Not sure how I missed this story before, but wow! I really love what you've done with DOFP and how you've turned it into this opportunity for Logan. Looking forward to the next chapter!

Author's Response:

Thank you!  I've been following your story, No Sanctuary, as well-it's really good!  I'm just lazy and haven't written a comment yet--sorry!  Thank you for not being as lazy as me.  :)

Amazing as always!
So happy you didn't keep these two apart any longer for the angst factor ;) although I have to say, my heart broke for Logan when he found those tags :( hope more really soon!

Author's Response:

Thank you!  Sorry for the delayed response - I could have sworn that I replied to your comment!  It was hard keeping them apart - they want to be together so much!  :)  Ah, the tags. There's more to that story, as you'll find out soon.  Thank you for commenting!

So good, love to see them back in each other's arms, even if they have a lot to work through. I hope he is able to get through to her how important she is/was to him!

Author's Response:

I think Logan finally made a crack in Rogue's armor; now he just has to keep wiggling his way into her heart.  Rogue wants to believe that Logan truly cares for her, even if she's being cautious with her heart right now.  Thanks for commenting!

I see Logan is as dogged as ever, wonderful. Looks like he is learning his lesson on pretending, and will actually try to get to know this Marie rather than jump to conclusion about her.

Love the scene where Charles's offers tea but give Logan liquor. He is normally portrayed so seriously, like his just a body less entity, who's sole purpose is to guide humans and mutants in to a peaceful utopia.

Awesome shout outs to the movies, even though the latter half of Apocalypse left much to be desired, Wolverine's cameo was awesome.

Finally, yay for chemistry, it's wonderful they still have a connection even if the old Logan might not have recognized it.

Some answers, more questions please keep up the good work.

Author's Response:

Logan is finding out that he'll have to take his time and get to know Marie all over again, but he's ready for the challenge because she is worth it.  :)  I agree, the Professor is more than just a benevolent guide for the x-men; I imagine that he has a witty personality and he's a good friend to them, especially Logan.  I definitely had to work in that part about Logan's cameo in Apocalypse and mention the other movies; even though the story has moved in to uncharted territory, I wanted to try to work it as much as I could within the universe of the x-men movies.  And definitely yay for chemistry; Logan and Rogue's chemistry and love will always transcend time travel.  The next chapter will have more answers and probably more questions, but hopefully you will enjoy it!

Love the update, looking forward to seeing what Logan does with the history he's been given! Hope more soon!!

Author's Response:

Logan is realizing that he needs to take it slow and get to know Rogue a little better, find out where she has been all this time.  There are a few surprises coming his way.  :)

Curiouser and curiouser! Perhaps Logan should have taken that history class offered by Charles after all.
Marie obviously has gone through a different life than the one Logan remembers.
I like that Logan's first instinct after feeling hurts is to go on the attack, and his temper flaring at a most inopportune time, both are classic Logan traits of his.
He might have pushed a bit too far too fast though. This Logan does seems to be more aware of himself than canon Logan, so hopefully he can man up and patch things up with Marie.

A nice mixture of the familiar and the strange.

Yours would be the third 1st person story that I've actually read. Usually I skip or rarely skim a 1st person story. But writing about Logan/Marie lends itself well to in depth explorations of the character and their thoughts. Still not a fan of 1st person but with the right characters and the right circumstance it does make for a interesting and enjoyable read.

Author's Response:

Yes, poor Logan probably should have learned a little more about Rogue's past especially, instead of just assuming/hoping everything was pretty much the sameas before.  Logan does have a tendency to let his temper flare and react passionately;but in my mind he's a lot more introspective and emotionally intuitive than people give him credit for, and so after his inital passionate reaction, he has time to think things over and will try to make things right, especially when it comes to Marie.

The shift to Logan is unexpected but fitting considering he did the actual time traveling.

It was great looking into his head and look at Marie and the whole dark future timeline from his perspective.
Absolute great that he finally came to his sense
Good to see he is still is smug self.

