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I usually suck at these things so here goes nothing.

I'm a 30-something wife and mother of furry, feathered, scaled, and finned critters, but no bipedal humanoids (hubby acting like a baby doesn't count and neither does my four-legged daughter when she wakes around on her hind legs!) I've been flirting with writing for most of my life, but sadly have minimal time to work on it, and some of those projects have morphed many times over the course of the twenty years or so since the first few broke down the door into my brain and set up house... and refused to leave no matter how many times I've called the eviction agency to get them kicked out. Sigh. They are as well-behaved as my dog, which is to say, not at all LOL!

So, anyway, I've been reading fiction since I can remember, and have always had a special spot for Logan and Wolverine... and after the X-movies, for Rogue as well. I am addicted to feralness? ferality? or just ferals? hmmmm! LOL! Either way, I love them, love reading about them, love writing about them, just love them. And as I sit here typing this out, I've realized that I've loved the concept of overcoming/mastering the feral in order to regain or learn one's humanity since before I even knew what that meant: long before I discovered Wolverine I have story snippets about that topic. Well, well, you learn something new about yourself every day :D
 
Reviews by springbok7
All's quiet in the mansion between bouts with evil. The residents watch as something else unfolds. [Archivist's Note: It is unlikely this series will be completed. Read at your own risk.]

Open: Closed
Categories: X1
Number of Stories: 5
Characters: None
Genres: UST
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 10/10/2012 Title: Soft on Bright

kiyaaa that was awesome! wish there was more of it ;)

A slightly different take on our favourite heroes...

Rated: PG
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Humor
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 782 - Hits: 2401
Complete?: Yes - Published: 01/03/2007 - Last Updated: 01/03/2007
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 08/08/2013 Title: Chapter 1: Anarchy in the Pre-K

oh my goodness, I was giggling like a nutcase all through this. I've not seen marvel kids but I can just picture this scene in my head. thanks for a good laugh!

Logan and Marie strike a bargain in order to survive the weeks on the run after Stryker's raid on the Mansion.

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

Series: None
Chapters: 11
Wordcount: 39896 - Hits: 91576
Complete?: Yes - Published: 09/19/2006 - Last Updated: 09/19/2006
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 08/07/2012 Title: Chapter 11: Chapter 10: Discovery

I have to say, my most favourite line in this fic is "You’ve become just another boyf, and will now receive the Jubilee stare of whatever. WHATEVER, dude." I seriously laughed out loud when I read that :D

This fic is really interesting. Of course I love the Rogue/Marie Logan/Wolverine interactions, but the way your other characters are built up is lovely as well. So many fics have developed leads but the rest of the cast is frustratingly two dimensional, and you have anything but two-dimensional supporting cast members in this fic! I would have liked to see a little more loose-end-wrapping in terms of the raids and such, it was a little abrupt to go from Max and Alec and X5s and X6s to camper-buying, but lol that is my ONLY gripe, and I still think this fic is a 10/10!

Logan and his daughter deal with the aftermath of Marie's death.

Rated: PG
Categories: X1
Characters: None
Genres: Angst
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 6822 - Hits: 1985
Complete?: Yes - Published: 06/19/2003 - Last Updated: 06/19/2003
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed
Date: 08/01/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

wow this is an interesting take on what might happen to Marie if she didn't get control of a new personality.

If it's female, it wants Logan *g*

Rated: PG-13
Categories: X1
Characters: None
Genres: Humor
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 3354 - Hits: 1900
Complete?: Yes - Published: 10/23/2005 - Last Updated: 10/23/2005
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 08/08/2013 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

oh my, loved this guy! And boy was I giggling about that hussy of a motorcycling movin' in on territory that ain't her own! LOL! Sad ending of course, but the rest was just delightful! Makes me wish for an AU where they didn't run into Sabertooth and the X-men :D

When the topic of the perfect woman comes up, the men of the X-mansion ask Logan that open question - what would your perfect woman be like? The answer might surprise them.


