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Title: On Pins And Needles A.K.A. Shocked And Owned

OH MY GOD! I can't love this enough. More more more. We need more.

Reviewer: Jana Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 08/02/24 11:20 pm
Title: Warmer?

Jarod with a whip. I stopped breathing. This is so much better than Christian GraY. Give me Michael T. Weiss in this role every day of the week. YOU RULE!

Reviewer: Jana Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 08/02/24 11:18 pm
Title: Ties That Bind

Whooo! Yes.

Yes yes yes YES!

Reviewer: Jana Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 08/02/24 11:14 pm
Title: Shades of J

Look at you bringing home the SMUT to the fandomly for feasttime!!  Lord God, woman. Are you available for a ghostwriting gig by the way? I also have a friend who might want you for a script for a movie trapped in pre production purgatory. You wont' mind a little fame probably. I've sent you an email if you're interested. Your talents need more of an outlet and there's good money. Let me know.

Reviewer: Jana Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 08/02/24 10:54 pm
Title: On Pins And Needles A.K.A. Shocked And Owned

WOWWWW! Oh my God. This is fantastic. I love this one. This is my favorite!! Thank you so much.

Reviewer: Revenant Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 15/11/23 12:25 am
Title: Warmer?

No one has ever written Jarod with a whip before or any of the more detailed aspects of BDSM or the rules. I like how you are respectful to the community. I'm in that community. And it's more consensual and safe than finding a date in a religious bible camp or something. It's all about consent and some of the newbie vanillas do think it's sex and they do think it's bad and they do think it's consenting to nonconsent, to blurring lines and shades of gray just like you explained so you nailed that. Jarod explained that well. Oh, Michael would be a beautiful DOM. Sorry. I just needed to get it out there one time. I love this story. It's so well done, researched. You must know someone in the community or be in the community??

Reviewer: Revenant Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 15/11/23 12:12 am
Title: Ties That Bind

On second thought I'm probably old enough to be your mommy so I retract that from the chapter one review. My bad.

This is so plausible. Not only could I see Jarod doing this and pulling it off perfectly I could see Michael in a role like this pulling it off perfectly. Do you ever think about that? He is so hot.

 

"better think of some way to warm you up" Oh dear all of the goddesses. Jarod, Jarod. You write him too well. You're not Jarod are you?

Reviewer: Revenant Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 15/11/23 12:03 am
Title: Shades of J

Ooh, Mommy, write more and write it harder! Yes!!!!!

Fun fact. Did you know that Jami is the name of Michael's sister in real life? You call him Jarod's player, right? Yeah, him. The actor. I know you aren't like a super fan who knows his birthday and the ear wiggling talents and you might also not know the names of his family either, and I can't believe no one has told you about it, but yeah. It doesn't mean you should change the name. I am curious and I only remember after reading and I was like.. oh. Just a heads up. If you didn't know I thought you would want to know. So now you know if you read this review.

This is hot no matter what the characters are named. It's hotter because Jarod is played by Michael. I mean.. damn. You don't get it probably or you're so used to being around gorgeous people and pretty celebrities that gorgeous and sexy are the norm for you but for me Michael is the ultimate man. I see him in everything you write. I want him big time. He is Jarod and you write Jarod better than anyone. HOT. I'm going to need multiple cold showers.

Reviewer: Revenant Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 14/11/23 11:57 pm
Title: On Pins And Needles A.K.A. Shocked And Owned

Excellent excellent. I thought I'd already reviewed everything so I'm skimming back over and I'm in such a smut mood. You haven't written enough smut. Write more smut!!

Reviewer: Monica Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 30/09/22 09:06 pm
Title: Warmer?

Just... oh my god wow. Your notes at the end are hilarious. Oops. I love that you clicked the button and posted this. It's brilliant and so hot and tastefully done.

Reviewer: Monica Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 30/09/22 09:04 pm
Title: Ties That Bind

What twisted said. This should have been done back when The Pretender was on air actually. It's Jarod. And it's Miss P. There were even whips, dildos, buttplugs, and edible panties in one episode.. a rape episode at that. Who does that?!!! They were crazy. You're actually tame and sane in comparison. Those 2 would be perfect exploring domination and submission, and they are in this story and I love it. You do them and the BDSM community justice. You show it respectfully, and it is respectful. I know that for a face. Places like this really exist. All of the things you wrote are true. It's a little like cosplay and sometimes scripted. You should try it if you haven't.

Reviewer: Monica Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 30/09/22 09:02 pm
Title: Shades of J

This is bloody mindblowing. I hate shades of Gray. But Jarod, actually has other levels and shades,and that's why he's working as a DOM. He can do that. He can do anything. He's a Pretender. You took that hook and took it higher and I love you for it.I can't say enough how much I love this and how hot it is. I heard this was some sort of social experiment of yours but it's amazing.

Reviewer: Monica Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 30/09/22 08:55 pm
Title: Shades of J

I wish you would add more to this. This is perfect, and consensua, brilliant!

Reviewer: Contessa Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 18/01/21 11:18 pm
Title: Shades of J

Still no sequel to this? Comeon.

