Oh my god you are an amazing writer I can't stop reading your Ryan stories. I wish they had made episodes like this on the real show, the only one I can remember Ryan getting injured is the "Night Moves" episode which I also loved. Great job! Please write more.

I really enjoyed this. I can tell that you put a lot of work into it, and I appreciate the depth you gave the characters, the way you didn't try to find some easy solution.

I loved your story. For some reason, I felt like looking up the episodes - before remembering this never happened in the real show. Good job.

Cheers,

Ocaso.

I really enjoyed this story very much. I'm sad that Ryan had to go through what he did but I think by the end of the story Ryan really did know his place in the Cohen household and that was a good thing.

OMG ! great story !

SO good lol

congrats it's real well written and you can't stop reading it !

This was a really good and cute story! I really liked it :)

This entire story was amazing! I could go on and on about how good this was. It was so nice to see how much Seth and Ryan learned from this awful experience. You are an extremely talented author and have a wonderful way of mixing a slight amount of humor with intense angst. I hope you're still writing. Thanks for sharing!

A Brilliant story! I thought you managed to capture the characters really well, especially Seth, and liked the idea for the story of Ryan falling off a ladder, something which the OC have now used (but u came up with it first!). I really enjoyed it and will be reading your other stories, hope you keep writing.

Brilliant fic! Really liked it.

aw lovely!

oh great chapter

A great ending to a great story! I really liked the ending - with Seth being more mature and Ryan being more confident to stand up for himself within the family. Loved it!

I had more to say on the last chapter, but I hit the wrong button!

I feel really sorry for Sandy and Kirsten, trying so hard to put their family back together.

I like the idea of the new stocking hooks that Seth bought when Ryan arrived - it's simple but says a lot about Seth's feelings towards Ryan.

Ok, on to chapter 16...I loved Sandy's talk with Ryan in this chapter and the way he brought up the reason he tried to hang the wreath even though he's scared of heights. I liked Sandy reasoning with Ryan about Seth's actions, because of course Sandy would want to fix his family - but I like the way he didn't try to take the blame away from Seth.

I'm so glad that Ryan finally asked Seth why. I liked Seth rushing around to move Ryan out of Sandy and Kirsten's bedroom. I liked the optimistic end to this chapter.

I have some catching up to do with this fic!

I loved the first exchange between Kirsten and Ryan - Kirsten's frustration at Ryan's reluctance to let them help him, the sweet kiss she gives him and her words to him. I love the idea of the photo albums and Kirsten putting up photos of Ryan all round the house.

Bravo!What a wonderfully happy ending!Well except for Ryan,having to get two shots,in a delicate still it was good to see that both Seth and Ryan,came out of the whole miserable experience,behaving more like brothers, who are best just two friends, who happen to be foster siblings.:)