Rated: PG
Categories: X2
Characters: None
Genres: Drabble
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 2424 - Hits: 3579
Complete?: Yes - Published: 05/25/2006 - Last Updated: 05/25/2006
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed
Date: 08/01/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Aww that was so sweet! love it! And poor Marie so still asleep she don't even realize she walked past a room full of guys LOL!

Rogue's dead, and Logan can't let go. The harder he clings, the deeper he slides into the darkness that he was, until he's given a gift. A chance to change history - but is it what he really wants?

Rated: R
Categories: X1
Characters: None
Genres: Angst
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 13083 - Hits: 3558
Complete?: Yes - Published: 10/02/2005 - Last Updated: 10/02/2005
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 08/01/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

This is beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes. Very well written and a very interesting take on the events of Liberty Island.

retired featured story This is how it happens. You meet a girl in a bar, and your entire life is turned upside down.

Rated: PG-13
Categories: X1
Characters: None
Genres: Angst
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 1941 - Hits: 5471
Complete?: Yes - Published: 04/20/2003 - Last Updated: 04/20/2003
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 08/01/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

that was powerful, like a kick in the gut. Beautiful as well, you captured the emotions just perfectly. thank you!

Waking up in an all too familiar setting, Rogue is stunned to find herself meeting the man she thought she had so many months ago. If there’s one thing she’ll ever learn, it's to never tamper with fate.

Rated: PG-13
Categories: X1
Characters: None
Genres: Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 1540 - Hits: 1587
Complete?: No - Published: 04/14/2007 - Last Updated: 04/14/2007
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 08/01/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Argh! Criminal to leave a good first chappie hanging like that! come back!!!

When someone tries to settle Stryker's score with Logan, Rogue learns a few things about the price of secrets and what it takes to survive the truth.

Rated: PG-13
Categories: X2
Characters: None
Genres: Angst
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 2259 - Hits: 3065
Complete?: Yes - Published: 06/17/2003 - Last Updated: 06/17/2003
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 08/01/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

phew that was cool to read! def a different take :D good job!

Logan fulfills his obligations.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: X1
Characters: None
Genres: Humor
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 2245 - Hits: 9846
Complete?: Yes - Published: 04/27/2008 - Last Updated: 04/27/2008
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 10/10/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Overheard

HAHAHAHAH! OMFG that was hilarious!!! Love it! I'm in the "spewing water at the screen" camp after that :D

Rogue and the Mysterious Attic Dweller.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: X1
Characters: None
Genres: Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 27496 - Hits: 9519
Complete?: Yes - Published: 03/30/2009 - Last Updated: 03/30/2009
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 07/17/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Locked Away

THank you for posting this. I really enjoyed it. The interactions, the emotions of the characters, you portrayed all of it very believably. And in response to the leg injury, Logan's body heals, but his bones wouldn't be strong enough to reshape the metal, so that made perfect sense to me. And the only person capable of hurting him in that way is Magneto since no one else would be strong enough to twist the metal and force his body to heal to a new shape.

anything, thanks again, loved this!

retired featured story Marie goes looking for Mr. Right Now.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 8007 - Hits: 10740
Complete?: Yes - Published: 03/31/2009 - Last Updated: 03/31/2009
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 07/17/2012 Title: Chapter 1: A Sunday Kind of Love

omg HAHAHAHAH i LOVE this! LOL! Charles Xavier, mutant matchmaker!!! :D

retired featured story Logan runs. Rogue goes with him and wears leather.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: X1
Characters: None
Genres: Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 12551 - Hits: 11031
Complete?: Yes - Published: 05/11/2009 - Last Updated: 05/11/2009
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 10/09/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

loved it!

