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Logan returns five years after Xavier restores his memories. He finds a very grown up Rogue struggling with the aftermath of absorbing Carol Danvers.

Rated: R
Categories: X2
Characters: None
Genres: Angst
Tags: None
Warnings: Not Beta Read

Series: None
Chapters: 14
Wordcount: 36441 - Hits: 81805
Complete?: Yes - Published: 07/16/2011 - Last Updated: 07/29/2011
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Date: 07/30/2011 Title: Chapter 14: Chapter 14

I sprinkle you with stars! Lots and lots of shiny, sparkly stars!

Spectacular happy ending indeed! :)

Author's Response: Yay! I love stars! xxoo

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Date: 07/17/2011 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

I am so happy you posted here!

:)Fantastic story from a fantastic author!

Author's Response: I\'d planned on it but just got sidetracked! :)

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Date: 07/19/2011 Title: Chapter 11: Chapter 11

Eek.

Lots of stuff happening here - heartbreak for Logan, for Rogue, even for Scott. The mark is gone? Great spin, now Logan needs to prove himself to Rogue which is always fun. At least the attraction remains - maybe he needs to be a little aggressive to get her to accept their past before someone like Scott can jump in and cause a blockage.

As usual, you have me in stitches over Jubilee, AND Hank (nice twinkie touch by the way, LOL)!

And then, you finish off with those horrific, spectacular cliff hangers of yours...evil girl! Keep it up! :)

Author's Response: Yeah, I\'m doing some experimenting here so I\'ll see what kind of twisted hoops my mind is going to make Marie and Logan jump through. So far their feral connection has been severed, so Logan\'s going to have to work at wooing Marie a little harder. ;)\r\n\r\nI love writing Jubilee and Hank, they\'re so much fun.\r\n\r\nThank you for your wonderful feedback! Xx

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Date: 07/21/2011 Title: Chapter 12: Chapter 12

Oh no. :(

I know you warned us that things were going to get angsty, but still...

:(

I love how you managed to keep Rogue's personality intact depite the mindwipe - establishing her relationships with the rest of the X-Men the same as they were before this new "incident." Great conflict with Scott by the way - not too blatant, very real with his reaction to Jean and I like the burgeoning relationship with Hank and Jubes. But seriously, you're killing me:

With those soft words, Logan's entire world ripped away

Poor guy. But yay us for you continuing this story. :)

Author's Response: Thank you! Yeah, I know, I just can\'t keep them totally out of the churning gears of angst. But I\'m a happy ending girl, so eventually things will get better!

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Date: 07/27/2011 Title: Chapter 13: Chapter 13

Am I allowed to be upset * slash * happy?

When I read your author's note my stomach sank. I knew the end was coming but still...

Bravo for a wonderful story, what a ride, and in such a short time! Your Rogue and Logan are perfect - their dialogue one of the best representations that I've read in fanfiction. I loved how Logan held her. Just. So. Sweet. And real. Very, very real.

Eagerly awaiting your epilogue! :)

Author's Response: Aw, I know. I\'m kind of sad too, but either I just draw this one out again and again or I give them closure and work on something new! So, hopefully, the next thing I write will be as much fun! Thanks for all your support and reviews. :)

My papers say Ann Doyle, to match the auburn tint and vaguely Irish lilt I’ve cultivated. It’s an art, truly, teasing preferences and inclinations from those I’ve absorbed, sculpting disparate parts into a single cohesive personality. My masterpiece.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Adult, Angst, Dark
Tags: None
Warnings: Completely OOC, Not Beta Read

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 4977 - Hits: 2371
Complete?: Yes - Published: 07/17/2011 - Last Updated: 07/17/2011
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Date: 07/19/2011 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Stunning.

I had to read this several times. First because I was completely thrown. Second because it hurt so much to read that I needed to develop a callous to be able to read it a third time in order to truly enjoy how you brought out the creature that Rogue had become.

Sad? Yes.

Realistic?

Terrifyingly so.



Author's Response: Aw thank you so much, Sera. I hope it\'s some consolation to say this story was as hard to write as it was to read. But it just gnawed at the back of my mind til I finally gave in. Yuck. Makes me want to go foofy in the next chapter of Feral, but I shall resist temptation, heh.

A reminder that he would always take care of her. She almost smiled at the memory of a similar promise made to her so long ago.

A promise that, like so many others, had failed to be kept.

Rated: G
Categories: X1
Characters: None
Genres: Action, Adult
Tags: None
Warnings: Not Beta Read, Not Spellchecked

Series: None
Chapters: 3
Wordcount: 7319 - Hits: 10086
Complete?: No - Published: 07/24/2011 - Last Updated: 07/29/2011
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Date: 07/29/2011 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3

So many things are in play here - what heck happened to Jean and the professor? :) Great update.

