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Date: 08/04/2011 6:02:22 PM Title: Chapter 1
That ending is so true to these characters and this story, you did the best possible thing for them. (Pets poor, heart-shattering September.) Let's face it, if it had gone the other way, short of a miraculous Logan conversion or magic sexxing, there would have always been a shadow over there relationship. Rogue could never have been truly happy, wondering if he settled (or knowing that he had.) This way, she chose long term happiness, and to do the right thing - if you love someone, set them free. And now we need some masterful September foof to banish all the angst, pretty please?
Author's Response: At one point I did try and end this fic a different way (the shipper in me is die-hard. It put up a decent fight!) but it just didn't work. It made all of Logan's emotions kind of hollow, and I felt like was letting Rogue down. (Character guilt. It's a fine thing!) It was time for her to stand on her own two feet, I think. I like that. Less of an ending, more of a beginning. And now I'm rambling! Fab. - I'll see what I can do about the foof :oD
Date: 08/02/2011 9:32:14 PM Title: Chapter 1
Beautifully written. The 4th chapter made my heart ache. I think it broke right alongside Rogue's. :( The Epilogue was a nice, yet bittersweet, finale.
[Report This]Date: 08/02/2011 6:37:24 PM Title: Chapter 1
Aw. That was a great epilogue. I was worried when it started out that Rogue would truly feel that the world began and ended with Logan, and I'm glad that wasn't the case. Even if it's just a hint of recovery, it is good to know that she sees the possibility. Hopefully she will learn that there are different kind of loves, and that different doesn't necessarily mean better or worse. And as for Logan and Jean...well, sigh. At least she picked a side, and hopefully he is happy. Which shows what a good job you did of both convincing me that he actually did love Jean (a hard sell, to say the least) and that he was really a good guy, because I actually did want him to be happy as well. Overall a masterful story, both evocative and heart-rending and bold, which is a hard combo!
[Report This]Date: 08/02/2011 5:33:31 PM Title: Chapter 1
I AM VERY ANGRY! You got me very angry, September. Oh I can just shake with anger with the ending...but it was beautiful. Please return with smutt and cookies.
[Report This]Date: 07/31/2011 7:12:30 PM Title: Chapter 1
Dont know if its the stupid pregnancy hormones or your just that damn good but parts of this had me tearing up.
Im leaning towards it being due to your superb writing skills.
[Report This]Date: 07/27/2011 11:42:17 AM Title: Chapter 1
Hi September.
Listen, this fic is great. There are so many awesome things about it; for starters, how you've portrayed Jean and Bobby, they're themselves; kind and so real to the actual deal. I like that very much. The way you've characterized them makes us - or me anyway, not hate them, but sympathize with them.
I also dig the "miserable" Marie. My favorite line is "Maybe it’s me. Maybe I was always untouchable. Maybe I was never meant to be touched." So good. It fits the while scenario.
I'm very hard to please when it comes to fics, but you've pleased me greatly with this one. Thumbs up.
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm so glad you're liking it so far.
Date: 07/17/2011 7:45:58 PM Title: Chapter 1
Hey, it was so great to see your new story, though I initially resisted reading b/c you made it clear where this would not end up, and I’m not the greatest-Rogan angst/no HEA in sight-loving girl. That said, I jumped in, I probably would’ve avoided anyone else’s, it’s you, MTAR is one of my all time-faves in anything, and I’m glad I didn’t deprive myself of your story. You’ve captured the complexity of M/L/J/S…and while I’m not a Jean fan, never watched or read anything for her, I don’t hate her either..usually it’s more of oh, she’s part of the background-let’s move on thing….but I actually kind of get her here. She really is reminiscent of the movies, where the love for Scott was still there, she was just weak and human, and a relentlessly pursuing Logan was hard to resist. That said, I can’t give her complete slack, she’s old enough/experienced enough to know and understand what she willingly did for some moments of gratification, and I think you not only made me see her, but might have kind of made me turn against her a bit, and I don’t think that was what you meant to convey, was it?, reverse psychology..maybe? :P
Anyway, Marie is still who I’m reading for, and while I knowingly went into this with w/o Rogan hopes(okay, maybe a teeny bit) I find, for this, I’m all about Marie and I’ve delegated Logan to the background. He’s there, and obviously the major star in Marie’s thoughts/feelings and it’s heartbreaking how her dreams/hopes in regards to him are always compromised, it’s that horrible case where I can’t even rant at him b/c he’s so hurt himself, and really would never want to hurt Marie the way he’s hurting, though I wonder with his senses how he could be sooo dense in regards to her-until this chap. I was so scared that with the drinking/touching, he might even go there..b/c I’m not sure Marie would’ve resisted even thinking she’ be a substitute, and I can’t tell you how relieved I am it didn’t. I want so much more for her, she’s worked so hard, earned her maturity the hard way…and while I think Logan will always be the one she will yearn for, I think she can go on to lead a fulfilling and content life without him in her life as more than a friend. I’ve given up on him romantically for her here, your a/n’s notes and who he is here, made that very clear and Marie is written so beautifully I’d read 100 chap. just for her, though I know you said it’ll be a couple more. Thank you for sharing this love note to Marie, b/c that’s how I feel about it, I admit I resisted b/c it wasn’t one to Rogan, though in a fundamental X1 way it is, and I can’t wait to see what her future holds. Last thought..eep, I’m kind of scared b/c you mentioned sex (and I can’t believe I’m saying this with Rogan) but I’m worried it will be Rogan and I don’t want that for her here, I truly don’t, she deserves everything, not a small piece he may give..gaah it’s a convoluted mess in the best sense, but I’ll read wherever you take them. Thanks so much.
