It's great to see an update, Reese.

I have to agree with Alexx: both Ryan and Preson are acting like jackasses. I like the smooth intergration with Grey's. So, now we know what Preston was up to when he left Cristina at the altar. Preston is an ass for leaving Cristina, but it explains him behaviour. Preston is pretty hung on race, so I can see him as a man who wanted the typical middle class black family that uplifts the race by existing, and marying Cristina screws with that. So, of course he runs to Alexx, who he thinks would understand, and she does, but she's not about to get into anything with him so he can have his little fantasy come true.

And Ryan, so immature. He's whining because Alexx isn't paying attention to him. I wantd to smack him. I think if he wants to be in a serious relationship with Alexx, a woman with children he's going to have to do some serious growing up. How in the hell is going to discipline if he needs some discipline himself?

A great ending, Reese!

I think there was more to Alexx bringing Preston to the event the more I think about it. She knew it was a bad idea, and yet she did it. I think because she was so afraid of a relationship with Ryan she threw up another road block to make sure it wouldn't happen. 

As much as I love that Alexx and Ryan got together in the end, I hope Ryan does a lot more growing up. Alexx has children and they need a father-figure to look up to, not someome who will reinforce all the bad qualities kids tend to have.

Horatio came to the resuce and set things right as he always does in his silent way. I love him. 

God, this was so good.

I've never pictured Kat and Valens together (for some weird reason I entertain the idea of her and Vera getting together for a purely comical one night stand). I have the same reservations Kat has about Valens, he loves headcases, tendds to fuck and run, and he seems like the wrong guy because of his temper. But nobody's perfect.

I think this works for me because it feels like an organic, real relationship instead of a sweeping romance. It fits in with cannon of Cold Case. You're not going to get champagne and roses with these people, but a healthy dose of a real relationship, flaws and all.

And can I say your description of Lily fron Valens point of view was spot on. She's tough but there's an air of fragilty to her that annoys me, even though it adds to why I like her.

I can't applaud you enough for this.

Hey there, so nice to see over here from LJ!

I'm really interested in where this story goes. I love the Nancy/Hartigan storyline from Sin City, so I'm sure I'm going to love this. I already love this incarnation of streetwise orphan Ororo. She's jaded but still has enough of that innocence and caring nature. 

I also like Logan too from what we've seen of him. Hard ass with a motorcyle, but also with a good heart. My favourite kind of leading male. 

I'm also interested in Victor Creed, even though he's only mentioned. I'm sure he'll have a role to play in all this.

Can't wait to see how this turns out.

I love the wonderfully evocative mood of this. The descriptions of Kem and Carter's life apart felt so empty and full of longing and loss. They were both going through the motions and barely feeling anything. I've never watched a full episode of ER, so I'm guessing by the descriptions of the characters they were both intensely passionate people. To see them reduced to automatons is heartbreaking.

What I liked most are the things that were unsaid between them. The, particularly Kem, don't say the important things at first because they know it'll bring them closer and to that point where they have to reveal all those feelings building under the emptiness and loss. I'm not surprised Carter is the ones that speaks the most and makes the first move. As a woman the loss of Joshua is particularly hard for Kem and it seems she closed herself off from Carter to deal with those feelings. Opening up to him has more consquencesin her eyes or am iI reading too much into this?

It’s not the kiss of her husband, but that of her lover. 

I like this sentence so much. The juxtaposition is beautiful.

Great work, Token!

Wow that was so beautiful and creepy.

The idea of Morganna burning in the future and sending her thoughts back to people who have no idea of the context and then allowing the love and ownership she likely maybe doesn't deserve is very unique and oringinal. I say that it's likely she doesn't deserve the burning because I'm still not sure if Morganna will be villain of the story as she is in the Medieval stories.

Merlin as the spark who literally starts the whole thing that leads to her death is brilliant, as is Gwen as her heir. It really sheds a different light on future Arthur/Gwen and why they'll never work out. It's not Gwen Arthur belongs to but Morganna. Again, creepy and beautiful.

I'm going to go back to the image of Merlin as a sorcerer starting a fire that burns another sorceres. Just be existing and being a pawn of fate and destiny he commits the worst crime against one of his own.

Great stuff, Black. I'm going to be thinking about this one for a while.

This was so beautiful. I've never been a fan of Stark and I can't figure out what Allison saw in him, but I kind of get it now. Underneath the arrogance and the bravado there seems to be somebody with a heart. I liked the descriptions of Carter and from Nathan's perspective I am stumped as to what Allie might potentially see in him and if they'd ever work as a couple. It seems the two men have the things she wants (warmth and intelligence) but when one trait is missing it seems as if she's settling. Poor Allison.

Author's Response:

Thank you so much luckybrans! Stark is one of those characters  that's hard to like as a person, but easy to appreicate as a character I think. And as for Carter, I think his heart is exactly why Allison's so drawn to him. That an the fact that he always felt a little like the frat boy she might have crushed on when she was younger. I'm interested to see what they ultimately do with them as a pairing.

Thank you again for the comment! 

Oh God that was so beautiful. I'm grasping at what to say, because I'm just feeling the fic right now. I heart Jim's characterization because he is a bit of a pathetic tosser, isn't he? He's put forth as the everyman but today's everyman is sort of a half-grown loser that won't grow up unless there is an apocalypse. The life he has with Selena is better than the one he had before.

Selena sees herself as a strong independent woman, but you showed that there's more to her. In the situation they're in it makes sense that she would hold on to that identity and Jim slowly makes her realize that she can be two things at once, even a the end of the world.

Again, this was so awesome!