Twenty Things You Might Not Know About Sebastian Shaw, Rated T.
Title: Twenty Things You Might Not Know About Sebastian Shaw
Author: Sionnain
Fandom: X-Men, Comicverse
Rating: T
AN: Yes, I know, I already did one of these. But that was BEFORE Kaz814 issued the challenge, and so I wanted to do another one because this kind of thing is just too much fun to write! If you're interested in Sebastian's backstory that I've borrowed for this, check out his entry on Wikipedia.
Twenty Things You Might Not Know About Sebastian Shaw
1. He never lets anyone else polish his boots. It’s not because he thinks no one can do it properly or because he enjoys it, it’s because he carries a knife in his boot and he doesn’t want anyone to find it and try to kill him with it.
2. At home, he’s much more likely to be found in a long-sleeved t-shirt and slacks than his usual elaborate ensemble. His clothing is intended as a distraction, and it generally works-people underestimate his abilities when he’s dressed like a fop. It has also caused ruffians to attack him, which is always amusing, considering what he’s able to do with other people’s energy.
3. Sebastian still remembers all the names of the men who attacked him when he was a young man in engineering school, which was the moment he first discovered his mutant powers. Sometimes he’s not sure if he would hurt them or thank them if he were to meet them again. Probably both.
4. His first coup in the Hellfire Club, when he established himself as Black King, was in revenge for his fiancée Lourdes’ death at the hands of the Sentinels-a program supported by former White King Ned Buckman. Sebastian took over control in later years to make sure he was able to manipulate the program for his own ends; sometimes he wonders if maybe that’s what Ned was trying to do, too. Regardless, he has no regrets about killing Ned or Paris.
5. Sebastian actually enjoys running Shaw Industries. Sure, he likes corruption and power and all of that just fine, but there’s something almost soothing about sitting in his office with all that glass and steel, making millions of dollars an hour with nothing but his mental brilliance. Or possibly, he enjoys reading the financial documents with a cup of coffee and no one prancing about his office in a corset.
6. He misses his Swiss chalet more than his relationship with his son, both of which were destroyed after that little incident with the bomb at said chalet. He isn’t exactly disappointed in Shinobi for wanting him dead, merely for having abysmal skills to orchestrate anything remotely devious enough to get the job done properly.
7. To this day, he’s not sure if Madelyn Pryor was a real or sentient psionic construct from some other reality. He’s pleased to have had his scars erased by her powers, though he found her very boring in bed when it came down to it and he was rather pleased when she ran off to mingle with Goblins or whatever it was she ended up doing.
8. He still remembers the first moment he met Emma Frost, and the memory usually makes him smile. It’s not a very nice smile, though.
9. He finds most movies and television shows completely vulgar and ridiculous, but he’s fond of caper and heist movies. The only movie he actually owns is The Spanish Prisoner, and it’s on VHS. It was a gift from Emma.
10. Sebastian likes German opera, especially Wagner’s Ring Cycle, except that he’s not very fond of the end of it. He once bought tickets for a four-night performance series, and left after the intermission during Götterdämmerung because five hours is far too long to do any one thing.
11. Children seem to find him fascinating. Sebastian does not share this sentiment. Emma once told him children stared at him because his clothing was so colorful that he over-stimulated them like mobiles hanging over a crib. Sebastian had no earthly idea what she was talking about.
12. There are times he doesn’t like thinking about how Emma is spending her nights. He knows why she’s doing it, but the thought of her being physically satisfied by that annoying prat Scott Summers is almost repulsive.
13. Sebastian is too paranoid to invite anyone over for dinner, so no one knows that he’s actually a very good cook and can make pasta from scratch. Emma comes over for dinner, but he learned early on never to allow her near a kitchen or the appliances therein, so she doesn’t really understand.
14. Sebastian is a very bad man, but if you were to see his tax returns (and the IRS has-many, many times) they are faultlessly perfect and include yearly donations to a variety of charities, including children’s literacy programs and shelters for abused women. He’s hand selected the charities, but he’s never told anyone-even Emma-why he chose the ones he did.
15. One day, he really would like to challenge the Thing. Mainly, though, he’d like to absorb all that energy and strength from the Thing and then punch Reed Richards in the face.
16. Every few months, he has to hire a net set of mercenaries to beat him up in the morning so that he can “charge” his powers. He doesn't get rid of them because they start becoming lazy, exactly it’s just that they are usually very stupid men and he can’t abide their company for longer than a month. Usually, they end up places where no one is ever going to find them.
17. His fondest wish was to have a night with Emma and Sage both in his bed. When Sage was kidnapped by Bogan, his one regret was that he’d never managed to orchestrate that little scenario. Emma did a nice little trick with her mental powers and some young woman she’d found through a discreet agency, but it wasn’t exactly the same.
18. Every two years, he goes and visits his parents’ grave. He always goes alone, and always at dusk, and he looks down at their headstone and wonders what they’d think of the man he’s become. His usual answer to that is horrified.
19. He has a picture of Emma that he’s kept for years; they’re on vacation someplace warm. She’s smiling and wearing his shirt, her hair blowing in the wind and she’s not wearing any makeup. He’s sure he has pictures of them dressed to the nines for some society function or other, but that one has always been his favorite. He’s fairly certain she has no idea that he has it, though, and whenever she’s at his house he makes sure she can’t see it.
20. Sebastian dreams in black and white, unless he dreams about the Phoenix. Then he dreams in bright, vivid red. These are the only nightmares that he ever has.
