Oh my gosh-
This is your fic? I read it a while ago, but I had no idea you had written it.
Well. I love this one, too.

So hot /faints/

Author's Response: Hope the next chapter was able to bring you around!

Ok so where to start…..…..wow I think about sums it up! I have had to pick out some lines for their sheer power and depth, my dear you have one hell of a way with words!

‘hanging over an abyss. Cut him free of his honour, or truss him tight with lies?’

‘The one they called Wolverine. But just like the Rogue, he was a chimera built by a million false assumptions and ill-considered expectations.’

‘She hadn’t been the only one crucified by this charade.’

So many times it’s the other way around but I love that its Wolverine and Rogue hiding the truth and Logan and Marie now fighting for it. As for the rest......well I refer to my first thought of wow! The only word I had a problem with is ‘titties’ which to me is a very childish word used [and accompanied by sniggers] by boys not old enough to see let alone know what to do with! but that may well be depending on where in the world you’re from!

‘those who object to a sexually charged relationship between a teenager and an older man’ – not me! I married my older man 20 years ago! And the age of consent is 16 here, I hate fics where they make out its wrong at 17/18 even 19. Go for it!!

Author's Response: You get the bingo ... my absolutest favoritest line in the fic so far ... Cut him free of his honour, or truss him tight with lies. Not just does it sound good (modest!), but it sums up the entire dilemma at the core of this piece: Logan's image of himself is at odds with what he wants for himself, because he has built that image to other people's expectations. Ditto the next line you've quoted, my second favourite. And yes, I thought hard about whether to make the 'real' personalities Marie and Logan, as I almost automatically used Rogue and Wolverine before I realised that a) I had done that before and b) Marie, at least, has to be the base personality because she came first. rnrnTitties - sorry! Not sure if it's a cultural thing here, (I'm an Australian raised by Irish parents who spent a lot of years in the UK) but I wanted something that was a bit crude and raw, and "breasts" doesn't always cut it! What would you have used, out of interest?rnrnGlad you've had your happy ending with your older man - I'm certainly not denying that the relationship can work. The power issues concern me sometimes though (see one of the comments below). I've actually looked up the age of consent in the US at one point, and it's between 17 in New York State. That said, the age of consent is a seriously gray area for me - an age means nothing. For one 17 year old, sex can be a healthy, positive, natural thing. For another, it might be a travesty. rnrnOoh, deep thoughts. Might need to go and write some more porn ;)rn

Jaq, great to see you back here!!! Language as beautiful as ever, and a very familiar topic dealt with afresh and unusually honest.
"But how the fuck did you say ... Badly, of course. If you were the Wolverine, you just spat it out and hoped for the best."
At last a Wolverine who has enough introspection not only to realise his want and implications but who also acknowledges his way of dealing with it. Great how, well, 'primitive' his reckoning of her times is, how much it seems to link him and his way of structuring his existence with the dawn of mankind. It gives the character temporal depth - an adroit reminder that primitve and simple are ot the same.
Marie "untutored" - one adjective and we have the whole issue wrapped up: innocence doesn't always connote with sweet, but a tutor has both the authority and the responsibility of a teacher. Quite a potential for power on one side and dependence on the other. Is there another imbalance to counteract it, one between his want and the potential it gives her for manipulation? And will she use this chance at power and turn the whole thing into the kind of hell only humans can create? Will he be able to mitigate his and let a relationship grow despite the imbalances? Ah, I relish a story with great implications!!! :-)

Author's Response: I remember your reviews. They are as good as a gift from the muses themselves. Thank you! On introspection - yes. I get annoyed that sometimes Wolvie is drawn as all action and no brain - this is a tragic figure, who perhaps doesn't allow himself to think, and sometimes refuses to think, but by God - he's a thinker! He wouldn't be tragic otherwise - he'd just be a dumb oaf. But being a feral, his senses can cut through a lot of the guise we put on things, and this story is ALL ABOUT cutting through guise. Finding real. On "untutored" - I haven't tapped into the power aspect of things. The next chapter (3) touches on it, but there's is not a relationship where I see an imbalance of power. (Not in this particular story). Be interested whether or not you agree later. I'm so glad you're enjoying it :D

Yum. And very true to the characters, too. I like Logan's self-censoring of what he actually wants to say, but how he's still honest enough to tell it to Marie straight.

Author's Response: My Logan is almost always a work in progress. There is always an internal battle, he is always growing. Learning to self censor would have been a big thing for him, but he instinctively knows that sometimes it is necessary, and other times, it is dishonest. In this fic, he is being brought face to face with the reality of his relationship with Marie, rather than how they have constructed it to be. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

OMG you are back...

*after fainting*

You gonna stay and keep writing?

Author's Response: I'm going to try. Sorry to flit in and out every year or so... I tend to get a bit of free time in the (school) holidays to think and ponder, and it tend to lead to fic. And last year I promised myself I would write a novel rather than channel it all into fic. This year might be my last out of the workforce, so I'm going to throw myself at writing with everything I have. Hopefully quite a few fics will result. I've promised a lot of sequels over the years and I really want to write at least one of them; there should be some more new stuff too.

Oooh, loved this! Eagerly awaiting more.

Author's Response: Eagerly writing more - I promise. Thanks for reading!

Wow! I can't wait to read more. :)

Author's Response: Hopefully we won't be too long ... but my beta has a young toddler, and I have a 4yo and a 6yo, currently on school holidays. But it's always motivating to know people out there are waiting for updates. Thanks for reading!

Oh, glory! Who cares where it came from? I'm just glad this delicious morsel is here! And even happier that there will be more...Yes! --Wendie

Author's Response: Thank you Wendie ... I was baffled because I don't often write Rogue quite so young. I'm a mother to girls so ... I try to keep her well and truly adult. This, however, refused to leave me alone and I figured it must have been time to get over myself. Enjoy!

Ohh this has the makings of a nice smutty hot fic! Please, Oh please continue!

Author's Response: I've never left a fic unfinished, I promise! Thanks for reading.

Well I suppose we should give him credit for trying to do the right thing! And credit to Marie for not letting him get away with it! Your descriptions/your wording as usual are brilliant, slightly darker and very much more in depth than most, reading more real/true. Visuals while reading are so clear you can see the scene/faces/expressions etc. ‘untouchable girl writhing on the altar of her hormones.’ Love that line [amongst many others!] am looking forward to Logan’s version of worship :)
Great start, always good to see fics with your name attached.

Author's Response: And the first reviewer gets a TimTam! Thank you for the kind words - I'm always puzzled when people think I do well with the visuals; I often think I tend towards far too much tell and not enough show. But then, I have spent years visualising Logan (in particular :P) in my head so ... maybe its just practice!