Author's Response: You know what? I never thought I'd say this, but thank you so much for all your comments about Jean! I did't hate her either. Like you, I'm a bit.. meh.. whatever about her usually. But after watching X1 again I wanted to write a fic when she's really not the villain everyone makes her out to be. It's so easy to make her evil/nasty/man-eating and use that as a hinge to get Logan and Rogue together, but that feels so out of character for movie!verse fics. I just wanted to write something that accepted the events of X1 as truth. I mean, Logan's not a total idiot, right? (*lol* don't answer that!) And I wanted to explore the relationship that Logan & Rogue could have in these circumstances.rnrnHeh, and you're not the only one who dislikes Jean more from me trying to portray her as nice but flawed. *lol* It wasn't planned that way, but maybe it's a technique I can use again!rnrnAnd lastly, thank you for your awesome comment. It made my day this morning when I read it. You've summed up all the emotions & everything I was trying to convey with this fic. I might have to employ you to write my summaries *lol* I'm crap at them! There is more I want to say in reply to what you've written, but I can't without giving bits of the last chapter away (I tried.. then deleted what I wrote about 3 times!) so I apologise for that - but thank you!
[Report This]Date: 07/05/2011 7:07:20 AM Title: Chapter 1
:-D more please xXx
Date: 07/04/2011 9:53:25 PM Title: Chapter 1
Can't wait for more!
Date: 07/04/2011 12:39:07 AM Title: Chapter 1
Cookies? Ha! Maybe I do...but I think I'll hold out for a time when I really do have a good chance of influencing you. ;) In the meantime, I'm on board for whatever type of story you want to share with us--I trust you and your muse. I'm cool with an angsty story and I look forward to your next update. I'm glad you're back and I hope this is the first of many new stories that you'll be posting on this site.
Date: 07/03/2011 8:27:51 PM Title: Chapter 1
oh? more or just a one shot? i loved how rogue gained control by just growing up. Nice variation.
Author's Response: There will be more. It's gonna be 4 chapters + an epilogue. That's the plan, anyway :o)
Date: 07/03/2011 4:58:40 PM Title: Chapter 1
Holy macaroni, September. I can't tell you how excited I am for this. You're one of my favorites so any Rogan scraps you throw at us are appreciated. For some stupid reason I never reviewed Runaway even though it's a longtime favorite of mine that frequently pops up in my brain & I have to go back to re-read. I know this isn't a strict follow up to that, but you still keep the subtleties that work so perfectly with an emotionally reserved guy like Logan & a young woman who's trying to reserve her emotions for her own protection. I can't wait to see where this is going. I expect some heartbreak - it's never easy for these two, but you always deliver on a good chewy, nougaty Rogan filling. Yum.
Author's Response: Ahh, thanks :o) I love that you like Runaway, too! There will be chewy nougaty Rogan filling, promise, but it might not be quite what you're hoping for - just to warn you (without giving too much away.. which is really hard dammit!)
Date: 07/03/2011 11:47:39 AM Title: Chapter 1
Awww, I like how you've set up the story so far. I also like that you're keeping true to the storyline that Logan loves Jean. I love to see a new take on how that relationship dissolves and how a relationship with Rogue would develop. My favourite scene is the morning he comes back. It felt like a scene out of a good epic love story. A Jane Austen kind of moment lol. Good work. Hope you update soon!
Author's Response: "I also like that you're keeping true to the storyline that Logan loves Jean." Thanks :o) It was something that was so integrated into so many of the xmen story lines, I wanted to write something that deals with it, rather than ignores it, like I usually do! "I love to see a new take on how that relationship dissolves and how a relationship with Rogue would develop." Ah. I don't want to give anything away..but..well.. it really is a fic about the unrequited kind of love. I'm glad you enjoyed it so far though.
