I smell romance!
Beautifully written and played out, I especially love the dueling with words.

*grins and winks* Thanks a lot, it was a lot of fun to write! But there's much more bantering to come, so keep at it. ;)

Oh I will
I introduced this series to my Twin Brother, and he loves it as much as me.

Did you now? And who would that be? :)

Well, fair warning, the series gets a lot darker, creepier, and nastier as it goes along. But there's still humor to balance it out as well as a lot of cool action.

Well, his name is dragon-vine, but he's only a watcher.

That's okay, as long as it stays engaging I'll be hooked. I LOVE that you've made Tai Lung a protagonist

I thought it might be him but wasn't sure.

Well not to toot my own horn, but the number of people at Fanfic.net who loved my story suggests it stays engaging. :)

Also, thanks for noting the distinction: Tai is the protagonist, but not the hero. Not yet anyway. ;)

Oh, oh... a sneak peek?

Not really. At the point where you're at in the story he doesn't seem very heroic yet, does he?

You picked up on a lot of things I saw in the movie like Tigress' implied jealousy of Tai Lung because Shifu loved him and could love anyone afterwards, how her anger at Po blinds her judgement, the similarity between Tigress and Tai Lung. You've done a great job fleshing out their relationship and developing Tai Lung's need to change himself. At one point, I was going to draw Tai Lung and Tigress porn because I think they'd be a hot couple. Looks like I wasn't along in thinking so.

*grins and nods* I'm hardly the only writer to have noticed those things, but I'm glad I addressed them realistically and well. :) The funny thing is that indeed Tai and Tigress are very alike, while Po makes a great foil to them both, so they make quite the trio. And while I haven't seen any myself, there's probably threesome porn of them out there. :P

I think they make a great couple, when written and developed right. As for being hot...well, it helps that Tigress acts a lot like a man, and even looks like one to some degree, so I can pretend. But no you're definitely not the only one in the fandom to think they're hot together.