365 Challenge: on blood, guilt, and redemption...
This entry is part 41 of 41 in the series 365 ChallengeHow Many Ways Can You Make Me Bleed?
Canon: X-Men Comicverse
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Prompt:
Rating: K
Notes:
They told Prodigy his mental shields existed for a reason. They didn’t mention the reason might be horrifying.
Accounting for Redemption
Canon: Kingdoms and Thorn
Characters: Jennifer Haller, Shift, and Justus
Pairings:
Prompt: "I got red in my ledger. I'd like to wipe it out."
Rating: T
Notes:
How do you account for redemption in a world where survival is the only law?
Justus once believed that his decisions were being guided by a God whose will was sovereign. Now he doesn’t. These sins were his own and he does not know what to do with them.
Counting Heartbeats
Canon: Kingdoms and Thorn
Characters: Jennifer Haller, Shift, and Justus
Pairings:
Prompt: "I got red in my ledger. I'd like to wipe it out."
Rating: T
Notes:
She didn't have the luxury of regret.
Shift may not have had a soul, but she had a heart and for some d- reason it was still beating. And she had Justus. She just didn’t know how to save him.
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