Date: 07/03/2011 7:42:34 AM Title: Chapter 1
Ahh, wait.... if I look now if this is really a finsihed one-shot, I'm losing what I've reviewed so far, right? Bol***ks.
Well then, what do we have here? A beautiful story from a too-long absent favourite is what we have! The familiar adroit characterisation, perfectly to the point: "but he does give me his comfort, albeit gruff and unpractised." Says what we know about Logan, and manages to say it in shoret expressions actually worth reading.
Similar the relation between Marie and Logan, complete with her still-teenage absence of wondering whether his reluctance to accept anything in return for the gift of comfort could possibly stem from reasons not connected with her person: "So when he needs comfort in return, I’m there. Because it’s the only thing he lets me give back."
The whole story feels like one translucent layer, expertly mined, of two characters in a relationship (the latter in the loose meaning). They have acquired more over the years and will probably add to them in the future, but here is just this, Logan and Marie and the person each is.
And one of the two is doing some growing up, part of which is learning to distingzish between unrequited love and self-conscious, dramatical pining: “He gets to treat me like a kid. He gets to screw Jean, insult Scott and be completely unaware of my feelings, but he does not get to have an opinion on what I choose to do with my life. Those are my choices to make." Uh-huh, some Rogue is making an appearance. Good for her.
She's also doing some maturing. It is good to see that, despite the rather conventional plot, your author persona has no lost the skill of subtlety in relations: "I was frantic to know. ... But she was so desperate to hide her emotions that I couldn’t bring myself to say anything. ... And I was afraid that if I said it out loud I would break her."
It's this sort of subtlety, and the strength it demands to live with the disruptive powers of grey-scales, that let her grow: "I never thought I would end up being the strong one."
Sometimes, though, there seem to be explanations for daft readers, as if there was a need to make reallyreallyreally sure: "Stupid isn’t it. I fight for touch, and when I get it, I decide I don’t want it after all. Even I don’t understand me."
Well, yes, there might still be people in the world who can be amazed at contradiction and who need a story spelled out to them. Only these stories neverr seemed to cater for them. A bit of rust, maybe, dear author? Or a wholly unfounded lack of trust in your skills to make things clear without explaining them? Tsk, tsk, cut it out, September! YOU have no need of this!
Because, you know, you are perfectly capable of evoking the depth of understanding of Marie for Logan, plus an exciting sense of potential for development between the two, apparently without breaking a sweat: "Only in something that can be so destructive, so violent, can there be such beauty and stillness."
Now, having assumed the right to criticise on the strength of old acquaintance:WELCOME BACK! I have often thought of your recently, and wondered if you were still around or I was beginning to devolve into a troll, being the only one of the "old team" still around. But I see the re-surfacing of Jaq harbingered more good things to come! :-)
[These review boxes really are deplorably small. But then maybe, that's to protect the author's sanity from ranting reviwers. I fervently hope it worked in this case. :-D]
And after that things just fall into their normal screwed up routine.
Author's Response: Hello!! I think your review might be longer than some fics I've posted. That's awesome! It made my day *g*. It's really good to hear from you again. I haven't been around as much - real life has a stubborn way of getting in the way of fandom, but it's nice to be back here and writing some fic again. As always, I really appreciate your feedback - you know I'm always trying to improve. And god yes I am rusty. I am creaking with the stuff. There will be mistakes - just you wait! You picked out my favourite line though: "Only in something that can be so destructive, so violent, can there be such beauty and stillness" and I could hug you for that. (Subtly, of course *g*) I just hope the next chapters live up to expectations. There should be 4 of them and an epilogue in all, so not a one-shot. Hopefully.
[Report This]Date: 07/02/2011 6:51:36 AM Title: Chapter 1
The summary alone made me mad as hell at Logan - can you believe that.
Maybe it’s me. Maybe I was always untouchable. Maybe I was never meant to be touched.
Very sad but powerful too.
You an early riser these days, kid?’
And I don’t need to turn to check, I don’t need to ask. I just know it’s him. That voice. That smoky scent.
A soft smile spreads across my face. ‘Hey Logan,’ I tell the window. He moves behind me so that a flash of his reflection catches my eye, and I watch it for a moment, the view outside suddenly sliding out of focus. Call me foolish, but I want to remember this moment. I want to savour it and store it for later. To keep the bubble of happiness it gives me.
He’s home.
Very cool and grown up - good for Marie.
can't wait for more!!!
Author's Response: Oh dear - if the summary alone made you mad at Logan, then I may need to warn him when I post later chapters. I'll tell him to duck..!
