Oh man! What I wouldnt GIVE to be in her shoes!! Is there more in this verse? I love it!

ok, wow that was sooooo intense and rauchy and hot and hairy and sweaty and.....agh i wish i had a boyfriend right now!

*fanning herself*

Wow. And cruel, Laenwyn. I can't believe you ended it this way with its teasing non-ending. I'll only forgive you if you tell me there's the possibility that you're making this into a series. :)

I see a difference in Rogue this morning. She likened it to losing her virginity. Maybe that's it, but I see real daring in her this morning, a recklessness that is now without the charge of real fear, just the pleasurable charge of unpredictability. The knowledge has made her bold. She's discovered she can make two men desire her, and by far the most interesting one to play with is Victor.

"I knew I was indeed pushing, but I had to know. Any kind of knowledge about what he wanted but refused to admit, was power. And I wanted that kind of power over a man like Victor Creed."

Heh. She really is playing with fire. I think she wants it all--Logan and Victor on the side whenever she wants. And I actually think she wants some promise from Victor that he'll only ever give himself intimately to her. How cruel. How bold.

" ... because you can't ... because you want what you cannot have," I whispered and the challenge was there for him to take.

But you know...I think she wants what she cannot have, too. The other part of her desire is somehow knowing that she'll never get it. Because it's Victor, and they both know he doesn't do those things. So, she's left teetering on the edge, just like Victor, just like Logan...wanting it, desiring it, titillated and aroused by it, hurt by it, jealous of it, desperately seeking to control it but unable to.

It's not just Logan and Victor who are dark anymore.

On a technical note, I like the way you create intimate spaces that are shared. You've done that throughout with confrontations between Victor & Rogue that are private but could be overheard--the bathroom, the kitchen. Logan owns the bedroom, but Victor is often a voyeur in there. And of course, the phone call with Hank is the ultimate example of un-private privacy.

I also love the ambiguity of every exchange in the fic. I find that the dialogue does *not* make meaning any more clear for these three. In fact, the words often get misinterpreted. They communicate best without words.

But my favorite thing about this fic is the characterizations. I would normally have a hard time believing Logan would be alright with this, but you've convinced me he could. Victor is *surprising*. *waggles brows* And I like the subtle ways in which Rogue has developed and changed over the course of this fic. For example, I can't imagine her feeling so...maybe not helpless, but passive, 'letting it happen to her', overwhelmed and slightly annoyed while aroused, during the phone call with Hank anymore. I think she might be more aggressive and playful if both Victor & Logan ganged up on her again.

As much as I tease you about ending it here, I think it's fitting. Open-ended, the taste of more, the hint of dangers ahead. Oh, yes. The symbolism, the tantalizing future. Fear and desire and uncertainty--full-steam ahead, please.

Awwww the last chapter - good one... the chapter and the story!

OH. My. Gods. I knew I never should have started this series until it said 'complete'. Can you say UST?? Damn you, Laenwyn!! My hubby isn't due home for HOURS!! Your talent for smut, and smutty smut at that, should be registered as a lethal weapon. You're gonna kill somebody some day!

Author's Response: UST. Yeah, I can manage that *g* and smutty smut as a lethal weapon, can you imagine the headlines *L* "Killed by smut" So glad you like Rend though, makes me go squeee =)