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Date: 07/29/2011 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2

How did I miss this chapter? Wowza. Intense stuff is going on - and yay - another chapter to enjoy! :)

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Date: 07/25/2011 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Count me in as another reader who got roped in, lol. Great job - I like having Logan being in the defensive with another male in the protective position in Marie's life. ;)

Love the title of your story by the way. I look forward to reading where you take this.

Author's Response: Thanks for the compliment. I finished chapter 3. I\'ll try posting chapter 2 sometime tomorrow, assuming my dial-up connection will allow it. Yes, you read correctly. I have *gulp* dial-up! One of the cons to living the country life, I\'m afraid! :)

Now COMPLETE! Logan goes undercover to investigate Sebastian Shaw after Jean disappears. He finds Rogue there, but what is her connection to Shaw, and can the two of them form an unlikely alliance? Of course they can, it's me! Pure Rogan, don't worry, Jean is just a plot device. ;-)

My usual, which means AU, with drama, action, angst, hot Rogan sex, and a happy ending. And I promise never to leave a story unfinished.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Action, Adult, Angst, Drama, Friendship, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: Animal Death

Series: None
Chapters: 22
Wordcount: 49458 - Hits: 157489
Complete?: Yes - Published: 07/29/2011 - Last Updated: 11/14/2011
Reviewer: serafim Signed star star star star star
Date: 07/30/2011 Title: Chapter 1: The Deal

***jumps in the air and clicks heels together***

Another great story in the works, I see! Giddy, trembly, all sort of good stuff happening on my end, and you - as always - do not disappoint!

sunshine and rain and sweet grass

Well, well, well, wonder who THAT could be? :)

Author's Response: Yay! Thanks so much for reviewing. Yeah, I actually tried to think of a new scent for Marie...kept adding and deleting, and then finally, I was like, \"Screw it, it\'s midnight, she\'s going to smell the same as in the last few stories.\" ;-)

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Date: 08/25/2011 Title: Chapter 7: The Call

I put aside loads of laundry to settle in and read all the updates I've missed over the past week and a half and I must say, getting to read multiple chapters at a time is a vacation in and of itself! Great development here, things are really beginning to heat up. :)

Author's Response: Coming from the master of quick updates, that\'s quite a compliment! I\'m glad you\'re liking the developments. Thanks so much for reviewing!

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Date: 08/03/2011 Title: Chapter 2: The Reveal

Shaw’s pale eyes gleamed in the dim light. “Wolverine. I see you’ve met my wife.”

And there you have it. It's mind benders like this that just blow me away when it comes to your stories. Nice way of introducing the two, Marie's reaction to Logan was very realistic and so was his. Great descriptions as usual (stable between the vales, the horse searching for a treat in Logan's hands) but I think my favourite part was the arrival of Shaw. The interaction between Logan and him was just snapping with tension, sardonic eyebrow et al.

He knew a minefield when he saw one.

With you holding the reins (pun intended), we're in for quite a ride. :)

Author's Response: :-D Thank you so much! I\'m glad you liked the description, and thought their reactions were realistic. This fic is seeming a little soap-opera to me so far, but what the hell, it\'s fun. ;-) LOL at \"holding the reins,\" and *thank you* for not spelling it \"reigns\"!

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Date: 08/06/2011 Title: Chapter 3: The Agreement

Mysterious and sexy. Two things that are guaranteed in your stories!

What hold does Shaw have over Marie? What was she hoping to find? Why didn't Logan throw her onto the desk and tear her clothes off and...

Whoops. Sorry. In time, in time, I know...;)

What a build up. You are so, so good doc. With a facial quirk here, a held breath there, you convey what your characters are feeling so vividly. You spoil us with your quick updates, true, but you spoil us more with your stories. I don't know how you do it, your plot blunnies must be on steroids, lol!

Author's Response: So glad that you\'re finding it mysterious and sexy...what a compliment! Yes, I promise, there will be clothes-tearing in the future, I\'m sure. ;-) As for the plot bunnies, they swear those are just vitamins they\'re injecting, but now I wonder... ;-)

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Date: 08/10/2011 Title: Chapter 4: The Meeting

There is just something about Marie's and Logan's connection in this story - two souls reaching out to the other in spite of themselves. The need is there, but so is the vulnerability. Neither wants to get hurt, yet they both react badly when they hurt each other.

