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"Dreaming of Death" has got to be my favorite KoBo fic. It's really (*really*) short, but it's just so... ::shivers:: Well, somewhere halfway between "touching" and "creepy," just the way I like my fics ^.^

Also, this fic was very well written, which is important to me. I'm a stickler for good grammar and spelling- in fact, I've had to give up on reading some things becasue I can't stand the grammar (I'm not stuck up, it's just my pet peeve).

Sweet, touching, and funny! I love fics that start out very serious/romantic, and then halfway through take a strange, bizarre twist. I must liken this fic to a roller coaster: loop-the-loops, switchbacks, and lots of steep, speed-driven drops! And yes, the humor in the fic is a lot better than the humor found here.

It's George! As self-proclaimed George the oni no miko (yes, he has a miko), I applaude the authors of this fic. Not only did they manage to write a lovely little romantic comedy, but they also got in a lot of the characters in addition to Koenma and Botan, which is nice because so often authors tend to "forget" about any other characters in the series (hey- don't look at me like that, I realize that I do the exact same thing). This fic had me rolling on the floor with laughter, and at the same time had me guessing the entire time (no, you don't want to know who I thought "that girl" was...)

Umm... do you see a trend in the fics here? Yet another romantic comedy... Well, it's sort of a comedy. Kind of. Not really. In fact, I'm probably the only one who found any humor in it at all.

Manille is an excellent author (as no doubt many people will tell you), and I can't help but wish that more of her fics were KoBo.

I'm a diehard fan of angst and unrequited love. If a fic has either one, I'll read it in a flash. I wasn't that sure about this fic until I got to the end, and then one line sold me: "My heart breaks. Pain no longer exists." It made me want to cry. I made me want to curl up in a corner. And, most importantly, it made me want to write a really cool angst fic. A fic that inspires you to write your own is a Good Fic, in my opinion.

Go. Read it. Now. ::glares::