Oh, that was excellent. I really loved your characterizations -- I loved how boyish they were and how wonderfully it fit with how I see them in my head. I probably could have handled an unhappy ending, just because I was so enthralled by the universe you'd created here. The happier ending, though, definitely rocked. Great, all around great.
I'm so happy I read this. Seriously, it's ten am and my day has been made. tarie is lucky to have gotten you, mystery author. ♥