Logan has taken in a desperate and on-the-run Marie who has offered ‘anything’ in exchange for his protection. Logan wants everything. This story chronicles is what happens to them and their relationship dynamic as they learn about each other during the return ride to Xavier’s. It also explores how their rather non-traditional relationship is received by the team once they arrive at the mansion. This story was inspired by Kristine’s “Anything” http://www.wolverineandrogue.com/wrfa/viewstory.php?sid=2559. This story will make more sense if you have read "Anything" first as my opening chapter picks up right where Kristine’s story ends. Besides her story is one of the best W/R pieces ever written so you might as well go read it - NOW! :)…I’ll wait.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Adult, Dark, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 8
Wordcount: 74499 - Hits: 115714
Complete?: No - Published: 09/14/2009 - Last Updated: 04/11/2012
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed
Date: 09/11/2012 Title: Chapter 8: Chapter 8

Hmmmm poke poke! Please don't tell me this has been forgotten, it's one of my favourite fics (even unfinished) but I really really wanna see how it turns out!!! Pretty please?! With sugar on top? :D

Logan returned to Rogue, not for the first time. But this time Marie behaves odd and she has a little secret, that wouldn’t stay a secret any longer.
Now the two make their first experiences in parenting their baby.
Laura/ X-23 and Origin's Victor/ Sabretooth in here!

Rated: Mature
Categories: X1, X-Men Origins Wolverine
Characters: None
Genres: Adult, Drama, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: Not Beta Read

Series: None
Chapters: 48
Wordcount: 104647 - Hits: 543415
Complete?: No - Published: 02/11/2010 - Last Updated: 07/11/2012
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 07/12/2012 Title: Chapter 48: Chapter 48

New reader here. I'm thoroughly enjoying this fic :) The way you depict the interactions between Marie, Logan, Becca, and Laura are just wonderful. I also like the dynamic you have going on between Jean and Scott and the other teachers in relation to their feelings about the various aspects of what Marie and Logan are dealing with. I'm seriously loving this fic. Thanks so much for sticking with it! And no worries about the "slow pace", it gives you the chance to build multi-dimensional characters, which are my favourite kind. And heck, anyone who has ever dealt with infants and/or toddlers can tell ya, a whoooooole heck of a lot happens from hour to hour with those munchkins! :D

It ain't easy to trick a telepath--unless you've got another one telling you how.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: X3, AU
Characters: None
Genres: Adult, Angst, Dark, Drama, PWP
Tags: None
Warnings: Not Beta Read, Rape/Non-Con

Series: None
Chapters: 5
Wordcount: 18040 - Hits: 29264
Complete?: No - Published: 04/06/2010 - Last Updated: 01/16/2014
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 01/16/2014 Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5

OMG I re-read the whole thing to get my bearings and ZOMG I forgot how much I like this fic and hate your jean! LOL! Really hope life backs the heck off and lets you get ch 6 up soon cause argh i need it NOW!!! LOL!

Marie thought she'd left her life as an X-Man (and Logan) behind when she left the Mansion. But now Wolverine is missing and she may be his only hope. But can she afford to step back into the Mansion, back into the lifestyle and most importantly back into Logan's life?

Rated: NC-17
Categories: AU, X-Men Origins Wolverine
Characters: None
Genres: Action, PWP, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 38
Wordcount: 72361 - Hits: 337760
Complete?: Yes - Published: 04/22/2010 - Last Updated: 01/07/2011
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 04/28/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Prologue: Gimme a Bullet

Finished reading this the other day. Really enjoyed this fic. I like your writing style and your characters are very believable, and that's the stuff I really like. Thanks for a great read!

retired featured story In which everything comes full circle. Part angst, part happiness, and a coin-toss decides the end.

Rated: R
Categories: X1, X2, AU
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Drama, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 6
Wordcount: 38572 - Hits: 35812
Complete?: Yes - Published: 05/05/2010 - Last Updated: 07/10/2010
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 06/16/2012 Title: Chapter 6: Chapter 5

wow this story was pretty freaking amazing. I love how you did a lot of this stuff... the verbal dialogs and the mental dialogs, the non-smut sex :D, the povs, everything. just wow!!! thanks for a great read!

