I loved this, and it made me cry and I don't know any more. I want to see more fics like this, with great writing and good plots.

Thank you for a beautiful story,
IlIcythings

I have read this so many times and have cried every single time.

I cried so freaking much! I'm french and it is the first time I read a fanfic in english, I'm glad I did!
You narration is very sober, very factual, and that's where the magic happens because it makes room for the emotions. Thank you for this work

You bitch.

I knew before I started reading this, that it would be an emotional rollercoaster... Thank you for such a beautiful story

At first I was shocked that a short story like this was so popular, but now I understand completely. This is a thing of beauty - your writing style is lovely, so much so that John's thoughts seem numb and shocked in parts. The characters are brilliantly presented, all perfectly in character, which must be hard with such a plot. Absolutely wonderful.

Shouldn't have read while at work. Wonderful.

That was so painfuly beautiful

Still brings me to tears…

This is amazing. I am literally crying my eyes out. You are a fantastic writer and I admire this piece of work very much.

First review after reading loads of Sherlock FanFiction. You deserve all the accolades you have gotten. This broke my heart. I started reading this, bored at a work-related conference; then I began to cry. Then I had to shut down and leave the conference. I finished reading it in the parking lot and drove home in tears. I am still teary eyed. Thank you for this beautiful piece of work.

I’m just reading this now in 2018, but I legit just cried out all the tears I think I’m even capable of having. I really felt every moment of John’s pain and like a part of me was just wishing that this would somehow end up with a cliche ending where everyone is happy (even though the ending was great). So yeah, now I’m sitting here, puffy eyed and all, wondering what to do with my life right now.

For a second, I was very confused as to why this had the most favourites out of all the Sherlock fanfictions. Ohhhh but this, this was worth every word of it.

Somehow, just reading the summary, I knew this one was going to affect me. I was right. It is incredibly lovely, as tragic as it is romantic, all with a sufficiency that lended to the brevity of the tale. As someone who has lost people, in all manner of ways, I'm not surprised that this story affected me so, or that I cried. John's pain was my pain, his heartache my own, and as much I wish for them that there was a viable option for him to live, this story wouldn't hold nearly the punch it does otherwise.

Why him this was a super great story that I love. It made me cry for John,