Am totally blaming this and you for the Logan dreams I had last night....so thanks. Loved the Marie-topography. Loved the reasons why he's staying up late. Loved that this made me grin the whole way through. Mambo gracias for posting this.

Author's Response: That makes waking up in the morning even worse! I\'d consider calling in sick just so I could get back to those dreams..........oops, started drooling again. Yeah I figured Logan has Marie\'s body mapped out better than the Rockies (and vice versa). I\'m glad that you grinned all the way through :D and that your review made this my most reviewed story! (throws a little confetti, that\'s not so much confetti as it is bits from the paper shredder). Thank you!!

Read these last two chapters at about six this morning, right before I had to leave for work. Jesusflippingpancakes, you're writing is brilliant. I love this. From the Sabertooth appearance to the smut to Logan's thoughts The Morning After. It's jaw-dropping. And personally, I think this story's pacing is wonderful. Nothing wrong. Far be it from "me" (note the quotation marks) to criticize because the plot is not going the way "I" (again, quotation marks) expected it to. Write what you like, it'll be terrific and fitting regardless.

>clears throat

Author's Response: So glad you\'re liking it! You\'re probably the only person I actually *would* change my plot for, so it\'s good to know that\'s not necessary. :-D

"“And maybe a little bit of Rogue, because let me tell you, sugar, the two of us are all kinds of pissed off.”

and

"
“Convincing you that you’re not the Big Bad Wolf may be a little harder, so let’s start with the easy one. The part where I’m not a little girl, skippin’ through the forest, takin’ cookies to Grandma.”

Are just wonderful, absolutely brilliant. You do Logan/Marie dialogue superbly, as natural as skin, with such ease avoiding the stilted effect that plagues even the most talented of writers.

...this time in a delicious slick invasion. Ohhhh, sweet jesusflippinpancakes. I cannot tell you how much I love this scene, especially this line snippet. I'm head-over-heels-Tiffany-ring-first-flight-to-Vegas-and-the-quickest-appointment-with-an-Elvis-impersonating-priest in love.

"...the words dissolved into excited huffs and gasps.. That "dissolved" was just perfect, really making the line.

Waaaaaaaay too many more that deserves it's place in this little text box, so lets just say that every line after the last is worship-worthy. Definitely in my top ten of smut scenes.

Author's Response: So glad you liked it! Smut is definitely the hardest thing for me to write, I feel like I\'m writing in cliches no matter what, so it\'s great to hear that it ended up okay.

Such marvelous detail, painting the scene in the readers mind more effectively than any artist's brush.

.......

>reaches the end<

.......

Waaaaaiiitt....What? What??!!! WHAT??!!!!!!!!!!! >wild-eyed, panicky shock, horror

Author's Response: Or as my son would say thanks to his obsession with SuperGrover...\"Hubba what?\" ;-) Glad I was able to catch you by surprise with that. I tried to put enough clues in there that it wouldn\'t seem totally out of the blue, but then reading it over it seemed completely obvious to me, and I didn\'t want Marie to seem dense for missing all the signs. It\'s good to know I was able to surprise the \"reader.\"

Shout-out to your authors notes. Here-here! (Or is it 'hear'??) That plagiarized story that managed to stay on that list has been driving me crazy for ages. I'm glad someone finally said it.

With the clarity of the dying, she recognized how little pain there was, even though she was hanging from Logan’s claws. Just a cold burn and the slow choking sensation of blood welling up in her lungs. Such a beautiful line, crystal in a scene that already stands out as magnificent.

Loved the last bit, though I was worried that they would find the pair dead. I wish with all of my heart that I could give this more than five stars.

Author's Response: Yeah, the only thing that makes me okay with it still being there is knowing that sahara\'s epic is going to push it off soon enough. :-D Like I would kill them both! If there\'s one -- no, two -- things you can always count on in my stories, 1.) there will always be hot Rogan monkey sex and 2.) there will always be a schmaltzy Rogan happy ending. Fanfic is wish fulfillment, right, and what more could we wish for than for these guys to resolve their angsty goodness with hot sex and then live happily ever after, right? ;-)

I love this! Though not really a surprise. It seems to be a given that any Sarahfic will be adored. No hesitations whatsoever on clicking on a story attached to your name.

The concept is so brilliant, delivered so...so....*concisely*. Logan's viewpoints is so believable, so real; you seemed to state what every writer has been trying for years to say in their portrayal of him.

Thank you for closing that textbook; thank the bunny for it's disease; thank The Chest, Chin, Lips, and other favorite Jackman-parts that this site has acquired a writer like you.