A loose and dark retelling of Beauty and The Beast, Rogan style.

Rated: Adult
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Dark, PWP
Tags: None
Warnings: Not Beta Read

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 2680 - Hits: 5162
Complete?: Yes - Published: 07/17/2010 - Last Updated: 07/17/2010
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 04/27/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Beauty

OMFG i luv this! seriously good piece of writing. It was a surprise twist on the standard 'Marie saves Logan', and really appealed to me. But it's the kind of take that is right up my alley lol! I really enjoy your writing, I'm working my way through your list and enjoying every one of them! So much so that I have to endure rude comments from hubby about staying up late to "finish just one more chapter" LOLOL! Keep up the good work, and thanks!

retired featured story Inspired by the excellent fanfic "Overlap" by RoseSumner...an epilogue to her story (with her permission). Rogue and Logan reconnect after a miscarriage drives a wedge between them.

Rated: Mature
Categories: X1, X2, AU
Characters: None
Genres: Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: Not Beta Read

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 4158 - Hits: 3528
Complete?: Yes - Published: 11/05/2010 - Last Updated: 11/05/2010
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 06/16/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Yaaa that was just beautiful. Read 'Overlap' first and then this, and i'm just... wow. i have tears in my eyes at the moment. Thank you to both of you for writing these two stories.

Now COMPLETE!!! :-D The X-team, including Rogue, liberate a mutant lab and find our favorite feral...

Okay, that's not much of a summary, so here's an excerpt to give you a feel:

She held out her hand, palm up, and for a second time seemed to stop. The man narrowed his gaze on her hand, and then again on her eyes. He took one shuffling step forward, and she concentrated on keeping her body loose, letting no tension show in her posture. The sudden /snick/ as the claws retracted startled her, but she managed not to jump. He watched her closely, reaching toward her hand. Suddenly he grabbed it, and for a second she thought he was going to bite her palm. But he just took a deep inhale, smelling her scent and then looking back at her eyes, assessing. She thought she saw a slight lessening of the tension in his posture after this strange ritual, but either way they were out of time.

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

Series: None
Chapters: 20
Wordcount: 45928 - Hits: 197275
Complete?: Yes - Published: 12/06/2010 - Last Updated: 01/22/2011
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 04/28/2012 Title: Chapter 1: The Prisoner

OMO! I'm in love with this fic! I love how you portrayed Marie's vulnerability AND strength, and Logan's before and afters were just yummy! Wonderfully characterized in all aspects, I think you did a marvelous job of bringing all the sides of these two people to live. Thank you for a wonderful story!

Rogue could almost taste his presence. Feel his hands as he guided her through the postures, see the bead of sweat making its way down the planes of his back as he turned away from her. She had to blink to chase away the fantasy: he wasn’t here yet. He might not want to come with them. With her. She had left him for dead, after all.

Rated: NC-17
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Action, Adult, Drama
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 30
Wordcount: 81308 - Hits: 275810
Complete?: Yes - Published: 02/23/2011 - Last Updated: 07/01/2013
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 08/07/2012 Title: Chapter 23: Shards of truth

Oh wow! this is a kick ass fic! Glad I stumbled across it! Made my day!

Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 10/05/2012 Title: Chapter 26: Gods among men

ouch that sent shivers up my spine. Can't wait for more :D

Little girl, little girl, soft and sweet little girl. Wear the Spring Maid's green and a wolf will come for you...

A story about little girls who like big, bad wolves.

Rated: Mature
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Dark
Tags: None
Warnings: Not Beta Read

Series: None
Chapters: 33
Wordcount: 75469 - Hits: 228325
Complete?: Yes - Published: 06/22/2011 - Last Updated: 02/20/2013
Reviewer: springbok7 Signed star star star star star
Date: 07/18/2012 Title: Chapter 28: Love-Lies-Bleeding

Yowsers! Surely you forgot to post the rest of this chappie, right? It doens't stop right? ARGH! LOLOL! Love it!!!