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Real name: Elizabeth Bales-Stutes
Member Since: 12/23/2010
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Reviews by baybelletrist
retired featured story Logan accidentally sees Rogue doing something he probably shouldn't have seen - Frothy, foofy, smutty fluff.

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

Series: None
Chapters: 3
Wordcount: 20597 - Hits: 18421
Complete?: Yes - Published: 03/14/2003 - Last Updated: 03/14/2003
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 02/14/2011 Title: Chapter 1: Chapters 1-4

Trawling through the site and I come upon this... it wins so hard. I can't stop laughing. Also, it's hot. Well done!

Jean's POV of how Logan and Rogue finally get together.

Rated: R
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 3910 - Hits: 3462
Complete?: Yes - Published: 08/20/2006 - Last Updated: 08/20/2006
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 04/09/2011 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Dear God, this is sheer comic genius. You are made of win.

A slice of domestic life at the mansion. Jubilee has trouble sleeping.

Rated: R
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Adult, Humor
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: If These Walls Could Talk...
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 726 - Hits: 4508
Complete?: Yes - Published: 08/18/2006 - Last Updated: 08/18/2006
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 04/09/2011 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Hilarious and so very, very awesome. Ten stars!

Chaos brings us closer...

Rated: R
Categories: Comicverse
Characters: None
Genres: Dark, Drama
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 498 - Hits: 1797
Complete?: Yes - Published: 01/17/2007 - Last Updated: 01/17/2007
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 09/24/2011 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Stunning, affecting, and effective. Amazingly well crafted.

Rogue examines her life, a philosophical concept, the span of two years and nine months, a baby diaper, a John Wayne movie, the power of positive thinking versus sleeping, her skin, and finally…a beautiful way to complicate things.

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

Series: None
Chapters: 1
Wordcount: 6213 - Hits: 3027
Complete?: Yes - Published: 05/19/2008 - Last Updated: 05/19/2008
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 02/07/2011 Title: Chapter 1: Without Pain

I keep coming back to this story. It's beautiful.

As the cure wears off, Rogue leaves for San Francisco, and after a series of unexpected encounters with a certain mutant in a similar situation, learns a little something about grief, vulnerability, loss—and the things beyond romance. (UPDATE: I've now divided this monster into three parts.)

Rated: R
Categories: X3
Characters: None
Genres: None
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 3
Wordcount: 19723 - Hits: 12625
Complete?: Yes - Published: 06/04/2010 - Last Updated: 06/14/2010
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 12/23/2010 Title: Chapter 1: San Francisco, or In Praise of Mourning: ONE

After lurking on this site for weeks and weeks, I just now registered just to leave a review. This story moves me to tears every time I read it. Your writing is incredibly mature; I hope someday you will write for publication. Thank you.

I see, I see, I see what makes us. Yes.

Author's Response: Apologies for the late response to this lovely comment! Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time and effort to register just to leave your kind review. I\'m so happy the story spoke to you, moved you.

After the events of X3, people cope, and don’t cope; heal, and don’t heal; help each other, and don’t help each other. (UPDATE: I've divided this monster into two parts.)

Rated: R
Categories: X3, AU
Characters: None
Genres: Dark
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 2
Wordcount: 12231 - Hits: 6928
Complete?: Yes - Published: 06/09/2010 - Last Updated: 06/14/2010
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 05/09/2011 Title: Chapter 1: ONE

I've been meaning to review this story. It's beautifully realized and deeply touching, to see Logan's pain from the inside like this. We see some of it in the films, but not so strongly, and really, anyway, I'm not sure it's possible to show a man in intolerable pain without having the entire film centered on the unbearable choice between affliction or deliverance... and that's not why most people go to see X-Men movies.

Author's Response: Thank you so much for this extremely thoughtful comment. And YES, on the unbearable choice between affliction and deliverance. This is everything I think about Logan\'s character, in one perfect phrase. You are so right. And it\'s true, intolerable pain is not why people go to X-Men movies... and yet the world that those movies offer up is just full of it. Just saturated with it. In some ways, I think I\'m way more optimistic and hopeful than the movies!

"We love to learn we are not alone."-C.S. Lewis. The Wolverine meets, saves, and reluctantly befriends a girl while undercover.

Rated: R
Categories: AU
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Drama, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: Rape/Non-Con

Series: None
Chapters: 21
Wordcount: 56200 - Hits: 166976
Complete?: Yes - Published: 07/14/2010 - Last Updated: 02/09/2011
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 01/31/2011 Title: Chapter 20: Chapter 20

yes, his fist could indeed move faster than Scott's hand to his visor, and that Jean possessed a shockingly vast vocabulary of obscenities.