I think this story is moving along just the way it should - not too fast, not too slow. You are an extra-ordinary writer, I love the interaction between your Logan and Marie so please, by all means, don't hold back, lol!

And as for Shaw and Emma? Bloody WHORES. Vessel? VESSEL? Grrr...

Author's Response: I\'m so glad that you\'re liking the Marie and Logan connection. And that you\'re liking the pace, it\'s very reassuring! Yeah, Shaw and Emma are really...not nice. It was pretty squicky writing sex between them, honestly.

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Date: 08/29/2011 Title: Chapter 8: The Game

Her voice was equally quiet as her eyes narrowed on Shaw’s. “I’ll see you dead for what you’ve done to me.”

THERE'S our girl. You are a trooper for getting this up despite Hurricane Irene. Now that I know Mother Nature is powerless against your literary strength, I shall raise my expectation for how quickly you will post the next chapter...;)

I kid, I kid...or DO I? And by the way, you ended this chapter very naughtily, naughty lady. Loves it!

Author's Response: Yeah, I think we\'ll be seeing more of Strong!Rogue the more she starts to remember. It just didn\'t seem believable that she could be strong while she still was still cut off from everything she used to be *and* thought she was crazy to boot, but the more she gets her memories back and knows Shaw is behind it the more pissed off she will get, I expect. :-)

Marie focused on dulling the pull of her skin, dampening her body’s desire to consume anything it came in contact with. That was the thing she hated about her mutation. Take, take, take. It felt selfish. She wished she had a mutation that was more suited to helping than hurting. Like if she could give away her own life force with a touch, rather than just steal others’.

Post-X3. A little angst and a lot fluff. Nothing especially original or well-written here, to be honest, but hopefully a fun little read.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: X3
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Foof, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 13
Wordcount: 10851 - Hits: 97858
Complete?: Yes - Published: 08/04/2011 - Last Updated: 08/07/2011
Reviewer: serafim Signed star star star star star
Date: 08/06/2011 Title: Chapter 1: Thirsty

I just love the easy flow here. With a few lines of dialogue, a tease here and there and voila - there is Logan and Marie.

:) Now, I shall go onwards... I saw that you were uploading and FORCED myself to wait until you were done and YES, I will reviewing each chapter....

Author's Response: You freakin\' rock. Seriously. I looked at all these reviews and . . . well, I didn\'t do a happy dance . . . but I did literally have to stand up and move around from excitement. (Okay, I\'m lying, I did a happy dance. Don\'t tell anyone.)

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Date: 08/06/2011 Title: Chapter 2: The Art of Relaxation

And here, with a few lines of introspection, you get across her pain over the relationship she once shared with Bobby - still hurts but she's learning to move on - and you deal with Logan's pain over Jean and her very real reaction to the redhead's death. See? Worth a chapter, yessiree. :)

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Date: 08/06/2011 Title: Chapter 3: Scary Grown-Up Feelings

Aw. Adolescent petting and the thrill they give giving way to scary, big girl desires. Logan to rescue again (love it.)

:)

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Date: 08/06/2011 Title: Chapter 4: Practice

‘Specially that creepy Freud fella. What a perv.

Sorry, I had to insert that here, got a big laugh out of me!

That thing about circling her thumb on his hand? Man. I so get her.

Author's Response: I know, right? There\'s nothing quite as scary and thrilling as taking that first step in a relationship. And lemme tell you, I have way too much personal experience with the awkward, embarrassing side of relationships. Sometimes it\'s a little TOO easy to write those moments, LOL.

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Date: 08/06/2011 Title: Chapter 5: Nothin'

Eep. I think I know what's going on....***fingers crossed***... :)

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Date: 08/06/2011 Title: Chapter 6: Numb and Tingly

Oh, yippee! Love this. And here I am, heart in my throat in anticipation of what you have planned next and then you go ahead and make me laugh with this:

“Enough . . .” he paused, mulling over his words. He tried a half-smile. “Enough to know you’re nuts.” :) HAH!

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Date: 08/06/2011 Title: Chapter 7: Power

Poor Rogue - laughing, then sad, then angry! lol, sneaky, sneaky Logan....

:)

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Date: 08/06/2011 Title: Chapter 8: Three Memories

***picks self off floor***

Wanted soft dark heat, to bond himself with someone sweet and good and pure.'Nuff said.

Author's Response: Hee :). This was my favorite chapter. Glad you liked it!

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Date: 08/06/2011 Title: Chapter 9: Three Memories

That last line? Broke. My. Heart.

Poor Logan. :(

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Date: 08/06/2011 Title: Chapter 10: Three Memories

Again, my heart is in my throat. Up and down, up and down...this is so good...