Wow just wow this was amazing.

That was amazing - I LOVED it! Thanks so much for writing it

beautiful chapter, love your writing

I loved how the journal now no longer has any power over them. I was a little confused about the whole dystopian scenario. I assume that never happened.
That conversation about fate vs. free will was beautiful. Lucy no longer having faith while Wyatt has come to see a purpose in the pain. Her realizing that she put words in his mouth was important to her own self esteem.

nice story

UGH, THESE TWO. YOU JUST GET THEM. AND I LOVE IT.

I don't know why, but I LOVE the idea that they're once again at odds with each other on the fate vs. free will debate even though they've completely flipped sides. I think there's a part of me that just finds their ability to engage each other on tough philosophical questions - questions they come up against for real thanks to this wild time travel thing - is so appealing to me. They're both passionate and stubborn and intelligent, so the fact that the playing field is so level, and there's so much mutual respect for each other, just makes these conversations so compelling... especially now that there's so much on the line for them in the emotional sense at this point.

SOOO when Wyatt is so freaking sure that fate is what keeps drawing them back together, and Lucy feels a little proud to see him taking ownership of something other than guilt or brokenness - SAME, GIRL. I LOVE THAT HE *KNOWS* THIS when there's so much junk that could be keeping him from expression any level of confidence. And her reaction when he goes back to admit how long he's been grappling with the feelings of love - that BEAUTIFUL paragraph where she strings together all the little moments where it was staring her in the face?! The way attraction morphed into love so smoothly that it's impossible to pinpoint when exactly it happened - KILL ME DEAD. I'm a sucker for compilations of moments all threading together like this! And then the way she processes how the space is what broke them - not Rittenhouse, not Jessica, not any external factor per se, but instead their own willingness to misinterpret all of these obstacles as signs that pointed toward the "right" choices - was EXACTLY what I need for these two in season 3. They HAVE to realize that their success and their failure hinges upon their reliance upon each other. So all your beautiful imagery about earthquakes and brokenness comes right around to land on their own choice for separation/distance, and I'm so glad that spurs Lucy to make one big step forward and confess that she loves him... AND WYATT'S REACTION, BE STILL MY HEART. PUPPY MODE ACTIVATED. He is so precious & I need this man to be healed by her love ASAP, ok? THANK YOU.

And just as an aside since I said it nowhere else, the inherent closeness & the easy understanding (mind-reading each other, knowing each other's body language, EMOTIONAL SYNCHRONIZATION as you so brilliantly worded it) was one of my favorite parts of this fic :)

Love it!

I AM WEEPING ! i have my freaking tissues next to me, and IT IS NOT GLAMOUROUS but I've been sniffling all the way to the end !
This is everything, wow, thank you for writing this !

I'm not sure I can properly articulate all the FEELS this story just gave me. My goodness, THIS is the conversation between Lucy and Wyatt that I didn't even know I needed. Just an amazing piece of writing, my friend, and I'm so glad you wrote it. Well done :))

I have no words. That was perfect.