Author: Sionnain
Fandom: X-Men, Comicverse
Rating: T
AN: Yes, I know, I already did one of these. But that was BEFORE Kaz814 issued the challenge, and so I wanted to do another one because this kind of thing is just too much fun to write! If you're interested in Sebastian's backstory that I've borrowed for this, check out his entry on Wikipedia.
Twenty Things You Might Not Know About Sebastian Shaw
1. He never lets anyone else polish his boots. It’s not because he thinks no one can do it properly or because he enjoys it, it’s because he carries a knife in his boot and he doesn’t want anyone to find it and try to kill him with it.
2. At home, he’s much more likely to be found in a long-sleeved t-shirt and slacks than his usual elaborate ensemble. His clothing is intended as a distraction, and it generally works-people underestimate his abilities when he’s dressed like a fop. It has also caused ruffians to attack him, which is always amusing, considering what he’s able to do with other people’s energy.
3. Sebastian still remembers all the names of the men who attacked him when he was a young man in engineering school, which was the moment he first discovered his mutant powers. Sometimes he’s not sure if he would hurt them or thank them if he were to meet them again. Probably both.
4. His first coup in the Hellfire Club, when he established himself as Black King, was in revenge for his fiancée Lourdes’ death at the hands of the Sentinels-a program supported by former White King Ned Buckman. Sebastian took over control in later years to make sure he was able to manipulate the program for his own ends; sometimes he wonders if maybe that’s what Ned was trying to do, too. Regardless, he has no regrets about killing Ned or Paris.
5. Sebastian actually enjoys running Shaw Industries. Sure, he likes corruption and power and all of that just fine, but there’s something almost soothing about sitting in his office with all that glass and steel, making millions of dollars an hour with nothing but his mental brilliance. Or possibly, he enjoys reading the financial documents with a cup of coffee and no one prancing about his office in a corset.
6. He misses his Swiss chalet more than his relationship with his son, both of which were destroyed after that little incident with the bomb at said chalet. He isn’t exactly disappointed in Shinobi for wanting him dead, merely for having abysmal skills to orchestrate anything remotely devious enough to get the job done properly.
7. To this day, he’s not sure if Madelyn Pryor was a real or sentient psionic construct from some other reality. He’s pleased to have had his scars erased by her powers, though he found her very boring in bed when it came down to it and he was rather pleased when she ran off to mingle with Goblins or whatever it was she ended up doing.
8. He still remembers the first moment he met Emma Frost, and the memory usually makes him smile. It’s not a very nice smile, though.
9. He finds most movies and television shows completely vulgar and ridiculous, but he’s fond of caper and heist movies. The only movie he actually owns is The Spanish Prisoner, and it’s on VHS. It was a gift from Emma.
10. Sebastian likes German opera, especially Wagner’s Ring Cycle, except that he’s not very fond of the end of it. He once bought tickets for a four-night performance series, and left after the intermission during Götterdämmerung because five hours is far too long to do any one thing.
11. Children seem to find him fascinating. Sebastian does not share this sentiment. Emma once told him children stared at him because his clothing was so colorful that he over-stimulated them like mobiles hanging over a crib. Sebastian had no earthly idea what she was talking about.
12. There are times he doesn’t like thinking about how Emma is spending her nights. He knows why she’s doing it, but the thought of her being physically satisfied by that annoying prat Scott Summers is almost repulsive.
13. Sebastian is too paranoid to invite anyone over for dinner, so no one knows that he’s actually a very good cook and can make pasta from scratch. Emma comes over for dinner, but he learned early on never to allow her near a kitchen or the appliances therein, so she doesn’t really understand.
14. Sebastian is a very bad man, but if you were to see his tax returns (and the IRS has-many, many times) they are faultlessly perfect and include yearly donations to a variety of charities, including children’s literacy programs and shelters for abused women. He’s hand selected the charities, but he’s never told anyone-even Emma-why he chose the ones he did.
15. One day, he really would like to challenge the Thing. Mainly, though, he’d like to absorb all that energy and strength from the Thing and then punch Reed Richards in the face.
16. Every few months, he has to hire a net set of mercenaries to beat him up in the morning so that he can “charge” his powers. He doesn't get rid of them because they start becoming lazy, exactly it’s just that they are usually very stupid men and he can’t abide their company for longer than a month. Usually, they end up places where no one is ever going to find them.
17. His fondest wish was to have a night with Emma and Sage both in his bed. When Sage was kidnapped by Bogan, his one regret was that he’d never managed to orchestrate that little scenario. Emma did a nice little trick with her mental powers and some young woman she’d found through a discreet agency, but it wasn’t exactly the same.
18. Every two years, he goes and visits his parents’ grave. He always goes alone, and always at dusk, and he looks down at their headstone and wonders what they’d think of the man he’s become. His usual answer to that is horrified.
19. He has a picture of Emma that he’s kept for years; they’re on vacation someplace warm. She’s smiling and wearing his shirt, her hair blowing in the wind and she’s not wearing any makeup. He’s sure he has pictures of them dressed to the nines for some society function or other, but that one has always been his favorite. He’s fairly certain she has no idea that he has it, though, and whenever she’s at his house he makes sure she can’t see it.
20. Sebastian dreams in black and white, unless he dreams about the Phoenix. Then he dreams in bright, vivid red. These are the only nightmares that he ever has.