers' hearts. Anyway, that's my sappy comment quota for the day, yeah? Thanks man, have a good one

I'm only 2 and a bit chapters in and it's already got me by the balls, so I'm fairly sure it'll be mine too by the end of it. Solid writing & smooth af story-telling - so good, man. So good... As always, really appreciate you taking the time to respond to my comments - thank you!

I'm trying so hard to show some restraint and not comment on every chapter, but ugh dude, you make it pretty damn impossible. "angsty, brooding giant" "niche market" Not to mention how relatable the subject matter is. Listen, mental health on the whole is difficult enough (read: a minefield with a higher than expected mortality rate) to navigate - let alone compassionately/successfully - via fiction (never mind real life) but chucking in some non-binaryness and the promise of bdsm, or at least bdsm-adjacent, content to come? Hitting all the right notes, man. And for me, so far, in all the right ways...

So many details grabbed my attention and/or whet my appetite in anticipation of what looks to be quite the ride - awesome 1st Ch, dude!. Even if reading "less homeless from certain angles" had the slug of joe I'd (unfortunately) just taken spontaneously exit my nose rather than follow it's (whoops, I meant its - apologies to the commenter above who deems 300yr old apostrophe conventions capable of undermining modern writing) previously agreed upon - expected, even - route to my stomach... Anyway, surprise sinus flushes, grammar pedants & probably misplaced snark aside, impressive start, my good man - looking forward to more!

Ngl wasn't planning on commenting but then I read the comment thread and decided a thumbs up just wouldn't cut it, so here ya go... While the story was a tad overly dramatic for my tastes, the beautifully immersive writing style (& superb editing) kept me pretty much riveted throughout. Invested even. Possibly a bit too much given all the eyerolling & tut tutting at the unnecessary - imo - drama while still forcefully clicking next next next because damn, this dude can write! And, while I can understand others' dismay, I thought the ending not only appropriate, but - if respecting the story & it's inhabitants was the writer's intention (which it clearly was, thankfully) - inevitable. Seriously excellent writing, man, thank you for sharing it

There are no words to express how deeply this story has - and will continue to for quite some time to come, I suspect - moved me. Thank you for writing it, thank you for sharing it, and perhaps more importantly, thank you for opening the door.

Scott is not the only one to be fundamentally changed by this story, I think. While I consider myself too old? too cynical? too tired, maybe? to be so deeply affected by words on a page, my heart, apparently, has other ideas. I'd love to just say 'good story,man' and move on but I think that's going to be easier said than done. Thank you though, this is a really good story

So good, man. So damn good... Thank you.

Orange cushions... Crossed a line there, yeah? Aside from that abomination - which, just btw, in any other story would've had me hitting the back button faster than a wolverine on crack - this story is legit holding me hostage. So good. So damn good...

Oh man, you are absolutely killing me here... I love this so far (2 chapters in) but I hopped over to read IHTT where I'm on Ch 9 and ready to cause untold damage upon a certain set of parents who don't deserve the title. But yeah, very much enjoying it You are an excellent writer and an accomplished storyteller - a rare combo, so truly a pleasure to read. Thank you for sharing your stories with us (& for taking the time to respond to me ).

Ah, thank you kindly - much appreciated! I'll do that.

As first chapters go this one is quite the attention grabber... Really looking forward to seeing where it all goes Quick question though, (the above comments have me concerned that I'm perhaps missing something context wise) should I be starting somewhere else and coming back to this? Ta. Love the writing, man - really good!

Writing a review for an older story, particularly when it appears the author is no longer active, seems a tad overly indulgent. However. This story, while seemingly about one thing and in retrospect actually about another, completely different thing entirely, is absolutely worthy of indulgence. It's a bit of a hyper-realistic trip, but a good trip nonetheless. And, imo at least, one very worth taking. Even if only to see where it goes (which may - or may not - surprise you). The writing is great, the characters believable, and the story itself well told. I believe the author used the term "gritty" to describe this work. A term readers would be well advised to keep in mind as they read, because yeah. A gritty tale indeed... Definitely worth a read.