We don't often get to read dark Charles but it's such an affecting rendering of him to explore and in this fic you really capture him in a way that's compelling and disturbing. I like that the darker side of him and his capabilities is there prior to Cuba. It's not like that becomes the turning point. Instead you've built in a bit of history, all these touchstone moments jumping further off from the one before.
thaaaaaaaank you, and though i don't really see charles as being dark, i can see that it's a darker part of him. we know that there has to have been casualities and uh, i don't even know.
but thank you, again and can i just say that i adore your icon?
I like that it's a darker side of Charles, a side that has seen his share. It serves as a nice balance to the more idealistic side of him. Basically it works really well :-)
I've been dying to use that icon since I got it and never seemed to find the opportunity until I read your fic. Obviously I don't think Charles is the devil but I like the implications of the fight being here and now.
oh, okay. i have all these feelings for charles and he tends to get--underplayed in fic? don't know if that's the right world but there is only so long that a person can stay naive and idealistic and if i lost my legs i'd pretty much just hate everything. so that he keeps going and clearly continues with the school, it's amazing to me and, i don't know, i probably don't make sense.
i'm glad i gave you the chance to use it, then. :)
You're actually making perfect sense. I don't recall which interview with McAvoy I read but he mentioned that he if had his way in the sequel he'd like to see Charles being pissed off and angry about what had happened -- with Erik and Raven, his paralysis. He wanted to see that in between moment for Charles, the "what happened" between XMFC and what we eventually see in other films with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen in their respective roles. I find myself curious about the same thing. What is that journey like for Charles? Yes he's idealistic but it's not like hasn't seen the darker side of life. Yet he maintains a certain optimism that can be over/under written in fics as naive when I don't think he is. His hopefulness is something pretty remarkable. So the question is how does he handle what gets dealt to him by the end of XMFC -- and I'd like to see him struggle and fight through it -- so that he gets to the point where he not only runs this incredible school but has re-established an adversarial/ally relationship with
( ... )
there's a difference between being optimistic and naive, of course, and i just do not think that somebody who can read minds could possibly be so clueless.
Great job!
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but thank you, again and can i just say that i adore your icon?
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I've been dying to use that icon since I got it and never seemed to find the opportunity until I read your fic. Obviously I don't think Charles is the devil but I like the implications of the fight being here and now.
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i'm glad i gave you the chance to use it, then. :)
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you are awesome. :D
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