Y'know, I always feel I have to leave a comment when there are no reviews on something I like, especially when I can see a read count over 30. Makes you wonder why readers are so lazy, when you KNOW they're enjoying your work. Heh, not bitter, me, nooooo ... Anyway, this remains as awesome as the first time and I really do have a soft spot for cracked!Alex. I want to keep him and look after him (and maybe molest him a little ... a lot.)

Author's Response: Aw, shucks, Anne, thank you! I really appreciate your support. Yeah, it stinks to get no recognition sometimes (and really, as writers, we're all secretly whores for feedback, aren't we?), but there's always that leeeetle bit of "writing it just for me" sense of satisfaction, and we should never lose sight of that. Speaking of "just for me", I wouldn't mind having a cracked!Alex of my own to look after...until the police take him away, that is. Or the ghost of Yassen kills me.