Reviewer: Monica_Bitch Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 13/08/19 11:27 pm
Title: Shades of J

Hi there. I'm a bit of a lurker who happened to find you in the twitter traffic about your writing and you being a follower of RAINN on twitter. I'm not sure if you received my email but I wanted you to know my feelings about this outstanding work and this isn't just a review for this work but Forces of Nature and Circles of Hell as well.

Reading these three distinct works has been sometimes been a painful but amazing journey. These are each manifestos in consensual sex, what is consensual and what crosses the lines, blurs the line. At times you allowed the lines to blur for  the story's sake but you always brought things fiercely into focus.

One thing I want to tell you is that I've read 50 Shades of Gray and was passionately disappointed and all in a rage and I'm still pretty pissed off about it.

I had reservations about reading this and I've never heard of fanfiction . I don't like to refer to your work as fanfiction.  You are writing fiction, you are writing wonderfully and you are using these characters as just vehicles to say what needs to be said, to drive your point home and with a really powerful thud of the bat.

First, this story, Sweet Dreams, was consensual and the internal dialouge, both the male and female roles in this made it obvious. Even though she signed those little boxes, it was all really clear that nothing was going to happen that the female here didn't want to happen. You could've said "oh she gets what she deserves for chasing him there" but you couldn't and your male character Jarod didn't either and he came across as a likeable guy unlike the Christian Gray the asshole.

The buzz about 50 Shades of Gray might have caught your muse's attention but you handled this nicely and I respect you for it. Let me add here that your writing is far more superior and the story is so much better.

I read some of your other stories and you are a genius. You had something to say or your muse did and as difficult as it is things won't change if we don't change it and that's what you are doing. Keep doing it please!

The approaches you took to explaining and outlining all the different types of consent and then coercion and untangling any blurred lines to achieve clarity. It was subtle and didn't even hit me what you'd accomplished here until 2 whole days later. I went "oooh" in the middle of a mid-morning Monday meeting and had to come back here immediately.

In Forces Of Nature which contains rape.... it's not the kind of rape most people associate with rape or what they think of as rape. I noticed that some of your readers were thinking that the man's actions, Jarod's actions were not so horrific and couldn't be classified as rape but then in later chapters you explain through Jarod's remorse that it wasn't consensual. You explained that she relented to him because of intimidation and fear and in her passivity it was clearly not consensual sex and that it didn't matter if they'd had previous relations. That never matters. Rape can occur at any point , after consensual sex or many nights and years of consensual sex during marriage.

SO many people don't understand that only clear consent is consensual sex. Consensual sex isn't obtained through intimidation or the woman passing out or being too afraid to say no. Consensual sex is not passive, silent or given with reluctance. You even had him explain to her that the body responds, that even though she might have enjoyed certain elements it was rape. You nailed this difficult topic with grace and style.

Secondly Circles of Hell. We see cycles of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. These psychological thrillers are all consuming, they are painful and they aren't pulled off well by many authors but you show how the cycles spin out and how it can repeat and then repeat again and again and the fact that you used a strong woman to convey these subtle messages is awe inspiring.

You write intelligently and beautiful. Really lyrical. If it can happen to her it can happen to anyone. Unlike Anastasia Steele, this Parker woman hates him for what he did to her, recognizes the act as rape and then gets sucked back in anyway. It happens all the time this way.

I respect that you don't glorfiy rape or abuse. You show that women can be victimized and still be promiscous, you detail denial and perhaps a touch of mental illness that accompanies long term emotional abuse and denial. You don't slut shame. You didn't victim blame. You outline the question of termination with clarity and detail and we see the damage in both Forces of Nature and in Circles of Hell.

I feared that Forces and Circles were both a lead up to killing the rapist and that you went through all that to make us hate him so fans wouldn't care if you kill him. I'm glad I kept reading because that's not what you did at all here. You show the damage, the way it can morph and compound over the years. It's jolting, bracing and it doesn't end. Therapy can't fix it, years can't erase it. Time doesn't heal all wounds. It doesn't.

I was once one of those who judged women who aborted for any reason but reading these circumstances, seeing the scope of damage, feeling like I'm the Parker woman, and especially the added horror of his being able to hunt her down, abduct her and force her to have the baby and stay with him forever....oh shit...Yeah, I feel, it would change any reader's mind, if their mind is rational and they aren't completely brainwashed and stupid.

I just felt pulled to say something to you and it's hard to do that and be brief so I hope that it is ok with you. Thanks for writing these. Really Mirage this is powerful stuff.

Reviewer: Adriana Anonymous [Report This]
Date: 17/02/15 01:06 am
Title: Shades of J

Wowsa! That was one hot mess babes. I wait on pins and needles [pun intended] for more of your writing.

Reviewer: Lorraina Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 15/03/14 08:06 pm
Title: On Pins And Needles A.K.A. Shocked And Owned

WOW. I read this three times..I am blown away by your writing and by what you've written..and by how IN character they are, how fleshed out and real this is. I love her warning in the end, she gets his ass and only then does he get hers lol..mirage that is awesome but her ownership of him is amazing. Oh man, I need a cold shower. More, please?

