I Think I Like It - Comments, page 5

@CosmicConstellation
thanks! totally agree with you, such a great story

@frnk-is-a-babe
thank you so, so much, it means a lot :)

@Xia GW
that was such a beautiful comment
brought me back to when the epilogue was just updated, and I got that update notice, not sure where the story would go but not caring. If the names were changed (or not changed) this could be a legitimate book in a store. I can never get over how well written, clever, humorous and emotionally stimulating this story is
-Z

@Xia GW
Your message was perfect and it made my throat hurt trying to hold back tears I adore you so much right now

It's been a week since I finished reading this fanfic and I'm still so heartbroken. Everything makes me remember it and I get sad every time I do. I don't think I've ever read something that had moved me this much. I think the story is beautiful and brilliantly written. I got so involved with it. All I wanted to do for days was continue reading and when I did it took me to a completely different reality. To be honest, I didn't want to read it at first because of the student-teacher thing, but I gave it a try and I got hooked from the very first chapter.

I can’t help but wonder about Gerard. He was clearly not doing well when they met him at the museum. I want to think he’ll do okay and that he’ll keep himself alive but knowing his background is very hard to think so. I feel so sorry for him. Like @gallons-of-frerard said, he knew Frank was gonna destroy him and he gave him everything he had anyways. He fully went for it and let Frank hurt him. I think he’s so lost. And I hate myself a little for thinking it won’t be long until he ends up killing himself somehow, Mikey following him.

I’ve thought about the tattoo too. It’s something so significant and symbolic. No matter how much Frank gets apart from Gerard or how far he moves away from Jersey. He will always be attached to them, because it is in great part what formed him. They will always form a part of his past, of himself.

Sex is another thing I want to talk about. There are a lot of fanfics where sex is not only a part of them, but the whole story revolves around it. I’m not saying it’s wrong or anything but I think in this one you managed to make it a coherent part into the story. In some stories I like that have too much sex, I just tend to ignore it and focus on the story. The greatest part of it, in this story, is that I realized at a point that I shouldn’t ignore it because it was actually important. It was relevant to understand certain things about the characters and their relationship. It reinforced everything that was building up between them. That is something amazing.

I'm really sad because they didn't end up together. It’s heartbreaking because they had so many plans and illusions. They had the opportunity for the perfect life on their hands. I thought they were actually gonna marry. I thought there was gonna be some big trouble during Frank's years in college, but they were gonna solve it and get back together, like they always did. Like they always went back to each other. For me it was a love like that. So passionate, strong, great, extremist, destructive, but mainly inevitable. The kind of love that only happens once in a lifetime. The one that leaves you marked forever. That transcends everything.

They went through so much. They overcame everything that prevented them from being together, and when they had everything, they fell apart. It kills me because is not that their love died. They never fell out of love, did they? Even when Frank’s married and loves his wife, he realizes he still loves Gerard. Their decisions were what made them part their ways. I think it started with the decision of Gerard to break up. Even if he did it for a good reason. How could they maintain a relationship that he didn't allow to exist? Then, when Frank decided to marry Jamia and stay away from Gerard. Finally when he throws his phone away, it’s like he’s throwing away every chance they still had of being together. Even though he knew it was still possible. He renounces to the very last hope. He resigns to wonder what could have been for the rest of his life.

He didn’t even read the text, because it didn’t really matter. He was, in fact, scared that Gerard could make him change his mind, but the decision was already made. The text was unimportant, it was the decision Frank made that mattered in the story, I think. His decision of letting go of everything they ever had and could ever have.

When I think about it, it was kind of a happy ending. At least the ‘right’ ending. The relationship between Gerard and Frank had was truly epic, but incredibly dysfunctional and they knew it. It wasn’t supposed to be in the first place, at least there were so many things that were against it, starting by their ages and their student-teacher situation. It’s like they fought for something impossible the whole time (and they almost made it). Their love, as strong as it was, was toxic for both of them. They hurt each other constantly. It was not healthy at all. If we see it from this perspective, the ending was the best for Frank. He married a beautiful woman he loved, and had a child. And Gerard was a mess anyhow. Although it doesn’t makes me any less sad and I still wish they’d ended up together.

What I think is the most brilliant part of the fic is its realism. Things like this happens in real life. Love not always wins. Most of the love stories, as strong and epic as they are, end. Happy ever afters are rare. People make hard choices, which are not right or wrong but lead their lives to different places. People regret things, and wonders what could have been if they had chosen differently but they’ll never really now. And they’ll live with it. The end is so lifelike to me. This is why I won’t complain about it. It hurts me deeply but is absolutely great. It is so tragic, but so beautiful, so real, so human.

I want to re-read it but I’m not sure if I’m ready yet for the whole emotional hurricane that comes with it. Not that it is bad, it’s just very intense. I’ll do it eventually. That’s for sure.

I’m sorry, the comment is so long. Thank you so much if you read it all. I just wanted to express myself, and let you know what I think and how I feel about it. I do hope you keep writing, anything. I think you’re very good at it. I’d by a book of yours.

P.D. Sorry if there's any misuse of the language. English is not my first language. I just hope it's clear enough :)

@FrerardFaggot
I understand, it was just something that had been on my mind. Thanks :)

@frnk-is-a-babe
I personally see sexuality as a very fluid thing. I think it's difficult to pinpoint exactly what a person is or isn't. So while Frank thought he was gay, because that's what all his experiences had been, it's not entirely unlikely that he could also form a connection with a woman.
But then, I'm pansexual, so perhaps that's just my own sexuality leaking into my work.

