So I know I've read matchstick and I could have sworn I reviewed it...it must have been one of those instances where I was reading on my phone and made a mental note to review once I hopped on a comp and forgot.

Ugh that ending is so killer. As in it kills me. It's funny because the clues are all there throughout the story but we're too lost in wondering what is going on, and then finally the last paragraph reveals what happened and it's brutal. And the fact that she only cries now is so Johanna. Great job!

I'm shook, because this story was incredible. It kept me on edge the entire time. I started relaxing after a few paragraphs, but mid-way I got set on edge again. This story was riveting, descriptive, and emotional, and it cRUSHED MY HEART. THANKS, IRIS.
JOHANNA NO. I LOVE JOHANN MASON AND HER SENSE OF LOSS AND HURT WERE SO POTENT, OH MY GOSH.
I had such vivid imagery of the woods. No snow, tall trees, underbrush and dirt, the cold air, the sky's colours. And the cabin, the cabin scene just pULLED AT MY HEARTSTRINGS.
Everything in this story was potent with feels. You did an amazing job of writing this, though I did catch a spelling mistake. (This is supposed to be a constructive review so...)
The thought of how Johanna lost her light, her family, and was wandering in the dark alone made my heart ache.
[Too stupid to die, too stubborn to obey, and now, too bitter to care.] was probably my favourite line from the entire piece. Johanna summed up into one sentence, and it was just the beginning of the Angst.
All in all, this story was really amazing! Good job, Iris! &hearts (I know they don't work, but still.)

HOW DARE YOU

I HATE YOU

YOU ARE THE WORST PERSON TO EVER WALK THE PLANET AND YOU NEED TO NOT

FICK YOU

THE MORE I THINK ABOUT THIS STORY THE ANGRIER I GET

BECAUSE I STARTED OFF ALL HAPPY AND INNOCENT TOO

I MEAN NOT LIKE JOHANNA IS HAPPY HAHA HER LIFE SUCKS

BUT LIKE SHE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS MISERABLE AT THE START AND I RELATE BECAUSE SO THE HECK WAS I

AND THEN IT STARTED

I MEAN I KNEW I WAS DOOMED ANYWAY BC YOU WARNED ME BUT ALSO I THOUGHT YOU WERE SORT OF JOKING BUT BOYYYY WAS I WRONG

I LITERALLY SAW NONE OF THAT COMING AT ALL I THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST GONNA DIE IN THE COLD OR SOME CRAP LIKE THAT AND HAHAHA IT WOULDVE BEEN SO MUCH LESS PAINFUL IF SHE HAD BECAUSE NOW SHES STILL ALIVE BUT SUFFERING AND LIKE I STILL RELATE BUT ALSO YOU ARE A NOT NICE PERSON

I AM A LITTLE SLOW ON THE UPTAKE SO IT PROBABLY TOOK ME UNTIL THE SECOND MATCH TO BE LIKE "WOAH I SEE WHATS GOING ON HERE" BUT ONCE IT HAPPENED MY HEART LIKE LITERALLY SANK IN MY CHEST AND I WAS LIKE "NOOOOOOOOOO" BUT ALSO I COULDNT STOP READING SO LIKE SCREW YOU

YOU ARE LITERALLY THE EVIL TWIN AND I WILL NEVER AGAIN CONTEST THAT BECAUSE THIS IS LIKE SUPERVILLAIN LEVEL OF SOULCRUSHING WHICH PROPS TO YOU BUT ALSO SCREW YOU

I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD ALSO SAY NICE THINGS EVEN THOUGH YOU SURE AS HECK DONT DESERVE THEM BUT OH MY GOD YOUR WRITING IS BEYOND COMPARE I WANT TO EAT IT AND RUB IT INTO MY PORES AND POSSIBLY BUILD A SLIP N SLIDE OUT OF IT IDK HAVENT DECIDED YET BUT I LOVE IT ALL

PROBABLY MY FAVORITE LINE IS THE "TOO STUPID TO DIE, TOO STUBBORN TO OBEY, AND NOW, TOO BITTER TO CARE" BECAUSE I AM A SUCKER FOR RULE OF THREE TYPE STUFF LIKE THAT BUT ALSO IT SMACKED ME ACROSS THE FACE AND IDK I JUST REALLY LIKE LINES LIKE THAT EVEN IF THEYRE RUINOUS FOR ME AS A WHOLE

ANYWAY OH MY GOD IRIS I SORT OF WANT TO DIE SO THANKS FOR THAT BUT ALSO LIKE ACTUALLY THANK YOU SO GODDAMN MUCH BECAUSE THIS IS BEAUTIFUL AND IM SO GLAD I CAN INSPIRE SUCH FEELINGS OF ANGST(TM) IN YOU AND WOW WOW WOW YOU ARE NOT A GOOD PERSON BUT YOU ARE A NICE ONE AND I LOVE YOU

Wow!