Cool. Awesome. Thanks.

I hadn't seen this. Latecomer, very behind in reading.

It had never occurred to me that Logan had been lying about being afraid of heights. Interesting idea.

I love Logan's POV. He is always hard for me to get my head around.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil…
'…is for idiots like me to shoot themselves in the head.' I whispered to myself."
Oh, that was perfect. You do Logan beautifully. Kudos.

I will always love this story because Logan is a leper to himself. He feels no pain and God, he wants to. I will always dislike the ending because it smacks of hope. But then, love, we know about lepers.

I really loved the way Logan finds the "intrinsic reason" not to kill himself. Great Logan writing !

I just wanted to tell you that I thought this was an awesome piece. I think you did an amazing job of getting inside Logan's head.
And you are totally right about upstairs neighbors and penthouse suites. Bothered me too. Grrr...

I read this a long time ago and loved it then. I still love it now. Wonderful writing.

I really like this. :)

You have an amazing understanding of both Max and Logan

"She was so powerful, yet so vulnerable. So strong and yet so easily hurt. A woman, a child, something in between…" I love this description of Max. It perfectly encapsulates what she is. And "She could harden her voice, but not her eyes." shows us once again that softness that lies underneath her hard surface.

"The first couple of months after I was shot were unreal. It felt like I was playing a game of pretend. It was interesting, and almost exciting—having to learn how to do the same old things in new and different ways. Everything from going to the grocery store to going to the bathroom was a logistical nightmare. Most of the time, it was frustrating, but sometimes it felt like an adventure. " Logan's description of his new life was also very insightful. I can even see the sense of adventure that resulted from his lack of understanding of how permenant his injury was. You also tapped into another truth about Logan, the deep seated insecurity that existed even before he got injured and his intense need to do something worthwhile to fill that hole. This line really said it all for me. "The only person I allowed to see my weakness was a man whose paycheck I wrote." Underneath the 'adventure' and the work it says everything about what Logan really felt about himself.

I love the way you reviewed Logan's life since meeting Max, now much she affected him at every turn of their relationship. Eric and the non-jealousy that 'would presuppose a level of intimacy he wasn't ready to admit', Max's seizures, his devastatioon after Val, the second surgery and on and on. Very insightful and touching descriptions each time.

I completely agree with you that Logan had to have an intrinsic reason to stay alive. An external interruption wouldn't be sufficient to change his course unless he found an internal reason to love. I think you picked the one thing that would stop him.

I really appreciated your scriptural reference. It was perfectly appropriate for this story.

Wonderful writing.

A far more intelligent version of Logan's survival - the overflowing sink was such a cheat. You have some wonderful lines in this fic. - all going straight to the heart of Logan's character.
Just read "Birdman" but I have to digest that one for a while before I can review - guess I'd be plagarising the other reviewers if I said "wow"!

I maintain that if you live in a penthouse suite, you can’t have an upstairs neighbour with a moisture situation. Hence the AU bit at the end.
I totally agree....
Again... how this escaped me...I haven't a clue!

Absolutely enthralling.. thank you!

This is wonderful. The ending is great, and the entire thing flows like poetry.
I expecially like the line: 'Underneath all the fake cynicism, the chimera’s heart is more human than any other.' It describes Max so well. You really express their realationship perfectly.

This is amazing! I consider myself a connoisseur of fan fiction, but I have rarely come across writing this good in that realm. You have such a unique style and truly capture the essence of Logan. Thank you for sharing it with us. Please write many more in the same vein!

It is very nice! I like it!

Good fic! As with most FT fics written from Logan's POV, I read it slowly, paragraph by paragraph, to experience the intensity. Yours lent itself wonderfully to that. I agree with your grumble and I like the internal decision you have Logan make. Oh, and I really like this sentence: "...we rewound the kiss like it had never happened, and played back that part of our relationship at a more reasonable speed." That's such a cool analogy. Well done overall.

That was excellent! It was so beautiful. It flowed nicely, had great insight, it was wonderful!