This made me laugh hysterically. Well played!

What he wanted now, to hear her organs shift and gurgle and pump, to feel her move, breath, made all other pain that had ever touched his body or his mind nothing, as if they were erased from his body's memory to fit this new colossal agony. All previous desires were gifts, now offered to replace the rejection of this one.

Oh... just... wow. This is amazing. Really this entire story has been amazing. I'm sad it's nearly over; you're still planning an epilogue, right? (Which will feature Sahara's kittens and daffodils, no doubt.)

The not-actually-smut scene worked amazingly well, BTW. I just couldn't have seen her going through with it after the trauma she'd suffered.

Thank you so much for writing.

Author's Response: I am quite partial to kittens and various floral matter, but am currently on the fence about the epilogue. Please forgive me. This wonderful review made me bounce in my seat, dance on the way to get a glass of milk from the kitchen. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Ultimate Comicverse AU Post-Ultimatum: The world believes Wolverine dead; killed by Magneto. But Rogue believes differently. Can she track down Wolverine or is his survival only in her head.

Rated: R
Categories: AU, Comicverse
Characters: None
Genres: Drama, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 10
Wordcount: 26419 - Hits: 54007
Complete?: No - Published: 07/20/2010 - Last Updated: 09/22/2011
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 08/18/2011 Title: Chapter 8: Chapter Eight

Oh, gosh, I hope your dad is doing better now!

Nice to read a new chapter on this one. I like how you're taking us through as Rogue solves the mystery. The interactions between Tony and Marie are great, too.

Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 09/03/2011 Title: Chapter 9: Chapter Nine

Well. That didn't turn out the way she expected it to, did it? Can't wait to find out what happened to Logan.

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: 3525
Complete?: Yes - Published: 11/05/2010 - Last Updated: 11/05/2010
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 05/03/2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Oh, goodness, how have I never reviewed this before? I do love this story -- it's a beautiful code to "Overlap" and just rings so true.

Rogue's life has become pretty complicated after Alkali Lake. Logan's gone, Christmas is coming, and her relationship with her friends consists mostly of notes left in strange and unlikely places. Ororo gets the brilliant idea to teach the kids the Joy of the Envelope, and now a total stranger knows more about her than anyone else. Told through letters, emails, and notes from Secret Societies, like in Feeling Sorry For Celia

Rated: PG-13
Categories: X2
Characters: None
Genres: Action, Friendship, Humor, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: None
Chapters: 20
Wordcount: 82395 - Hits: 112077
Complete?: Yes - Published: 12/13/2010 - Last Updated: 01/01/2013
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star half star
Date: 04/20/2011 Title: Chapter 11: Chapter 11

Hurrah, you're back! I'm very curious to see where you take this. It's a lot of fun. :)

Author's Response: Thanks! Fun was what I was aiming for! :)

Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 05/08/2011 Title: Chapter 13: Chapter 13

Yes, I enjoyed this chapter very much. Another reader has already commented on the wonderful introspection from Rogue. Epistolary (letter) stories really lend themselves to that. I'm looking forward very much to the next installment.

Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 05/15/2011 Title: Chapter 14: Chapter 14

I'm so humiliated right now that it actually painful to write out what happened, but I'm going to, if only so that the next time I consider putting bourbon (or vodka, or rum) to my lips, you can shake this in front of my face and remind me that bourbon (or vodka, or rum) is the DEVIL'S BEVERAGE.

I LOL'd. ;)

My love for this story just keeps growing. You have, as Jaq said, so nailed teenaged angst. (Aaaand there's a "nailed" joke in there but it's just not coming Oh, well.) How on earth are you going to get our heroine out of her fix?? Inquiring minds want to know!

Author's Response: That is so wonderful to hear! I have my plan to get her out, and hopefully it doesn\'t come off as totally ridiculous, but we will see! Thanks so much for reviewing!

Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 11/24/2011 Title: Chapter 17: Chapter 17

Rogue to the rescue! I'm really enjoying this story.

I noticed that in Rogue's goodbye letter to Keltie, items 1, 2, and 3 look like the first few words got cut off. Cut and paste error?

Author's Response: Thanks so much for pointing that out! Fixed now :) Glad you\'re enjoying the story!

Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star half star
Date: 11/24/2011 Title: Chapter 18: Chapter 18

O_O

No, really, that was my face when I read the last line. Holy cow! You're hardcore with the cliffhangers. I love it.

My only critique is that the letter from Logan doesn't quite sound like his speech pattern. But that's not a huge deal or anything. Thank you!

