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  1. mimichi (Guest) on Chapter 2 Fri 10 Jun 2022 06:23AM UTC

    OK. I (somehow???) managed to go through this and the first chapter without crying, but the end sentence" What an Ordinal Name for Such a Singular Being: Number Five" had me sobbing I'm not even kidding; I wailed, like damn I just. I love Five so much, and that title is so soft, so encompassing. I- I love your writing. I think you understand the characters clearly, you put a lot of thought and work into your writing, and it shows!! And it's just very lovely and concrete and so good! And I see the POV change you mentioned in the first chap. And yes, Five's POV is very different. I must say I tend to have a morbid "POV" myself (obv bc of different reasons than him, but still), so I didn't find it as jarring as I expected?? (that should probably make me a bit more worried for myself now that I think about it) but it's very him you know? It makes sense with his background, but also, it's just like I want him to be happy damn! my little old man deserves happiness and understanding, and it makes you wish you could make it easier u know?

    Also, "He briefly considers the possibility of dying prematurely of natural causes and decides it wouldn't be a bad thing" this haunts me for Five like it's something I thought about for Five like... he's so young (physically ofc). The thought of him outliving his family and having to lose them again? So, so painful, especially after everything he's been through it just makes me understand why this alternative would sound like a good thing for him (depressive thoughts like these are so hard to deal with irl I just really feel for Five)

    I love this family so much. We stan Klaus for kickstarting the family therapy and everyone else for sticking together. I loveee

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