Author's Response: *Squeezes you & hopes you don\'t find it too creepy* There are so many parts of your review that I like, so I\'m gonna go ahead and say that I appreciate every last word! I heart you even more for this. Thank The Chest, Chin, Lips, and Abs, Amen! (should\'ve said that at Thanksgiving. Opportunity missed)

Oh, and the final scene deserves a round of applause all on it's own (three cheers and a bowl of lotion for a *glistening* Logan). Adored the entire dialogue between Logan and Storm--who you do particularly well, by the way.

Am crazy in love with the lines,
“She is eighteen. You two have had this conversation before. In fact, you’ve had this conversation with just about everyone. Loudly, too. It’s her decision.”

And, "
Something pounds against the counter, either Logan’s fist or the beer he grabbed from the fridge.

And about a thousand others, but I know how much you just *hate* those long, over-adoring reviews. ;~D

Author's Response: Quotes! Quotes! Quotes! Why is it that I covet these so much? Three cheers & a bowl of lotion, huh? Is that for Logan\'s enjoyment? Because if we\'re going for ogle-worthy Logan, I\'m thinking something that isn\'t as absorbent. Is there any way I can believably work in a bottle of massage oil to this story? Maybe a gratuitous scene of him doing some yard work & then cooling off with a a quick spray of the hose? Oh damn.....I just woke up the chained-in-the-closet-smut bunny again...why does it insist on using stuffed animals in the donation pile to *show* me what it wants me to write? *IT\'S SO WRONG!!* I\'m going to just re-read your review a hundred times to get smut bunny\'s reenactments out of my head.

Okay, so you know when you find something really really, unbelievably holy-shit-jumping-up-and-down-hungry-for-more-never-could-have-dreamed-something-could-be-this-good amazing, and there's this not-so-tiny voice inside you screaming, "AAAAAAAHHH!!!"? Well, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Omigod, Sahara! This is incredible. *So* brilliant, *so* in character, *so* well-written, *so* poetic. Every single sentence, every single friggin' *coma* is perfect. What were you worried about?

I couldn't put this down (love having a netbook, allows that expression to be so literal). My eyes were glued to the screen, tearing through this. And then I scrolled back up and read it again, like a magically wholesome dessert. I love BadassLogan as much as, if not more, than I love ProtectorLogan. And you do it so, so, *so* well. I can't pick out a single line about him, or about anything else in this chapter, that I didn't love. (Though, as last wringing-in-your-ears phrases go, the pacifier thing was pretty fantastic.) I'm so excited!! Can't wait for the next!

Author's Response: As I said, this made my day before you sent that wonderful email yesterday. I literally caught myself bouncing in my work chair when I read this - never been so thankful for a door with a lock. I love that you have a netbook and can read anytime anywhere...oh yeah & leave reviews anytime anywhere ;) This is just the best. The. Best. Thank you for this.

Oh, dangit dangit DANGIT!!! Very long review got cut off halfway through--don't you hate when that happens?.....Anyway....And I'm not even going to ask how many chapters it will be before Logan and Rogue are comfortable with each other and/or clothes start falling off. I'm not going to beg, I'm not going to bribe, I'm not going to offer one answer to any spoiler question of my current or any future fic of mine you might read. I'm not. Know why? Because you are the writer, and we readers are only happy to accept any scraps you see fit to throw down to us...Btw, Sahara, you look very pretty today. That font looks great on you.
Dialogue is impeccable. Everything said is so believable, so *right*. You tell the readers so much about the characters and situation without them noticing that they are being told. And that's talent, the best of skills. Very worship-worthy.
You're writing is like Chinese food from a favorite restaurant. Filling, delicious, something you can't shake the craving for, will spend your last penny to get...and leaves you dying for more upon finishing. You're my eggroll, Sahara!!

Author's Response: Ugh, gremlins. I hate when they cut off my reviews too! It\'s the ghost of Jean! I saw her do it! Honest to Abs, I swear I did! Yeah...it\'s going to be *a while* before they\'re getting that kind of comfy w/ one another. A long while. And that\'s all I\'ll say, even if this font looks good on me today. The slate metal background does *wonders* for my complexion! You have a knack for making me giggle out loud like a weirdo when I read anything you write to me - it\'s a wonder I haven\'t been carted off to an institution. I\'m your eggroll? And you favorited me? *bounces* *squees* *does victory dance in the little tiny space in my room that I\'ve cleared as more of a walkway between the bed & the door*\r\n\r\nGracias :D

Ohhh....Myyyy.....Go--oddd!!!, Sahara! >rabid fan drooleyes roll back in head, twitches on the ground in a very, very good way<

"...wonders why she found her backbone now that she’s faced with a man who could, and probably would, remove it. Badass, hilarEEious, and poetic rolled into a spiked ball of talented awesomity. Other examples of such:


"She could live in there. Really. The damn thing is huge, which makes sense since she’s in a high-occupancy mansion."