Author's Response: Thank you! I\'m hoping to get the next chapter up a little more quickly than this one. \r\n\r\nI completely understand what you mean about the letter. I think I must have written that letter about a dozen times and I\'ll probably keep writing it until I get it right. But thanks for the feedback, I\'m definitely going to keep working on it! If you have any suggestions, feel free to send them my way!

Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 01/02/2013 Title: Chapter 20: Chapter 20

YAY! That is what I think. :)

I've really enjoyed taking this trip with you. Thanks for writing!

Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 01/02/2013 Title: Chapter 20: Chapter 20

YAY! That is what I think. :)

I've really enjoyed taking this trip with you. Thanks for writing!

Marie thought she needed a cure. Logan thought he needed answers. Turns out fulfilling a need is a lot less satisfying than accepting a want – but no less achingly complicated.

First part in the Use Somebody series. Post-X3, the architects of Marie's cure and Logan's amnesia conspire within the government. Only together can Marie and Logan break their cycles of self-destruction and stop a war they were never meant to start.

Rated: R
Categories: X1, X2, X3, X-Men Origins Wolverine
Characters: None
Genres: Action, Angst, Drama, Shipper
Tags: None
Warnings: None

Series: Use Somebody
Chapters: 13
Wordcount: 24694 - Hits: 76687
Complete?: No - Published: 12/16/2010 - Last Updated: 08/15/2011
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 03/06/2011 Title: Chapter 7: Wish I Was the Moon: I

Oh, ouch. Seriously ouch. This is really good. You've done a great job of depicting Marie's struggle to control her life.

Author's Response: Poor Marie. Even without the voices she doesn\'t who she is/should/can be.

Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 04/26/2011 Title: Chapter 10: Trust Me: I

You continue to amaze and delight me with your writing. I absolutely love how you're weaving together all of the movies into a unified whole with real continuity, and it's clear that you put a lot of thought into your stories. Thank you for that.

Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed
Date: 04/27/2011 Title: Chapter 10: Trust Me: I

Oh--I forgot to add that your command of characterization through dialogue is amazing. You get Kestrel's speech patterns perfect, for example.

Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 08/15/2011 Title: Chapter 13: King of Anything: I

Yay, you're back. No crickets here.

All I can say is Ouch. You're really twisting the knife in Marie's gut, aren't you? (That's not a complaint.) Sorry to hear you were cut off from the net for a while; I think I'd shrivel up in that situation. Hope to read more from you soon.

Marie's a little crazy. Logan's a little farther south than he should be. Everyone's a little worried about the political climate in the nation.
A long and mixed up AU containing our favorite cast of characters, in which Logan and Marie try to live their lives peacefully (yeah right).

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

Series: None
Chapters: 16
Wordcount: 49249 - Hits: 114560
Complete?: No - Published: 12/23/2010 - Last Updated: 05/16/2013
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star half star
Date: 07/30/2011 Title: Chapter 8: My salad days, when I was green in judgment

You're back! Yays! :D

Ooh, so I'm guessing Kurt, the fuzzy elf himself, has a space in her head, though I suppose it could also be Hank. Either way, good plot development in this chapter. Hope things go smoother for you from here on out.

Author's Response: Mmmmaaayyybbbeeeee. Or maybe not. Guess we\'ll have to wait and see. Thanks for reading!

Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star half star
Date: 08/06/2011 Title: Chapter 9: Hell is empty and all the devils are here

!!!

Awesome.

Seriously, now I'm really fascinated to read the next chapter! My one piece of feedback would be a suggestion that you consider working on your "show, don't tell" techniques. But your ideas are very original and you do a pretty solid job with the characterizations. :)

Author's Response: Glad you\'re liking this. And thanks for your thoughts on my writing style. Could you explain the \"show, don\'t tell\" thing a little bit more for me than that? Maybe an example? I\'m having issues trying to figure it out on my own but that might be because I know exactly what is going with every person at every moment in the story so things may seem clear to me when they aren\'t to everyone else. Help please! I am always striving to be a better writer. Maybe email me? haniccol@gmail.com Thank you so much!

"...home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names, and impossible loyalties!" -Matthew Arnold

A Brotherhood Rogue is betrayed and finds herself in the middle of a very fractured team of X-Men after she kills one of their own. Now she has to figure out what Carol was & still is up to while juggling a tentative friendship with Jubilee, a growing resentment for the Professor, and a distracting attraction to the growling feral mutant who was sleeping with the woman she killed.

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

Series: None
Chapters: 12
Wordcount: 42049 - Hits: 86242
Complete?: No - Published: 12/28/2010 - Last Updated: 08/18/2011
Reviewer: baybelletrist Signed star star star star star
Date: 01/28/2011 Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5

I'm really enjoying the character interactions here. Thanks for writing!

Author's Response: And thanks for reading, rating, & reviewing!