Ooo, yay! I'm glad the sequel summary brought you here, despite your not being into Heroes. And I hope you enjoy My Brothers' Keepers, too, when you get to it. It is possible to read the sequel without having this one, but I think it's more resonant if you know what happened in the first story.

And amen on the Dashboard Confessional song. I mean, seriously! Could it be any more 'cesty if it tried?