Great, she’s going to hurl all over the mighty Wolverine. "

"She pulls away, noticing that she can only do so because he lets her."

The last lacked the hilarity but held the brilliance of the others. And I don't mean 'brilliance' as just really, really cool, but *genius*. Like Lawyer-Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men. Just a total pimp (forgive me, it was on as I was dressing for work this morning).

You have a divine knack for expressing common things in a completely fresh, "DAY-amn" kind of way. It's mindblowing. Wish I could favorite this story a hundred times. You're the best eggroll I've ever had.

Author's Response: This might sound creepy, but I\'m very happy to be your eggroll. I hope you\'re okay with the fact that I\'m a vegetarian eggroll though. If not, then I\'d happily change if it means I get more awesome-sauce reviews like this. *Gobbles up your quotes. NOM NOM NOM*. You have no idea how happy that last little bit made me - the \"completely fresh\" bit. That\'s damn high praise. Muchas gracias.

Alright, so I was prepared to tell you how much this chapter rocked, that it might be my third favorite (you just can't beat those first two, you just can't)chappie of all time. I was ready to present a list of all the reasons this was worth my happy-scream when I saw the update, provide the evidence of your awesomeness via easy-to-find-but-not-so-easy-to-choose quotes--until I reached the last line. No. No. NO. >stamps foot< Ar you kidding me? Are you kidding me?? You can't leave it there. You just can't. You can't. It's...it's illegal. See that sign Sahara? This is a no smexy cliffhanger zone..And I...I forbid you. Yeah, that's right. I. Forbid. You.

>crosses arms, stares down, lips wobbling faintly

Author's Response: *Tosses candy at you*. Hey! You! Fine, fine don\'t look my way. No, not even if I have a nearly nekkid Wolvie on a leash. Oh now you\'re interested? SYKE! That\'s what you get. Yeah, looks like we\'re going to descend into a passive-aggressive writer-reviewer situation....okay, okay really we can work this out. I promise - no, hear me out - I promise to make it up to you. Honest To Abs. Just - just stick around for a bit, okay? You know I\'ve got some good scenes planned up ahead! Who\'s the one who bombards you with Abtastic pictures? That\'s right.

If you get eaten by a mountain armadillo before we get the rest of this story, I will kill you. What? No--no, I don't care how illogical that is. Shut up. Did you hear me? I. Keeeelll. You.

I say it (or think it) every time, but this may be my favorite chapter. Such a sublime conversation between our couple, such a exquisite portrayal of Mr.NOM. I wanted to squee at his every line. I love your Logan. I want to do horrible things with him and a few favored ice cream toppings.

This story moves at such a glorious, perfect, but tortuously slow pace. Imagine how epic it will be by the end--I can't wait to rereread it from there. Your writing is so visceral; the reader can see each seen in bright color, each sentence adding fresh paint, fresh depth to the image.

Like everyone else, all your other fans, I cannot wait for the next.

Author's Response: Oh hey! Look! Not eaten! I might as well have been since I\'ve got a full blown case of writer\'s block. Eaten, not eaten - the story is not progressing either way. Maybe it\'s from packing & unpacking, but I have no idea where I put my muse! I\'m glad you like my Logan. His is a characterization that\'s kind of hard to get down. He just wants to grunt! I\'m all like, \"you *can\'t* just grunt! You have to say *something*!\" And what does he do? Grunts. Ugh, men. Very happy you even sort of like the pace. I\'m worried that it\'s dragging and you all want to kill me. I promise I\'ve included more Rogan interactions in later chapters...even if it\'s not what you\'re looking for... *ducks*

Sahara told me this was good--and that girl sure doesn't lie. It's not the kind of thing I usually go for, but your suburb way of writing, your unparalleled characters, details, dialogue, make it easily better than a thousand other "bests". You have proven, with this incredible slice of genius/smexy masterpiece, that you can write anything--ingredient labels for Sprite, Chinese menus--and it will instantly reach a must read (or must rerereread) status. Are you sure you don't write professionally? Very hard to believe someone of your talent does not.


Fully intend to rerereread this, and comment on every wonderful chapter, but I'm about two minutes away from being late to work so for now....

Author's Response: Aw, some day you and I and sahara need to have a X-Men movie marathon slumber party! You are so amazingly complimentary in your review, and it makes me blush because it\'s so much more than my smutty little fic deserves. :-D