Mirage, this is magnificent. I can't believe I haven't read this before now.  I have chills.

Chills.

Ohh oh beautiful..this is just simply exquisite, Mirage.

Gray.

But he dreamed in color.

Oh my 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜

I just reviewed a darkest piece of yours and now a light one that I.missed but that Anna is discussing on twitter. I wish you were on twitter ��?

This one is magnificent Mirage.

I don't read much Angelo centric fics but this one is beautiful, really touching and phenomenal.

HE DREAMED IN COLOR

Just so exquisitely written. Thank you.

Wow, this is just beautiful. I read a lot of your darker stories first and I know that isn't accurate to say because it's the Pretender, the premise is child abduction and exploitation and it begins dark af and the reason Angelo sees only gray is because he was aducted too. I don't know how to explain. It's heartbreaking that he ONLY dreams in color. It's hard to explain why this seems lighter even if it isn't.

It's beautiful. My mind is officially blown by you. Someone on twitter said this was their fav. It's mine too now. One of mine now. I missed it somehow don't know how. The way you thread together music, light, and personality, and color MY GOD Mirage. I love this. I don't usually go in for the Angelo stories. I have to read this more daily for a while to make up for not reading it earlier and not having it in my life.

I think it's more profound now in this time of increasing darkness and badness in real life to see this, and that we can still dream in color even if it's all darkness. The dreams sustain. Right? It's about hope and hanging. That's my take away from this. also, that not everything is black or white sometimes. That music can be a savior, too. It's all about enduring, about persevering.

You are amazing.

But .. God. I'm covered in goosebumps.

Who are you? I wonder. Why anonymous? No other author conceals the way you do. I don't even know what you look like. I know you have reasons. I understand. I want you to know that you've touched my life in so many ways over the years and it's always like I have a friend out there assuring me with words and meaning hidden in the words. You are a life saver, I hope you know.

Thank you for this and please take care of yourself.

Exquisite 😋

How did I miss this? I have to thank Anna at twitter for sharing her favorite Pretender fic. I have to go back and make sure to read everything you've written and write the titles down as I go to make sure I don't miss anything.

This. This! The contrasts, the colors, descriptions, the music. I can see, hear, feel. You carress all of the senses. That last line tho. Damn. Crushing. Beautiful. Contrast inside a contrast. I love this.

oooh magnifique!

Oh magnificent.

Magnificent!

Magnificent! This is so everything perfect.

I don't know how it's possible that I've never seen this before.

It's the most stunning writing and my god you do justice to Angelo.

This is truly phenomenal. Thank you. ��

Wow. Wow, Mirage, this is so exquisite and ... wow.

Grey. But he dreamed in color. I've never seen anyone write about colors, and really about life the way you do. I think Angelo would have synesthesia and actually see it that way and see everything. I can tell you love Angelo. And you love Broots. I do too. I kind of empathetize and relate. I think all of us on the autism spectrum can relate to neurodivergences. The Pretender was sort of there early on, bringing in characters with differences and disabilities and abilities. They were woke before empathy and decency and good morals and just being a nice human wwere all labeled "woke" and considered a bad thing.

Oh, baby, it's a wild world as the old maxi priest tune says.

Thank you for this. It's a new favorite and I'm adding it my favorites. All stars. *CHEFS KISS*

PERFECT piece.

Oh my god. Beautiful. I'm speechless.