Wonderful story! You're a wonderful writer, Valerie. You had me reading breathlessly until the last chapter. It was a nice touch that you made Remy Charles' son; now I almost wish it were cannon Looking forward to reading the sequels)

Wow! Fantastic! I can't even think right now. I read this straight through and I'm still in lost for words.
Beautiful is all I have to say...

Ru

Hello Valerie I can't begin to express how much fun I have reading this story. I discovered it long ago, and reread it just now (5 years later!). I've read many of your other X-men fics but this is probably my favorite. Your talent for writing and creating/weaving the storylines and characters together still amazes me and I thank you for sharing your talent with us! Fanfiction can be such a great outlet with the right kind of writer I hope you still enjoy reading them/writing these days! -Kai

Remember our discussions when I cowrote Something Sinister regarding taking down the portal? I just reread this story and noticed the details in this chapter. Too much of a geek am I.

So I'm fairly new to xmen, and more than once in my fanfiction travels, I've run across people referencing you and your stories... So I figured I'd give them a read.I certainly wasn't dissapointed here! It was so well thought out and written, I'm amazed by you and your skill.

I re-read this story every year at least. I love it thank you for writing it. It's amazing

Wow! Just... wow! That was so wonderful! I didn't want to stop reading this for nothing!
I love how you played with the cannon and everything! Little Remy was so cute and sad! Got a good laugh when I realized where you were going with that. Now off to read the sequel.

wow. That was well done. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and stuck with it through a straight 25 chapters. I really liked the whole time travel thing as well as the Shiar connection b/t Lilandra and Charles. Well done indeed.

Wow. Beautiful ending.

i love the crap out of this fic sequels and the betrayal fics. read em off of somewhere else. didn't remember. i had a craving for this fic and the betrayal fics so i googled "pumpkin seeds" along rogue and gambit searched up different combination and even tried looking up "lighter bones" or "lighter skeletal structure" but they didn't work (spent hours on this strand of search). but then i googled iceman and "yellow dress" and gambit, and wham! lead me here. now i shall read. love your writing but that is obvious by the dedication in searching for your fics.

Yours is the kind of story that deserves a following and the type of writing that deserves awards and accolades. I don't know why you haven't been showered awash with hundreds of reviews. You should be. Your story, I believe, is the measuring stick for this fandom, in terms of intricacy and excellency, characterization and theme.
You managed to capture all the poignant triumph and bitterness, the give and take of life, and you do it so eloquently. Thank you for one amazing read.

I went into this story thinking that it would be Romy centered. It wasn't what I expected. This was more about Gambit and his serch for acceptance and I think I liked it better that way. It's so bittersweet and ultimately upsetting that he will cease to exist at some point but nothing less would have made him feel free again. I loved it! I thought the plot was well thought out and the payoff was amazing. Very well done.

Holy crap! So glad I didn't read the reviews and ruin this surprise. Great job last chapter w/ Remy's past by the way. I can't believe this is your first story...makes me anxious to read the rest of your stuff...after I'm done with this though;)

Amazing! Incredible! I couldn't stop reading. Awful and wonderful!

Maybe I'll be more coherent later, but I'm just floored by this story.

so I'm not done with this chapter yet but I had to get it out. It never fails to amaze me that the comic books ignore the power inhibitors for Rogue's particular problem. Its one of those glaringly obvious answers and yet she fails to ever take advantage of it. Ridiculous...no instead let's have sex therapy with Emma Frost, so much easier She really is her own worst enemy but maybe thats what I love about her. Maybe thats what I love about Gambit to. They seem so much more realistic then other characters because of that flaw.

Still loving the story. I hate that my real life is getting in the way of finishing it quickly. I love the idea of Remy actually having a real job...I'm thinking stripper but that's just me;)