... what does that mean?

 

I guess I'll put a dissenting review here (though I'd note that it would look like there's some agreement with me given the average star rating). For me, there is just too little substance in the story and too much dramatization for me to ever recommend this. I respect the effort and thought the author has put into this story. I'm not sure what "vibewritten" means but it's clear that this is a significant passion project for the author. I hope they continue writing because the passion comes through very clearly.

But I cannot recommend this to anyone. For me, the first fic in the series and much of the second could easily have been folded into 5-6 chapters. Part of the issue is that every scene has to be riddled with metaphor and emotional overtures. They're admittedly sometimes well-written but it loses a lot of power when they're in every scene. And frankly, they're also often over the top. It's impossible to take what little plot there is seriously when it's often dressed in some utterly flamboyant (concur about the author notes). The way the characters act are very reminiscent of slash fics in the overblown emotional dramatics. The two fics are at 160k, which is a significant problem considering that's PS and CS, and very little has actually happened.

I briefly considered 3.5/5 for almost recommended, but I consider an "almost recommendation" to be a fic I would not recommend in general to people but would recommend to someone interested in a specific type of fic. But I'm not sure what type of fic this is (maybe some type of, and at 160k that's problematic.

2.5/5 rounded to 2