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The writing was so good, the emotions and Sam's struggle with his feelings and the frustration he feels with Nathan is very justified. Nathan being so non-committal was very painful, I thought the way he responded to Sam's inquiries made Sam feel like the things they did was close to if not nothing at all. Nathan is mixed signals personified fr fr.
I also like how grounded the ending and the whole story is for that matter. It's a story I can see happening to someone in real life.