Angelo is perfect and it does my heart good does my heart proud that they are together where they all belong. They grew up together, survived hell together. They are family, always have been.

I'm so thankful for this. Such a wholesome and heart warming tale and told so masterfully. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

Congratulations! �� �� �� 🎉

This is beautiful from start to finish and this last chapter especially is so heartwarming and wholesome .

I love that these three are back together and have a fresh clean start far from the centre.

In the end ...and this beginning.. they gave themselves the kind of life Catherine wanted for them all..

This last bit brought happy tears to my eye.

#Worth the wait .

10 of 10.

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Always impressive, Mirage. Your stories are visual, rich in detail, and still somehow astonishingly succinct. I can't believe you don't have an editor.

I needed a moment, as always when I read you, to reflect on what you've said here in your stories. The hero's heart was, I thought, Kyle's heart, and could have been, or could have been Parker's heart. She was truly heroic in this, letting herself be captured by agent Misha Clemente who was pretending to be an old woman named Magdalena.

Parker knew something was off, but Jarod was being too stubbon to listen to her because he was so hurt.

This could have been about Jarod's heart, he never gave up looking for her, trying to save her. This could be about Angelo's precious heart, I know you love him. This could be about the heart of the hero inside of all of them and all of us really.

I love that about you and your storytelling. You leave enough to our imagination. I think the fan inside of you can't help but to recognize that need that we fans have to want to interpret some things on our own and you allow room for that.

You have made these characters reborn here in this final chapter of a journey that has been agonining. It's such a portrait of life. There were moments of comedy and uncertainty and pain, loss, all that makes life life and you let them start over, the three of them in a true rebirth just in time for spring! You even talk about Miss Parker possibly being dead, how certain sources were claiming she was dead and her brushes with death.

This is a complete rebirth... for Parker, Jarod, and Angelo. A new start. A new everything.
I enjoyed every word, every chapter, every twist. I still have more analyzing to do but rebirth seems to be overarching theme, beginning with Kyle's appearance. I love this story. It's beautiful. The redemption is beautiful. These characters save each other as much as they save themselves.

You are a paragon. Maybe a paradox too at times, an enigma definitely. Mirage is accurate.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Top notch, mate. This is a hell of an awesome ride!

A true resolution, and I love how Angelo comes out of nowhere like he so often did during the telly series. It's the last thing I expected and I'm in love with this. You have the three of them together,  home at last, and already off on their first adventure.

The way you describe the past, the way they look to see if she's with them, and ok, the way you superimpose it all and all of it. My God. It's exquisite. I love it. I love this happy endingbeginning.

I love that this story says goodbye to us with a smile.

Congratulations.

Thank you so much. This journey was painful at times, so worth it, and so beautiful.

Now that's how it's done!

Jarod leaning in close to tell Parker it's okay not to know.. uhh-huh I can see it all. They are so real. This is so REAL. I know that cenote by the way! I lived in that area for a decade and it's a treat. Probably my favorite place on earth.

They are so perfect together in a way that isn't too good to be true perfect. Some of the childhood teasing begins.

The three of them journeyed a long way to find themselves and happiness and each other again Angelo is so right.

Thank you for this, a true resolution.

Oh, breathtaking Mirage. It's so beautiful and meaningful. All of the nostalgia and big Pretender feels. My new favorite story.

Congratulations.

I'm literally crying. I thought you had abandoned this when it was so close to perfection but now it is perfection.

So plausible that Parker was so sure that Jarod would just know everything but he didn't. Angelo was the special surprise twist for me and for Jarod!

The dissociating thing is fitting with what we know about what she been through. Some authors never mention that but you really delve into it all and not just the trauma but the long term effects of it too.

I love Jarod's reaction to everything here. The way he loves Angelo the way he loves parker!

My heart overflows.

Thank you for this!

This is THE missing piece of this story..

It's perfect now

Thank you.

Bravo!

Have I mentioned how masterful you are at crafting dialog? It can be tricky for the best authors and yet you skate through it with ease. You're clearly a fan of the series and you know Jarod and all of the characters. You KNOW them.

I can hear these words. I can see the characters. I can see it all vividly.

I can hear the dialog you write in the voices of the characters and actors. "I'm told it's the journey that counts" Jarod says to Parker to console her. It's such a Jarodism. I don't recall him ever saying that during the run of the tv series but now that you've written him I can't stop hearing him saying that. Every piece of dialog you write comes through my mind in their voices.

I don't know how you do it. You have a strange magic .. I age myself by quoting song lyrics. I'll never know how you do it. I'm thankful you do it.

Congratulations on the new chapter that completes this story. I'm sorry to see it end and relieved and grateful that it doesn't actually end. This is where it all begins for them.

Magic. Magical magic. Strange magic.

Until next time, Mirage,

Ciao!

A lot of !s???!!! You haven't checked your spam folder probably.. I've screamed and have offered to pay you already...hundreds of times to continue this. Lol I'm so glad you continued and I'm sorry it's ended but it didn't end really ..it just began. I love it. I will still give you money if you tell me where to send it ??!!

I love how Parker has moved on and has killed the bad people!

It's Miss "god forgives I don't" Parker so it's fitting she would approach trauma differently than Jarod

I live that three are together again as should be .. a beautiful beginning...I already want a sequel!

Thank you so much for writing and sharing!

This is THE BEST!

I love it so much.

You really capture the friendship those 3 share and I love love love that Angelo knows Parker cares for and loves him so when she tells him to be careful, drink water, and eat. Oh God I love the growth and that Angelo loves a file room.... Isn't that just Angelo? To love a file room?

Oh the nostalgia is real. Brilliant work, Mirage.

I want to say I hope you're doing well, you haven't updated us lately on your personal life.. and I know you only shared that with us because we kept wondering where you were we do all really care.....caretaking for your significant person.. you're so young to be dealing with so much pain and potential loss. I know it is so hard. I hope you have a wide support system. Do you? I'd feel better knowing you do. I'm glad you have The Pretender fanfic to give you something to do at his bedside.. you're so young. You have us. You definitely have me to lean on.

If you need anything or a sympathetic ear I am here.

Thank you for writing and for sharing.

Take care of yourself m'dear.

Fucking awesome! Parker being REAL is awesome. The three of them friends together again on adventure is awesome. Hit me right in the pretender feels!

Thank you. I want more, I never want it to end. It's a beautiful beginning, a start . So much beauty and magic!

Hey, there you are!

I love this simple beautiful life for Angelo where he can be who he is and still be safe and that's definitely Mexico! I've been in the city Valloladid and it's special. There aren't many touristy attractions there, and the pace of life is so nice and laid back, there is no crime there, and the residents are so friendly.

I love that Parker is reconciling with her past actions and accepting responsibility. This character growth is what I wanted for her during the tv series run.

This was an important step.

I have a feeling Jarod will be joining Angelo and Parker. So touching that they are all back together again and finds out peace