I can't say how much I love this. The characters... are completely in character and you never fail to bring them to life and flesh them out. The story is original, plausible. Please continue sharing with us.

It's been a comfort and joy to see you here and you've been here for years constantly working and you'll never know what it means to me. You're a touchstone and you keep the Pretender alive. Thank you.

Awesome job. I love your work!

I don't have time to log in. I wanted to say how much I love your writing. You are an exceptional author. The characterisations are the best.

You mingle the perfect amount of real life into this and I almost didn't notice. Sydney's research being misunderstood, Raines lying about it being rushed. It reminds me of the Covid vaccines and the covidiots who don't understand science and how results can be repeated and are verifiable. Another thing you did was talk about the pizza establishment and conspiracies that led dummies to shoot the place. Magats don't care that trump is a pedophile and trafficker and that Gym Jordan let boys get assaulted. They excused roy moore and so many other. They chase lies and almost kill people for no reason while ignoring all of the republican filth. I always look for the easter eggs. You are brilliant.

Top notch. I can't wait to see what happens next.

Oh, I love this. It's so refreshing to read you. Somehow you always write something fresh and original and still fascinating and brilliant.

The character development is beautiful. These two have grown...but not so much we don't recognize them. Miss Parker is the perfect marriage of strength and vulnerability and you always capture her and all of the characters just as they are on the tv show.

I love the tenderness between Jarod and Sydney, that little father-son moment was beautiful and something I would have liked to see more on the show.

The moments between Jarod and Parker... oh, what can I say? You're a wordsmith Mirage and you know where to put the characters and how to write a fantastic story. I'm loving Jarod right now for keeping his feelings to himself while Miss Parker deals with the past and tries to resolve that trauma.

Thank you for calling it accountability culture. It's been a long time in coming too. I noticed that you said millineals were falsely accused of things including ruining sex offenders careers and it took me a minute but yeah, the people who ruined the sex offenders careers is the sex offenders, not the whistle blowers, witness, victims, etc. I needed to see this today. I'm so tired of certain people blaming everyone but the sex offender. Will there be a happy ending for Jarod and Miss Parker?

hoping you update soon. PLEASE! I can't believe all these original ideas you have in a fandom this old. So fresh and real. I've been reading since the beginning of fanfic here and this is the best. The characters are perfect, not too soft not too mean just like I remember.

Ah, Mirage. You're a master wordsmith. This is a fantastic balance of emotions and remarkable prose. It's extraordinary and powerful. Humor, heartache, and tragedy are all in play, and you don't miss a beat. The characters are exactly as they are on my DVDS, the dialogues are refreshing and plausible. You're not afraid to let these characters be who they are and let the story naturally unravel. Nothing feels contrived. I particularly love the intimacy in this chapter between Jarod and Miss Parker. Congratulations. You've been here for at least 10 years and I'm grateful you're still here continuously writing for us on this 25th anniversay of The Pretender. I look forward to your next installment.

Ooh yahy! They have feelings for each other anyway after all this time. Will be seeing more from Lyle? He's got a long way to go to start getting better. He's not someone you'd think of as being suicidal and that's what makes this all the more intriguing. Some criminals do want death by cop when they know they can't get away with their crimes. I can't wait to see what you and these characters do next. More please? I feel so much gratitude to you for still being here and hope you will be here to usher in the 100th anniversary of TP too!

Top notch mate!

Post more soon please.

Cheers!

Oooooohhh. My heart.

Ohh Mirage. Mirage Mirage Mirage!

You're twisting the knife.

Not to mention I have to wait for the update. I was so enjoying bingereading.

You stay healthy too! Keep wearing your mask. Get the vaccine if you haven't already. Get a flu shot too. Social distance. Update this story. Update all of your stories please.

Oooh. That took a turn that I didn't see coming at all.

It explains everything too. 

I think I just heard like 20 missing pieces fall in place. We don't know anything about Lyle's childhood between being taken from Catherine just after birth and framing his fake dad for murder when he was in high school. This makes sense, really terrible sense but it does.

Your writing is addictive. Anyone ever tell you that before?

Tight story all the way. This chapter is really tight. You start revealing everything and let it unfold naturally. That requires some talent and you seem to filled with talent.