Well, here I am bumping this thread, but gahh! I was doing a bit of prep for Kerth stuff and when I saw this title, I remembered, but couldn’t remember enough about it other than I liked it. So since it was short, I read it again just now, and I had to stop and point out these lines that are just… GAH, I love them:
Lois felt her heart twist a little as he smiled sadly. One of them would end up brokenhearted, and she hoped the reasons he had for them not being together, would help him heal. He gave her a faint nod of acknowledgement, and turned to leave.
This story had such a good balance of emotion—right on the edge, tentative hope and potential angst… and then the pay off at the end! Great job with this one, Toomi!
Sara
