Oh m'goodness...I thought I loved beignets before, but now...oh man, now I have a whole new appreciation. Best way to wake up ever. Wolverine Beignet Delivery Service would be such a hit. And really - there is enough powdered sugar to leave a trail & then some. Like, if Logan wanted to cover himself in some that'd be okay too.

*cries uncontrollably*

It can't be over! I won't accept that!

Not only did you create this amazing plot & write some killer scenes and dialogue, but it feels like you created this world for us to peak into. I loved every second of it :)

Thank you for this

Hmm, I know you're still deciding, but can I vote for the happy ending? These two get enough thrown at them, they could use some warm fuzzies at the end of the day. Why yes, yes I am a little biased since I read this after crying my eyes out over the latest episode of my favorite show. So please with the happy?...and kittens...

I am still crazy jealous of your mastery of the English language and subsequently putting them fancy words all together right nicely. Everything either of them notices/describes is so very detailed, but still delicately subtle at the same time. Boggles my mind as to how you do that.

Favorite: "The light from the chandelier glints off his face. The green in Logan's eyes absorbs it, like a forest pine tree touched by the morning light. Nothing escapes those eyes. Reading me completely, even the fine print. They widen; his nostrils flex and I feel like I'm telling him secrets I didn't even know I had."

Author's Response: Hello again. I think it\'s bad luck not to respond to an awesome long review(my favorite kind), so I will again. Feel free to skip it. ;-) .....I\'m happy for your vote, and I gotta say Im leaning toward happy ending. (Ssh. Dont tell.) Can\'t promise anything, though. Im, like, 70%. Im glad you enjoyed the chapter/my descriptions, and I hope you will continue to do so. Thanks.

Yay! I missed this! Absolutely well worth the wait. I like how you can see the beginnings of their history with miscommunication - her insecurity w/ her fighting & how impressed he is with her.

You capture their POVs so perfectly. So he strips down before she knocks on his door, eh? Hmm. I'd wake up early for that too.

Favorite line: "The bigger question is: why would she choose a story that makes her cry, over a man who never would?" Direct, simple, & heartbreaking. Although I'm greedy, I'll manage another long wait if you keep churning out awesomeness like this!

Author's Response: Omg. >hugs very very very very very tightly< I can\'t tell you how glad I was to read this. I stressed a bit over this one. Thank you...and I think you\'ll see the next update in a week. >winces, knocks on wood<

Oh mess how I desperately want a happy ending for them :(

If this is what you give us after an extended period of time then it's worth it. This is quality. Everything you described felt tangible. It's by far the most visual chapter so kudos.

There are so many things that stood out to me here, but the one thing that I have to mention that appealed to the part of me that probably needs therapy was the Great Decking of Jean Grey. Holy crap was that satisfying!!! - wouldn't have been if you hadn't written it so clearly. Blows my 'tossing her out of the jet' out of the water.

Also a personal fave: "Logan is torn between saying, 'aw', and pinning her to the wall." Had to genuinely laugh out loud at that one. Pretty accurately describes Logan in most fics. You got it in one ;p

*here's hoping for happy endings & kittens*

Author's Response: Author Response? What? Are you blind? ....huh?...Oh! You mean you cant see me dancing and running around my house, screaming, \'yes!\'? Oops. My bad....>dances, screams< Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Ahhhhhh! *brain explodes*. This can't be the end! Even though I love me some overt Rogan shippery-happily-ever-after-with-kittens-on-top-ness, I this this ending is appropriate and fitting. This was so heartbreaking overall, literally - this story got some pretty visceral reactions out of me. I cannot imagine how you cranked this one out & finished it! I'm glad you left it a little open ended for us hoping that these two make it back to each other :)

Go on & take your very well deserved break, but please don't leave us for too long. Riots will start. Bounty hunters will be on your trail. I will sit in a corner & cry.