 



Author's Response:

Ha, a cold shower? Brr. Not me, not while hot water exists. I'm glad you enjoyed, hope you truly enjoyed it. Thanks, Contessa.

Reviewer: Contessa Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 11/03/14 03:23 am
Title: On Pins And Needles A.K.A. Shocked And Owned

WOW! Actually that's not nearly descriptive enough. That was AMAZING! AWESOME! Incredibly HOT! It was everything I hoped you would write and so much more. You are not only the BEST Pretender fan fiction author EVER!!! But one of the BEST S&M authors I've ever read!

Thank you for updating this story!! I absolutely (if that was not pointedly clear) LOVED this chapter! The ending is a bit of a tease but my imagination is in overdrive right now. If it ends here so be it but more is welcome! Thanks again. It's always a pleasure to read your work 



Author's Response:

I give your review a ten, Twisted. Brilliant. Brilliant! I feel so unworthy of your reviews, however, I can't articulate how appreciative I am. You shouldn't encourage me. Now, of course, I am going to write more- and that can't be good. Thank you for the incredible reviews, Twisted.

Reviewer: twisted Anonymous [Report This]
Date: 10/03/14 02:12 am
Title: Shades of J

Dont ever stop writing. This is amazing and I want more!

Reviewer: Christoph Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 09/03/14 09:01 pm
Title: On Pins And Needles A.K.A. Shocked And Owned

OH MY GODD! This chapter is so hot and so well written too. Whow damn girl. Jarod got Shocked AND OWNED for REAL too. I love it. I love that she owned his ass... uhh what an ass he has. The last words were brilliant. Thank YOU for updating this. bout damn time! NO, This can't be the end. MORE, please. Can't they claim each other's ass? Please!!



Author's Response:

These reviews are excellent. *note to self: write more SMUT/BDSM* I think it is only fair that men who want anal sex should first be on the receiving end. Er. Oh no, we're chatting about anal sex. There goes the fandom!

Thank you, O Dark One. Um, of course they can claim each other's ass; in fact, I think you should get started right away on penning that one for us. Ha. *evil laughter*

Reviewer: TheDarkAngel Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 07/03/14 08:48 pm
Title: Shades of J

Oh my..that was so hot. I want more and more.



Author's Response:

And you will get it, Archange. With reviews like these how could I stop writing? Thank you so much for reading and reviewing and THAT rating. I'm not worthy.

Reviewer: Archange Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 01/08/13 07:54 am
Title: Shades of J

OH MY GOD. I thought I'd reviewed this but I don't see it. Mirage, this was incredible. YOu have got to let him be her first you know back door like JarodandParkerForever said in her review, you know what and you know where down there. Seriously Jarod and Parker have never had that kind of sex, you know, down there. Oh My God. It's not that kinky and it's very normal. DO IT. Please!



Author's Response:

Thanks for reading and reviewing, Christoph. Haha, yes I know what you mean, anal sex and um, I don't know about anal sex. I've read about it once (stealing lines from Jarod now). I know it's not kinky, I've read papers but I just- I really don't know. I think the muse has something else in mind. I could write you something and email it to you but you'd have to promise to never ever say it came from me. I'm such a coward.

Reviewer: Christoph Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 30/07/13 09:47 pm
Title: Warmer?

I'm fanning myself. Mirage that was satisfying. Thank you. You could totally let them go ahead and do the real nasty back door luv. The prudes might die if you do that but I think Jarod could do it right. Please update this soon before I DIE lol.

 



Author's Response:

Ah, well, I aim to please  haha. I don't know about- back door? Oh, dear. The update is in the works.

Reviewer: JarodAndParkerForever Anonymous starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 24/07/13 10:22 pm
Title: Ties That Bind

Aww. I love how sweet he was with her when she began crying. See? It's all a pretend. This is what I'm talking about. He loves her but can't let that show on the outside. And what's this Fire At Will and Reload lol. The next update better have some sex already!



Author's Response:

Thanks again. Um, well, yeah, fan fic for me is just that: fiction. Do I believe Jarod would ever acquire the brass to pull off such a stunt? No.

Reviewer: JarodAndParkerForever Anonymous starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 24/07/13 10:05 pm
Title: Shades of J

OH MY GOD! I just discovered you while reading twitter gossip lol! I came here to look for you and there you were in recent fics. I just want to say that you have captured Jarod and Parker and their dysfunction beautifully, their snark, angst and true feelings. All of it. I love smut. I love angst. I love dark fics. And this is just chapter ONE. Mirage, you have a new fan! Are you on twitter?



Author's Response:

Thank you, JarodandParkerforever, for reading and reviewing. I'm glad you like it and well thanks. Gossip, eh? That's lovely. High school. Again. *yawns* Yes, I am on twitter but I don't interact a whole lot. I use an alias there too (yet another Centre project; hint: leave it written). I think my pictures will give me away- also, I'm a twin peaks fan.

Reviewer: JarodAndParkerForever Anonymous starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: 24/07/13 09:48 pm
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