Every Man His Lion (XHFC fic; Charles, Erik, gen)

[ariadnes_string]

Posting before I lose courage. This was way too hard to write for such fluff, y’all, for reasons that are unclear to me. Maybe it’s the telepathy, but Charles is so much more difficult for me to write than Erik. Though I do love a character who can make endless literary allusions. I didn’t mean it to be quite the h/c porn that it is. It’s not

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[embroiderama]

Oh yes, it's absolutely h/c porn--and I love it. that hand held out near the end...meep.

[ariadnes_string]

lol--sometimes you just gotta give those kinks an airing, y'know?

Glad you enjoyed it, tho'--thanks for reading!

[norgbelulah]

OMG. This was lovely. I am so proud to be included as part of the inpsiration for this fine fine fic. :)

I especially loved Charles attempts to describe Erik's mind. Beautiful stuff, darling. <3

[ariadnes_string]

You absolutely inspired me--reminding me how much I love the c in h/c.

I'm glad Charles's attempts to describe Erik's mind worked--it's kind of what's fascinating about writing them--a different kind of intimacy altogether--but I was finding it hard to get a handle on.

Thanks so much for reading--I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[ariadnes_string]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I love h/c for them too--though the form of their intimacy is a little unusual.

Thanks for reading and commenting!

[rabidchild]

What you do with words - I swear! h/c porn indeed! (Heh - there's a line in the movie Blazing Saddles where Taggart (Slim Pickens) says to Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman): "Goldarn it, Mr. Lemarr, you use your tongue purtier than a twenty dollar whore!" I mean that as the very highest compliment, madam!)

I love how you describe Charles' abilities, how you put it into words - very effective, and it made it real for me. I'm avoiding writing in this fandom because I can't wrap my own brain around how to convey it. Perhaps you've shown me the way, but now anything I come up with would be a cheap knockoff. I mean that as a compliment!

You have such a way of conveying complicated characters in just the right way that tells the story you want to tell, yet preserves their canonical complexity - first Sherlock, and now this. Brava!!!

And of course, the little glimpse into Erik's one-time happiness broke my heart. You made me tear up (admittedly, an easy thing), but like, my contacts were getting dry, so thanks! :/

[ariadnes_string]

lol--I'm counting anything that inspires an allusion to Blazing Saddles a win!

But seriously, thank you for the lovely feedback! This--You have such a way of conveying complicated characters in just the right way that tells the story you want to tell, yet preserves their canonical complexity --is just about the nicest thing anyone's ever said about my writing--especially because those things are really my goals. *blushes*

And I'm glad the description of Charles's abilities worked--makes me happy I persevered with it, because, eeek, that gave me trouble. You should give it a try--you would do in in your own way, I'm sure, and it's an interesting, if challenging, experiment.

Thank you for reading--I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

[labingi]

Very sweet story, and I especially like the Gulliver reference:)

[ariadnes_string]

Oh, I'm glad you liked the reference--I thought I might be getting a little self-indulgent there, but Charles has to be massively well-read, doesn't he?

Thanks for reading--I'm glad you enjoyed it!