Ohhhh please continue...oh and have you seen Michael? What u think? Last time someone asked you about him and asked about Jarod too to see if the new IMDb pic of Michael is what Jarod looked like in your story they said "is it something in that neighborhood?" and you said, "oh that's a better neighborhood than I had in mind" so that means you find older, present day...now Michael more attractive? Don't you? Don't you? Don't you? 

You do, don't u? For real? 

I'm so curious.

I didn't see him at no kings today.

I hope you are well . seriously update everything and write more stories.

I need more!

Stunning work, and stunning content. After my third reading and after deeper thought, it's obvious that Parker suspected something was up with Jarod, he seemed off, hestitant, agonized, and was staring at her. He was struggling with his decision, possibly trying to figure out how best to achieve the desired result. 

I think he legitimately realized that he would be unable to inject Parker without her help when she told him that he wasn't going to stop her. I think he was genuinely agreeing with her and finally knew what he had to do and that's when he decided to say he couldn't do it alone and looked past her.  

I'm so impressed with that, and it's so subtle that I missed it the first two times I read this. I read you with a fine tooth comb. You always sprinkle something in there, deep between the lines that I miss on the first reading.

It almost seemed like a natural normal encounter between those two, as normal and natural as an encounter between those two could be. It's always exciting, those encounters, because they are so rarely seen together on the tv series.

The creators seemed to lean into that by always bringing together for the season finale, or just one or two episodes during the entire season.  Seeing them together on that last movie was appalling for me. 

Beautiful work as always. 

Oh my my you've gone and outdone yourself again. When I think you can't get any better you do it. I didn't see this one coming. Those two back inside the Centre on a personal basis. Jarod's like there's not much he can do to help her this time, not from inside the Centre and it reminded me of a song by Fray. "Heaven Forbid" is the name of the song. "Don't know how to get you out of this one" they repeat "don't know how to get you out of this one" like 5 or 6 times. It just seems to be what Jarod is thinking right now. So he has another way. That she don't like. 

Oh and oh godd when Parker was thinking of art of deception but Jarod was thinking that her little "art of deception" was in reality an "act of desperation."  lol. Those two. 

Ooh, but he whispered "I'm sorry" into her hair AFTER injecting her with a tranquilizer!!! I have to wonder how many times he practiced to be able to stick her with a needle and she not feel it and I guess with the other emotions between them and her anxiousness and stressed and fear.. it's fear he was thinking, right? Pain and fear. Right?

Uhhh god I want more. I hope you're typing right now. 

Oh Ooh. I'm so excited to read more, wherever this goes. Jarod and Miss P back in the Centre again at the same time is a story I've always wanted to read. I'm eagerly awaiting more.

"Mm more like reamed my ass" keeps echoing in Parker's trademark snark 😂... I love it lol 😂 I read that in her voice. I hear them say these things 🫨 🫨 

Sydney was hard on her and the way Jarod sympathizes....ahhh beautiful �� I shuddered 🫨 🫨 when Jarod whispered "I'm sorry" into Parker's hair, behind her, omfg Mirage... it's the tiniest things that can be so powerful when written a certain way and you dear have that special magical ✨🪄 certain way.

Delicious 😋 🤤 I'm craving more.

Oh, man, the way Parker knows that Jarod knows, and the way Jarod was acting all innocent like he doesn't know. He was asking to see her because he was trying to help her, without sedating her. It doesn't justify his actions but... this is so like an episode of The Pretender. I can't justify Jarod's actions but I can understand them but also Parker has a right to make her own decision but also theose decisons were going to get her killed but also... life's more complicated than the black and white I guess. You capture that perfectly and The Pretender. Don't stop here please. I love this.

Hello there dear, this is spectacular. They do teach to drop straight down and all of the attackers either grab the victim over both arms or either under both arms. They don't advise when the attacker has one arm over the victim's arm and the other arm under the victim's arm. 

Jarod would know how to counter the defenses and shut it down and not let his prey escape. Fortunetly for Praker he's on her side. It was hard to watch.. or read.. I actually see what you write as I read so it's like watching. It was hard to watch her fight to escape, to feel so frustrated and defeated and trapped. Jarod knows how that feels. You wrote that and I'm glad you included that. You show that Jarod isn't doing anything that hasn't been done to him. He even taught Sam to feel that way, to feel the same way he felt so that he could succeed in trapping Parker.

I almost expected some comedy in this but it never turned to comedy. Jarod's "I will" [let her go} "when you lose consciousness" is really sincere and he's trying to assure her that he will obey. You lean into that seriousness. They were the most painful moments already . Doubt clawing his mind the way she clawed at his flesh. 

I've never seen something like this written out so eloquently. It does seem graphic but nothing obscene happens. It's just Jarod bieng Jarod only this time he's being Jarod with Parker and I think I understand how difficult it is to write something like this. I know what you mean with your warnings. I appreciate your sincerity. 

I feel excitement now, like I'm waiting for the next episode of The Pretender. 

Please update when you can. Until next time Mirage, 

Ciao!

Major Oomphs Mirage!

I was like Jarod's being kind of weird. He's kind of tearful and agitated and also sympatheitic and the dialog just seemed he was being sort of indecisive and maybe even fearful. Yeah and that was brilliant of you to show all of that and make me wonder.

It's all clear now. He was planning to sedate her the entire time. I think he was hoping he could get her to come along with him willingly. He was putting it off, trying to get an opening, fighting off second thoughts. 

Love love LOVE Parker's internal dialog throughout all of this too. 

"or his apology not fucking accepted" lol that is SO her.

Oooh and this 

Oh God I get so tingly knowing that he is dressed in a suit and she is dressed in one of those skirts, both in corporate clothes...oohhhh.

And he whispers her name into her hair and says sorry as he holds her and injects her...omg so arousing and he is so tender with her.. she doesn't feel the injection.

I need more. Please omg write faster.

Stunning work Mirage.

Jarod is always some amount of dark, but he has good intentions or at least I hope and it's obvious he's  pretty torn up about having to hold her against her wishes this way. I can feel how excrutiating it is for both of them. She's gone completely wild trying to escape, completely stopped being in control and is underrstandably in full panic mode. She doesn't beg or plead. I think she knows that would be futile too. 

Jarod's tearful about the entire thing, and both craves Sydney's assurances and is still angry with Sydney about the past also understandably so. 

I love this and I crave more already and I just really can't imagine what will happen next. I hope to find out soon. 

I mean, yeah, it is Jarod and this tracks. The thing I have to remember is that he doesn't want to do what he is doing but has run it all through his mind and this is the only outcome MP can survive.

He's taking away her agency and she clearly wants him not to do that. That isn't new for Jarod. he sedates people, he held that one woman hostage to protect her from Sammy Tanaka and he violated Luther prisoner guy and stole his kidney. And all that stolen valor in military positions he didn't earn.

Jarod can be unpleasant. 

I have to say that you're an exceptional author and story teller. and the way jarod returns to the past for comfort ooohhhhh. I'm  excited for more young lady! 

I'm at an airport right now, reeling from three consecutive delays thanks to Cheetolini Grabby Hands' incompetence.

You nailed the airport delay-shut down part....now if only the rest would happen.🤞ðŸ�» 

Sigh.

Deep deep sigh.

😔 

You're keeping me sane.

Just wanted you to know.

Much love.

Until next time Mirage

Ciao!

Please continue this too!