FIC : a thousand pages (give or take a few) ; XMFC ; charles/erik ; rated r
Back in July, I was surfing the X-Men First Class meme and hit on a prompt that I was surprised to find appealing to me. It was for a silly AU about Charles and Erik owning dueling used bookstores and ending up falling for each other despite the obvious obstacles. I thought to myself, hah, this will be a good momentary diversion. Almost 50,000 words later I was forced to conclude that it was not, in fact, either momentary or just a diversion. It's the longest thing I've ever written and it's only half done.
Anyway, around November I hit a snag; Christmas season happened and my creative brain dried up. I managed to remember to de-anon on the meme despite the fact that I'm only just about halfway through the story I want to tell, and I've had some messages from some incredibly lovely fans of the story who are hoping it's coming back soon. So, in an effort to make myself (as my icon infamously reminds me) to put the pen on the paper, you lazy fuck, I'm posting what I have written of the story here. If it's out there in the ether with my name attached, I'm going to have to keep on writing it, because I hate leaving things unfinished.
So. A disclaimer. This is unbeta'd and unpolished. It's a WIP that currently clocks in at just over 47k words. It's not terribly deep or thought provoking, but every fandom needs its rom-coms, and I have had the most fun writing this of almost any story I've ever written. I'm hoping to continue having fun with it for a while yet, and that at least some of you will enjoy it enough to hop on board the crazy train and ride it with me for a bit. :D
Due to the length of the chapters, the fic is posted on my Dreamwidth. Link below to the first part. :)
Title : a thousand pages (give or take a few)
Fandom : Marvel / X-Men First Class
Characters/Pairing : Charles Xavier, Raven Darkholme, Erik Lehnsherr, Hank McCoy, Alex Summers, Armando Munoz, Sean Cassidy, Logan, Jean Grey, Moira MacTaggert and many more ; mainly Charles/Erik with a side of Raven/Hank and Alex/Armando
Rating : this chapter is PG-13
Warnings : none
Word Count : altogether, 47,015
A/Ns : This is a non-powered rom-com bookshop AU. I really hope you believe me when I swear up and down that I have never seen the movie "You've Got Mail". I suck at summaries so you'll just have to read it to find out what happens. :D
( 'Chaaarles!' Raven's voice penetrated down a hallway and through two doors, still loud enough to make Charles wince. )
Anyway, around November I hit a snag; Christmas season happened and my creative brain dried up. I managed to remember to de-anon on the meme despite the fact that I'm only just about halfway through the story I want to tell, and I've had some messages from some incredibly lovely fans of the story who are hoping it's coming back soon. So, in an effort to make myself (as my icon infamously reminds me) to put the pen on the paper, you lazy fuck, I'm posting what I have written of the story here. If it's out there in the ether with my name attached, I'm going to have to keep on writing it, because I hate leaving things unfinished.
So. A disclaimer. This is unbeta'd and unpolished. It's a WIP that currently clocks in at just over 47k words. It's not terribly deep or thought provoking, but every fandom needs its rom-coms, and I have had the most fun writing this of almost any story I've ever written. I'm hoping to continue having fun with it for a while yet, and that at least some of you will enjoy it enough to hop on board the crazy train and ride it with me for a bit. :D
Due to the length of the chapters, the fic is posted on my Dreamwidth. Link below to the first part. :)
Title : a thousand pages (give or take a few)
Fandom : Marvel / X-Men First Class
Characters/Pairing : Charles Xavier, Raven Darkholme, Erik Lehnsherr, Hank McCoy, Alex Summers, Armando Munoz, Sean Cassidy, Logan, Jean Grey, Moira MacTaggert and many more ; mainly Charles/Erik with a side of Raven/Hank and Alex/Armando
Rating : this chapter is PG-13
Warnings : none
Word Count : altogether, 47,015
A/Ns : This is a non-powered rom-com bookshop AU. I really hope you believe me when I swear up and down that I have never seen the movie "You've Got Mail". I suck at summaries so you'll just have to read it to find out what happens. :D
( 'Chaaarles!' Raven's voice penetrated down a hallway and through two doors, still loud enough to make Charles wince. )