[Report This]Date: 07/02/2011 5:58:10 AM Title: Chapter 1
‘And it's exactly what the title says’ oh well it’s a good job I can handle that, come to think of it I can handle reading the heartwrentching, the sad, the funny, the angsty ,the downright sick and twisted, the foofy and the cutesy. Movie, comic, au in all forms, xmen good or bad friend and foe and I have no problem if written well which is no problem whatsoever when it comes to your writing but I can’t for the love of god like Jean! Marie is a much better person than me - What is wrong with me? Should I be feeling sorry for her here? I just can’t do it no matter how hard I try. Not that it’s in any way shape or form important I just should be able to tolerate her a little but alas it appears that would be a step to far for me - I’m not sane I already know this but hope has me clinging to the unrequited part not necessarily being aimed in whole at the Rogan part! But then you said ‘Definite angst’ so I think my hope just went off with your humour bunny!
Jaq’s already picked out my fav line which was stunning btw.
Great so far looking forward to more. Good to see you back x
Author's Response: Haha, Right now I wish this was LiveJournal as I have the perfect 'Jean bashing? What Jean bashing?' icon that I really don't get to use enough *g* Not a Jean fan, then? I'm kinda indifferent to her most of the time, this is the first fic I've tried to write where Logan genuinely loves her (and she's normal and flawed like everyone else, not dead and/or crazy..) I like her more after writing it, but I like Logan less. Read into that what you will!
[Report This]Date: 07/01/2011 11:29:32 PM Title: Chapter 1
I am just beside myself, so very, very happy that you have returned with another story. I have spent many a night, reading your stories, over and over again and have always thought about you (I hope that doesn't sound creepy!) That you have began writing again just gives me butterflies because once again, I will get another glimpse of one of the most "real" Marie and Logan characterizations in the fanfic universe. Add me to your monumental list of admirers - I am beyond thrilled. Spectacular stuff this.
Author's Response: Hi, and wow - thank you for saying such nice things! I'm so glad you like my stories :oD I hope this one doesn't let me down now *g*
Date: 07/01/2011 9:35:18 PM Title: Chapter 1
I'm ecstatic that you are back!!! I'm a huge fan of your writing and I often find myself rereading your stories. Like doctorg mentioned, I too especially love More Than A Rogue and count it as one of my all-time absolute top favs as well.
Not surprisingly, I'm on board for this one too. You write Rogue and her feelings for Logan so poignantly. Is it wrong for me to wish for some happy Rogan-ness despite your "unrequited" title? You'll have to forgive me, because I'm a total sap for a happy ending. Okay, so know that I've shamelessly tried to influence you, I'll be quiet now and wait for the next installment. Can't wait!
Author's Response: Thanks, it's good to be writing something again! And thank you for loving More Than A Rogue as well. A little part of me lights up every time someone says they enjoy that one :oD Whoop! rnrnWithout giving too much away though, this is definitely an angst fic, and the ending's already written, so I am immune to influence (unless you have cookies? Do you have cookies?)
[Report This]Date: 07/01/2011 6:28:50 PM Title: Chapter 1
Yay! A great story, and so glad that it's a follow-up to Runaway, which although an excellent one-shot cried out for a continuation. You're breaking my heart with these two, but it hurts so good! I hope you have more Roganliciousness in store, and that your title isn't *too* prophetic. Even if it is, though, I'll still enjoy the wonderful writing.
I think this is my favorite line:
He’s always there for me if I’m in trouble, or upset. He doesn’t give me love, doesn’t give me those heated glanced reserved only for Jean, but he does give me his comfort, albeit gruff and unpractised. That part of him, at least, is mine.
Author's Response: It might be a little prophetic *hides*. It's an aspect of the Rogan relationship I've not really explored before, not without giving into my shipper side, anyway. That doesn't mean there won't be Rogan-ness though, just.. well.. ok I'm not going to give anything away *g*
Date: 07/01/2011 6:08:34 PM Title: Chapter 1
Oh, hooray, you're still writing stuff! Your story "More Than a Rogue" is one of my all-time favorites. Now off to read this one. :-D
Date: 07/01/2011 6:04:06 PM Title: Chapter 1
Welcome back! Lovely to see something from you again - almost like old times ;) I really enjoyed this; it has that subtle poignancy you do so well.
This, in particular: "A soft smile spreads across my face. ‘Hey Logan,’ I tell the window. He moves behind me so that a flash of his reflection catches my eye, and I watch it for a moment, the view outside suddenly sliding out of focus. Call me foolish, but I want to remember this moment. I want to savour it and store it for later. To keep the bubble of happiness it gives me."
To me, it says so much of how she has grown up, that she holds it to herself, doesn't run to him, keeps her joy a private thing.
Very much looking forward to reading about their normal screwed up routine. Somehow, I suspect it will have a few interesting surprises along the way.
Author's Response: Hello! It's nice to be back *g* Been a while since I've written anything worth posting - kinda hoping I don't screw it up! It's nice to see you back, too. Like you said, like old times :oD