Author's Response: Thank you! This was great to read after a long day. I was hoping you, especially would like it. I thought readers would be able to tell that the ending was leading to them getting back together, but for some I guess it didn\'t look that way. >puzzled< Anyhooters, thank you so so so so much for this. Im actually halfway through the first chapter of my next piece. But Im working full time now, so itll probably take a week to finish/type. >hugs<

End here?! What?! I'm going to excuse that End Note as a momentary lapse of sanity. It's perfectly understandable of course - just reading this chapter melted my brain, I couldn't imagine writing it. Please, please continue. Riots start because of this kind of thing.

Author's Response: Oh, no! Since I don\'t want any riots happening, I guess I\'d better keep writing then, huh?

Got into this story late. Interested to see where it goes. Very complex story, but you're handling it very well. So angsty! Please for some type of happy ending! Pretty please with a feral mutant on top. *bats eyes. pouts*

Author's Response: I\'ll try my best, but not before a lot of angst!! enjoy!

Your angsty drama has perfect timing for my incredibly shitty mood. Much appreciated. Not gonna lie, Logan & Jean sex makes me want to toss my cookies, but I'm just pissed enough to appreciate the drama. (And I'm liking the spoiling I'm getting by seeing more than one chapter updated :)

I'm really loving this. Honestly didn't expect to at first, but now I'm kind of hooked. Great idea & format!

Author's Response: Thank you for your lovely comment! Unexpected readers are much appreciated around here.

Loved this line: "Instead he only looks at her with some mixture of tortured uncertainty and poorly concealed lust; and she doesn’t mind the first, as long as she can have the second, a little less concealed."

This one too: "What age has given her is the realization that every death is a different world; every loss a loss like never before."

This story is really growing on me because of how well it's written. If I had such a good grip on the English language that you have, maybe I'd be more able to tell you just how great I think your writing is :)

Author's Response: I really appreciate your line-by-line observations about what you responded to in the writing... and believe me, your grip on the English language, as evidenced by your lovely and thoughtful comments, has more than managed to make this little writer very happy. :) Thanks again for reading.

In a hurry, but I can't read & not leave a review.

Beautifully written: "But there are already enough people behind the place where her eyes close, for her to know that she isn’t alone there, either."

It's crazy to me to see how easily you've managed to make these characters so *human* and not just...well, characters. If that makes any sense.

Author's Response: Thank you so much for review, as always... I\'m glad you liked that line. Rogue\'s situation is so peculiar, so unique, that it\'s 90% of the writing already done there, really. But thank you for your very very kind comment about the characterizations... it makes me happy to hear that they are living on the page in all the three-dimensionality I hope for. But again, the original characters themselves (even in X3!) are doing 90% of it, really... I\'m really compelled by all of the possibilities that their lives lend themselves to.

In the spirit of your honest writing I feel that I have to be honest in my review & tell you that I am a bit conflicted about the ending. As mentioned by a previous reviewer I'm also Rogan biased so I'm not sure how I feel about keeping Remy in the mix at the end. However, it does make sense with this story. I also can't imagine Rogue just tossing him aside after everything. Like you mentioned, this was an exploration of intimacy, not a means just to get Rogue & Logan together. So I respect that you stayed true to your characters.

I also have a lot of respect for your writing. As I said before, this was so much more than fanfic. This is especially true with the passages of other works that you included in the beginning of the chapters. Some really, very complex ideas that worked perfectly with the tone of your writing. Amazing and humbling. I can't wait to see what you share with us next.

Also going to check out your music suggestions :)

Author's Response: Thank you very much for this honest response to--yes, I suppose, honest writing. I expected readers to be conflicted with the ending--I know what website I\'m writing on! :)--but I genuinely cannot imagine another ending that is, as you say, honest to the story I have written. I wanted to explore the ways that Rogue and Logan can \"get together,\" in an unexpected, but no less true, way. I\'m so happy you enjoyed the epigraphs (citation for me, somehow particularly with these stories, is as important as the story itself, probably even more so). And I hope you enjoy the music suggestions! I especially recommend the the Roots one and all the Sébastien Tellier ones. They\'re the ones that really stuck with me, especially through the end. Haha--somehow, I feel it\'s a greater accomplishment to introduce people to those songs, than to have written this story! They\'re better, believe me. :)\r\n\r\n