The jumping back and forth felt a bit like rambling, but then I got to the end and realized his is kinda just letting his thoughts wander after making love with Marie. From there it made complete sense that his initial thought would be about his first night together with Marie, and meander around back to where he is now.

Wouldn't normally think Logan was up to such a degree of introspection, but I think he as due for one, after all the time traveling.

Getting better and better.

Author's Response:

I really wanted to show some of the story from Logan's POV, so I thought that right after the time travel would be perfect.  I definitely wanted Logan to come to his senses right after the time travel; for one, it was my own wishful thinking after seeing the Rogue Cut, and two, I felt like if Logan was given a second chance, he would do some things differently.

It was odd that Magneto is the one to come and comfort Rogue and not Xavier, given the liberty torch incident.

But it did offer some nice insight into the two characters.

I like that you did not gloss over the fact Rogue was in captivity and experimented on for 10 years.

It was kinda weird that they all just suddenly started working together with no hard feelings.

Very insightful expansion for the movie lore.

Author's Response:

It was odd that Magneto was the one to comfort Rogue; at that point, Rogue was feeling kind of betrayed/abandoned by the x-men, and I think Xavier probably sensed that, especially when she got upset with him for trying to read her mind.  And I always wondered what Rogue and Magneto would say to each other if they were ever put in a room together.  I definitely had to address the fact that Rogue was in captivity and experimented on; for one, they never acknowledged in the Rogue Cut the fact that the sentinels could absorb mutant powers.  They certainly didn't get that from Mystique, but they glossed over that fact, so I wanted to put that out there.  And two, Rogue's captivity and resulting sense of abandonment is a major theme that underlies everything that she does and feels in the entire story.  It is weird that Rogue started working with Magneto so suddenly; she's not really all that enthusiastic about it, but in the end, she does it for Logan's sake.  Thanks for the great comment!

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Great start though first person is not my perfered perspective, but its nice to see that you address what I always found weird in DOFP Rogue Cut. Leaving Rogue in captivity for 10 years in the school. Of all the place that it would have been diffcult for the X Men to attack the school is not one them. Bobby's excuse is very suspect.

I find mid chapter time skips a bit jarring, but given the perspective it works.

Looking forward to where this is going.

Author's Response:

I had a hard time liking Bobby after watching DOFP.  I started writing this story as a kind of therapeutic exercise, because there were some things that just didn't sit well with me.  I felt like Rogue needed to have her say, and that she deserved a happy ending.  Thanks for commenting!

While the angst absolutely broke me, there's something slightly thrilling about rogues ability to manhandle Logan. Probably shouldn't think that as it wasn't in the happiest circumstances, but there it is. I need the next part of this wonderful story right now! My fingers are crossed that the shipper tag will be able to overrule the angst one, although I can just about cope with a little more angst...

Author's Response:

I agree, there is something about Rogue being strong enough to manhandle Logan that puts an interesting twist in the dynamic of their relationship.  I think it's pretty telling that she could have thrown him off at any time, but didn't until that last moment.  And I promise, the shipper tag with make it all worth the angst.  :)

The first line in this, the explanation of the word anamnesis (which by the way, I've either forgotten or never knew in the first place, so thanks for the education, lol) is kind of chilling, rogue is obviously going to remember some of her past existence and deal with the angst that comes with it - through her nightmares - I don't see Logan wanting to ruin what they have currently by confessing. I don't know, maybe I'm completely wrong, and thinking too much ;) excellent part, I'm very impatient (in a nice way) for more!

Author's Response:

Thank goodness for the online thesaurus!  I was looking for just the right word that would fit the chapter, and that's how I found it.  And you're not thinking too much; you might actually be on the right track.  ;)

Loving this, with the sweet flashbacks of rogue helping wolverine with his nightmares, and the sweet smut. However, Logan is in too good a mood, and I know that can't last. Really looking forward to more!

Author's Response:

I know, poor Logan.  He's definitely in too good of a mood for the happy times to last.  I'm about to pull the rug out from under him in the next chapter, but I promise I will make it all better in the long run.  :)