Awe so sweet

Don't know if you still read the reviews for this, but it's great. They're so sweet and loving to one another, it's fantastic.

wow, that was amazing and beautiful! :DDDDDD 3

I've been studying lately (not school-wise, unfortunately-RocketShipping studying) and I have seen some RocketShipping that is, as my brother puts it, grody. But this is RocketShipping at its best. So adorable.

The first thing that stood out to me was the mood. Perfect for this kind of story - heavy enough, but no so much as to be melodramatic. The scene settles nicely, too, and it's easy to see them huddling together to eat something meager and cheap. I love how Jessie's gesture of offering James food is so LIKE her. She's got that gruff mask that she wears all the time to hide any girly feelings that she may have had, but quickly tries to crush. I like that about her, and how you've kept it in her attitude instead of discarding it.

And James is so pitifully sweet. This is one of those delicious stories where you only want to hug him better before Jessie can. It's so thoughtful of him to make sure his Pokémon are alright before he tends to himself. I've stumbled over a lot of pieces where this aspect of his character is overlooked entirely, and it's disappointing when that happens, but I'm overjoyed to see it done in this.

Jessie's struggle is very human - and I say that because I've rarely felt that way. It sounds odd, but it's always wonderful to see something written so vividly that even if you haven't had similar thoughts, you can still feel them. Her thoughts are excellent, and very realistic - I'd favorite this just for that. I'm taking you as my role model, ma'am.

And the description of Jessie comforting James - exceedingly amazing. I seldom see actual emotion in writing, and I'm sure everyone can say that when they hit a dry paragraph, they skim over it. I couldn't skip any word of this story.

In fact, I read it four times.

How they move, and what each of them see, perceiving it differently; I adore that Jessie is also a mother figure to James. She's still as butch and strong as ever, and I love that she wants to put a little bit of that into James. I've never seen a kiss written in that way - normally, they're all very much the same. "Mouths together, tongues battling, breaking apart for air." I'm so glad that this was actually believable - I can see Jessie and James kissing in the way you described. A very refreshing scene, and still so soft.

Another thing I must comment on that I loved was Jessie thinking that, even after a burst of stress and kissing James, her hair was being messed up. Your characterization of her is spot on, and that is really hard to find.

A beautiful story, definitely on the list of great RocketShipping. And this is coming from an AntiShipper, so I really did enjoy this. Thank you for writing it - it's altogether a fantastic read, and I hope that whatever I spit up for the Ship will be half as good! XD

You have no idea how honoured I feel right now. No one has said such nice things about me before, let alone dedicate something to me…not to mention that you’re such an incredible writer yourself. I’ve been waiting in eager anticipation for you to post/update something ever since ‘Government Hooker’ and this doesn’t disappoint at all. :D

Right from the off I was loving this. You have such a wonderful way of storytelling and I was hooked literally from the first sentence. You’ve got to love Meowth for his shrewd way of looking at things. And I especially adored “Especially when she'd have looked just a tiny bit too bulky in the breasts if she had swiped the jelly donuts she had been eyeing in the market.” I always love stories that are going to be a little angsty yet can still have moments of humour in them like this moment.

And then there was the moment where Jessie felt so affected by James’ upset that she couldn’t bring herself to eat either. It just shows how in tune they are with each other, and it gives me a warm feeling inside. It’s also nice to see Meowth not being neglected for the sake of Rocketshipping there too; he’s a part of their TRio and it’s natural that he would be feeling as unhappy about it as Jessie is.

You got James’ depression down superbly here. I’m going to admit here that I’ve not seen “Throwing the Tracking Switch” or the episode before where James leaves Cacnea, but the way you wrote James’ upset over having to leave Cacnea behind fits his character perfectly in my opinion. And the fact that he feeds his Pokemon rather than himself is so typical of him, too.

I love Jessie’s initial denial that she wasn’t feeling anything serious for James, and then realising that maybe it was more serious than she’d first thought after recalling those incidents. That’s definitely something she would do. Silly, silly woman. xD

The extended alliteration of “the absolutely absurd…” really drove the point about Jessie needing to do something home, and it was a very clever way of doing it. I don’t think I’ve ever seen something like that before and I really liked it.

Jessie imagining that he was reaching out for her was adorable. And the fact that she calmed herself on the thought that she’s doing it /for/ him rather than /to/ him is just what I’d expect from her. It also provides a great catalyst for something happening without the consequences altering the canon because Jessie’s thinking in terms of him needing her and not the other way around as well.

The whole scene where they talked about Cacnea was BEAUTIFUL. I adored the way that Jessie felt so protective of her friend and the little actions she took like pushing his head into her neck. I almost melted into a puddle right then.

I /did/ melt into a puddle at this point: “It was the twin thin stains on either side of his face. It was the soft dimple creasing as his lips tugged into a fragile smile. It was the single strand of hair that always seemed to be in his face. It was a million little things and a million larger ones that led Jessie's hand to James's shoulder and her lips down onto his right cheek.” I think that’s my favourite line of favourite lines EVER. Everything about it is just so amazingly right. I can’t even formulate how much I love it. And the fact that he reciprocated the kiss…just wonderful. I had to giggle at Jessie’s thought that he might ruin her hair, though. xD

Thank you so so much for dedicating such a wonderful piece of writing to me. This cheered me up no end and really is the best birthday present ever.

This is really good; I will definitely be checking out your other work.