Dear Reid

[myrna1_2_3]

Title: Dear Reid
Author: Myrna1_2_3Fandom: As the World Turns

Comments

[heniki]

I loved the letters; they just seem so "Luke" and genuine. And I loved Reid's answers to all the questions. This is a wonderful fic. I had a moment at the beginning where I was like "But Myrna normally beats up Luke in her fics..." and then, wouldn't you, Luke was sick all along... I love hurt/sick Luke, and I definitely loved reading Reid and Luke's fractured relationship.

I hope you're going to keep writing... this is my canon. :)

[myrna1_2_3]

LOL! If Luke isn't hurling, comotose, or headed to the hospital in an ambulence, it can't be one of my fics!

Thanks for the note!

[nancygrew]

I love, love, love your fic but I almost didn't read this one because I thought I'd hate the idea of Reid throwing Luke away. And I do. But I love the story because you made it seem real and painful and true to who they are. I love Luke and as much as I sometimes want him to just punch people in the head when they hurt him, it's his character to love regardless of the pain it causes. I love Reid but he is an ass [sometimes]and he does need his work in a kinda of pathological way.

Favorite Part:
Reid smiled at him. “I should tell you I’ll get better at it, but I won’t.”

“I should love somebody else,” Luke whispered. “But I don’t.”

[myrna1_2_3]

Yeah--Reid is always going to be a dicey bet in the love department. I didn't see him throwing Luke away, so much as becoming completely, myopically focused on his recovery. I do think that helping Luke through the kidney transplant will change Reid in a really fundamental way.

Thanks so much for the comments!

WoW!

[misspurplegreen]

This is CANON!!!!
This made my heart flutter . . .
Excellent writing.

Re: WoW!

[myrna1_2_3]

Thank you so much!

[turtleisland]

I have to say, I'm pretty angry with Reid for treating Luke the same way Noah did during his blindness - except worse because he cut Luke out of his life completely. He so doesn't deserve Luke - especially a Luke who is so sweet and writes such beautiful letters. But I'm so glad they are reunited in the end - and, hey, Bob and Kim certainly had their fair share of issues!

I love this fic! Just what I needed after this week.

[myrna1_2_3]

Yeah--see, the thing is, I don't believe that Reid is obligated to face this crisis the way that Luke would face it or the way that Luke wants him to face it; mostly because they're not really a fully involved couple at this point. If they had been together years by this point, they would have long since negotiated how they handle big problems. That said, though, I think Reid helping Luke through this kidney situation will profoundly change him. I don't think he had any concept before now about what it means to love someone when that someone is going through something really tough. His inclination when he's going through something tough is to slink off on his own and lick his wounds in private. But the thing is, if Luke were to try to do that now with the kidney thing, it would tear Reid apart. That's a huge eye opener to him.

OMG, I sound demented, don't I????

Thanks for your note--I really appreciate hearing your POV!!

[anwamane13]

I loved this so much, you have no idea. Wonderful!

[myrna1_2_3]

Thank you for the nice note!