Wow. This was an amazing story. Brilliant. I love the roller coaster ride you just took me on! The part where Marie dies, and the part about Etch and the tags---omg, tears were flowing. You are truly a gifted writer.

Author's Response: I thank you very, very much for your kind words and for letting me know what you liked. I appreciate your taking the time to read and comment!

Love, love, loved this! Well written, perfect pace, loved the flashbacks and your Logan/Marie voices. The ending was so perfect. I have warm fuzzies now!!

Loved this story! I'm marking it as one of my favorites. So much in just 3 chapters! I really like the way we see Logan's thought process and the way things transitioned from beginning to end. Even though he was kind of a bastard, especially when he had the nerve to get jealous and possessive, it was still hot. I like my characters flawed, and the way you wrote Logan and Marie was awesome to read. And the end? Beautiful and perfect and believable. Loved!! A great, well-crafted story.

Beautiful story! Love your writing style.

You have woven a wonderful story here. Loved reading about the beloved x-men 30 years later! Bittersweet and beautiful.

This was just beautiful. So well written, and the angst brought tears to my eyes. You know you're reading something really good when you can feel pangs in your chest. LOVED IT!

I don't know if you receive comments or messages any more, but I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your story, and how talented you are! What's even more amazing is that you wrote this when you were 17.

I love your Rogue voice, and the way you allowed the story of Rogue's coming of age and relationship with Logan unfold in such a real and believable way. I also liked the way you portrayed Rogue's inner struggle with her powers and the people she absorbed. The way you showed the country's debate over the MRA and hatred/fear of mutants was very realistic.

I really liked the ending, and how it leaves us open to a real possibility of a positive future for Logan and Rogue....but I admit I would have really loved to see an epilogue! :)

Awesome story--thank you for all your hard work!

I am really loving this story so far! I really like your Logan-voice. The part in this chapter where Jean stings him with her words about the good guy sticking around was sad. I really liked hearing Logan's thoughts when that happens; it makes it all the more heartbreaking. By the way, you are one of my favorite authors! :)

"Jean was wrong. The Good Guy doesn't stick around. The Good Guy leaves." --Love this line. So much said in just those words.

"Lo-having feelings for her?" Logan's little slip-up made me smile.

And when Logan finally confesses his feelings...the way he stammers and then closes his eyes expecting the worst...and Marie's answer...o.m.g. I can't even put into words...

I love the way Logan enjoys all of Marie's little nuances while she sleeps the morning after.

I lack the words to articulate all the things I loved about the ending, but I will try. I loved how it seemed like Logan was about to take off again, without Marie, and it's not until the end that we can see how his thoughts about taking off could be misconstrued.

I love how nervous he is before proposing. How he asks for his tags back, and the narrative of the hurt that Marie shows on her face -"like watching a vase shattering"--such a fantastic analogy!

And finally, I love the line after he leaves Xavier's office..."There's only one end to this. There's only ever been one. "...and then the closure we get at the end with "And there was only ever one end to this."

This ending made me want to do a happy dance!

One last thing--I love how you managed to make Logan masculine and tough, yet vulnerable and sensitive, and seriously funny, all at the same time. You really balanced everything perfectly and in a believable way. Oh, and even though it was a small part, your characterization of Jubilee was awesome. :)

Thank you for writing such a wonderful story, one that I will definitely return to read again and again!

Beautiful story--but so sad. I'm a happy-ending kind of girl, but I still liked how everything was written!

This was a beautiful story, so well-written! Love the conversations she has with hallucination-Logan, and how she knows it's only a hallucination, but finds comfort in having him there with her. It's so heart-wrenching, but there is a beauty in the pain. Please, please, just a little more--we need closure! One more chapter? Epilogue? :)

Author's Response:

Something is percolating, but I can\'t promise it will see the light of day.