What made Frank go from being hella gay to having a heterosexual marriage? Was he bi the whole time?

This story is so good I'm actually re-reading it haha.

Okay, I trust your judgement :) You're a phenomenal person, and I wish you nothing but the best in all your future endeavours *.•

@gallons-of-frerard
I'm glad you learned it too. I think the greatest expression of art is to get people to feel things, and it's amazing that I've not only allowed you to feel, but to learn.

I just want to say, though, don't be afraid. A large part of this story was reflective of my own relationship (the question of whether I was Gerard or Frank will remain unsaid), and the pain is bearable. Having your heart broken hurts, but you'll be fine. <3

@FrerardFaggot
Thank you for telling me this :) I'm glad to have learned something so important from this story

@gallons-of-frerard
God, that made me teary-eyed.
What a beautifully written comment. You totally managed to encompass everything I was trying to say with this story.

I'm still sad af tho

Gerards text at the end: "new phone who dis"

YOUR HEART WILL BREAK. To anyone who is reading this comment whilst considering reading this fic, just know that.
Rant time.
I cried so hard. I cried so hard. I finished this at 2am on a school night, and I was awake until almost 3:30 sobbing into my pillow and listening to The World Is Ugly & The Only Hope For Me Is You on repeat. I will forever associate these two songs with this fic. This whole story is Gerard singing The Only Hope For Me Is You to Frank, and the ending sheds light onto the fact that the world is ugly. It's so ugly. Their relationship, from the start, was toxic, as said many, many times throughout the story, but I had a sliver of hope that maybe, just maybe, they would have a happy ending together.
So much for that.
And, y'know, I would've been alright with it if I knew they were both okay. If Gerard offered a humble acceptance, or if Frank hadn't been so afraid of what Gerard had to say in that text. But no.
Gerard was still a self-harming alcoholic, and Frank would have to live knowing that he'd never find out what Gerard had said.
Gerard gave Frank everything. Yes, he lied and hid certain things, but he did it all for Frank. And Frank ruined him. Absolutely ruined him. Gerard, after so many years, was still in love with Frank, and the fact that Frank would never love him like that again really hurts.
Not only did Frank break Gee's heart, but he also made his physical health plummet. Gerard, a forty something year old man, years after their relationship, was still suffering, and he always would be. Because we all came to know the Gerard in this story, and we know that he loved things with an untameable passion, and we know that he'd never let Frank go. No more adoring smiles and thick thighs for Gerard Way.
But he knew it. He knew that Frank would break his heart. Despite his foolishness, he was still wise. He knew, yet he still let Frank ruin him.
Gerard left Frank with so many memories, so many things that Frank could've chosen to get rid of, but Frank chose the phone. The phone he'd used to tell Gee he loved him, the phone he'd used to talk Gee out of suicide, the phone he'd used to assure Gee that everything would be okay. With throwing that phone out the window, he threw away Gerard. He would only ever be a memory.
I'm crying so I'm going to change the mood slightly.
The scene where they made love on the roof in the rain was possibly the most beautiful thing I've ever read. It was stunningly gorgeous, and an expression of true, raw love. Y'know, this whole thing was beautifully written. I loved how well their feelings were expressed, and how in love they were. It filled me with a sense of longing, to have someone that I love that much. But come the end, I was shocked at how much heartache this type of love is capable of, and I'm afraid. Afraid of the possibility that I'll experience this amount of pain. Reading about it was treacherous enough, I don't know what I'd do if I had to live through it.
But enough about me being scared.
This fic broke my heart. It did. I'm still very sad about how it ended, and how they both harboured the pain of their losses. This was an exceptional journey, but it stands as the saddest, most heartbreaking story I've ever read.

I'm not ok. I actually just sat on my bed hysterically bawling and I'm not sure why. This, is by far, the most incredible fanfic I've ever read. I swear you should write a book. Thank you for writing this and ripping my heart in two. As much as I hate this ending, I love this story. Gah, thank you.

It's 2:47 in the morning and I'm crying my eyes out. This story is the most amazing one I have ever read. The ending made me cry. I have NEVER cried from a story before but tonight I did. Thank you so much for making this art. Even though it was the saddest, truest story ever I will never forget it. You ended it the wa it would have ended in real lifte. Thank you.
I just want to get the chance to tell you that. Thank you.
so long and goodnight

This story has ruined my life I've cried for days over it if I'm honest I'm still very much heartbroken over it, even though I read it over like six weeks ago,but this is one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read.
It's so beautifully executed and you just get sucked in so easily it's such an amazing story and thank you for writing it was an amazing adventure to go on and it's really made me think about everything in my life.
It made me reevaluate everything.
Of course there was this huge want of a happy ending, I mean of course, who doesn't want a happy ending, but this showed me sometimes it doesn't happen like that, but life goes on.
It showed me there isn't any real fairy tale ending in life.
That's just not how it works and thank you for letting me see that.
You showed me so many different things with this story, that I'm sure I can't even explain in words.
This story has truly changed my life in so many ways and al I can really say is thank you.
And yes I'm sure you're tired of comments like these, but I just felt a huge urge to tell you how this story affected me.
And no matter how much I'm fucking dying to find out what Gerard said, I will always love this story with every piece of my now broken heart <3
Once again thank you.

You have ruined my life.



My heart shattered, after all that they've been through and this is how you end it? I cry everytime.