:) First off you are a WONDERFUL AMAZING AWESOME WRITER! :) <3
That you managed to give Neal his own imperfectly perfect Happy ending is so beautiful I had to cry a little bit over it.
Mozzie was a wonderful addition in this chapter that I was so happy to see! That Neal still sometimes climbs into bed with him because Moz is his safety net :) is such a lovely description of their ongoing yet changed relationship as Neal forges ahead trying to build a new relationship with Peter and Elizabeth.
You had so many fantastic turns of phrase and descriptions in this -- neal as the blown glass marble bouncing from bed to bed to bank :D or Moz's advice to tell them the truth but that he didn't owe them everything or the Wile E Coyote reference for Neal's sudden feeling of freefall.
Their conference in the bathroom -- it felt so real to me and not forced or contrived, I loved Neal's confusion about if Peter thought they were talking about not being room enough in there for all of them :D
Neal sliding into their bed in his best suit while Peter and Elizabeth have on their pjs and then Peter's compromise of cuddling and his intuition that Neal couldn't really tolerate anything more especially in the wake of all those confessions. It seems like a perfect foreshadowing for all the coming compromises large and small that they are all going to have to make to keep their relationship working.
Neal's ability to overcome his past, and be loved and love Peter (and Elizabeth) back is such a wonderful look at how someone who is damaged can manage to make things work - in a realistic, one step back for every two steps forward fashion that is often how our real world works.
Nobody was perfect in this story yet they all managed to find a measure of forgiveness for each others flaws, a way to accept the other person as they are instead of how they could be. :) I know this series will be making its way into my collection of comforting bedtime reading. :)
You have written the quintessential Neal with issues manages to get his happy ending in a version of OT3! I hope you are damn proud of yourself because you should be (I know I am insanely proud of you for persevering and getting this beast done :D ) :) *HUGS*
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That you managed to give Neal his own imperfectly perfect Happy ending is so beautiful I had to cry a little bit over it.
Mozzie was a wonderful addition in this chapter that I was so happy to see! That Neal still sometimes climbs into bed with him because Moz is his safety net :) is such a lovely description of their ongoing yet changed relationship as Neal forges ahead trying to build a new relationship with Peter and Elizabeth.
You had so many fantastic turns of phrase and descriptions in this -- neal as the blown glass marble bouncing from bed to bed to bank :D or Moz's advice to tell them the truth but that he didn't owe them everything or the Wile E Coyote reference for Neal's sudden feeling of freefall.
Their conference in the bathroom -- it felt so real to me and not forced or contrived, I loved Neal's confusion about if Peter thought they were talking about not being room enough in there for all of them :D
Neal sliding into their bed in his best suit while Peter and Elizabeth have on their pjs and then Peter's compromise of cuddling and his intuition that Neal couldn't really tolerate anything more especially in the wake of all those confessions. It seems like a perfect foreshadowing for all the coming compromises large and small that they are all going to have to make to keep their relationship working.
Neal's ability to overcome his past, and be loved and love Peter (and Elizabeth) back is such a wonderful look at how someone who is damaged can manage to make things work - in a realistic, one step back for every two steps forward fashion that is often how our real world works.
Nobody was perfect in this story yet they all managed to find a measure of forgiveness for each others flaws, a way to accept the other person as they are instead of how they could be. :) I know this series will be making its way into my collection of comforting bedtime reading. :)
You have written the quintessential Neal with issues manages to get his happy ending in a version of OT3! I hope you are damn proud of yourself because you should be (I know I am insanely proud of you for persevering and getting this beast done :D ) :) *HUGS*