Prompt #01 - Different

[twbasketcase]

Title: Starlight
Category: X-Force
Characters: Rictor and Shatterstar
Genre: Romance/Angst/Drama
Rated: R
Disclaimer: I do not own a thing
Summary: Rictor contemplates and muses while Shatterstar acts. Pointless really, but I’m trying to get my own muse back. Takes place somewhere around...er, let's say XF #65.

A/N: This prompt is a little vague.

Comments

[betterthanlegos]

AW! That was so sweet and flowed together so nicely. You totally got it head on it was like when Rictor did come back, and he probably would be distant because of how much things changed. AWW! Rictor would take Star with him. That is so wonderful. Heee I like that Julio touches his bff always now and that Star likes it. Holy crap they just love each other so much ♥

I really loved the ending too --with their touching and it just set a really peaceful mood. Keen job yo!

[twbasketcase]

Well that's a relief XD With my writer's block thing going on, I found this awfully frustrating to work with. But I figure I'll go back and reread it later, and then maybe it'll look better -- just because I won't have been looking at it for so long by then XDDDDD

Anyways, in reality I kind think Ric just got gypped when he returned and Loeb left the book because it was rather obvious that Moore only kept him around to get rid of Shatty later :/ But since Moore can go fuck himself (and sucks anyways), I figured putting reason behind it would make me feel better *dies* I'm a nerd. They left because THEY wanted too, and for no other reason 8D

Awesome, thanks! I wanted it to all tie together, so I'm glad you thought that worked. Thanks for the great feedback, I really appreciate it.

[traveling_storm]

That was cute, sweet, adorable and any other number of adjectives I could think of. ^^ Very smooth rhythm to this fic - not rushed or force fed to the reader. :) I love how you write Shatterstar's dialogue - I swear I could see this coming straight out of a comic book. :)

[twbasketcase]

Hee, wow your feedback is so flattering ^^ I'm very glad you enjoyed the dialogue; characterization is very important to me (especially 'Star's) ;) Thanks again so much! I'm really glad you enjoy my work!

[ketami]

That was adorable. I really liked the beginning where Ric was outside seeming to commune with nature. I have often wondered, since he has a connection with the earth, would Ric be considered an elemental mutant? And if so how in touch with the earth is he really? Does he sense movements within the earth and on its surface? I know he deals with seismic activities, but can his movement of the earth be more fluid, if you understand my meaning? Shifting just the soil or making it move like water. I have often read stories of elementals gaining strength from their element and I know that some mutants can sort of merge with the earth. Do you know of any instances were Ric's powers are explored in depth? Maybe you've written a fic or know of someone who has? If not feel free to steal a plot bunny.

Thanks!!

[twbasketcase]

Thanks! Ric's powers are a little hard in that sense. I own every single comic appearance the guy's ever made, and the problem is the fact that the writers just never really went into it. Laziness, I presume. :/

When he first started out as a character, it was earthquakes. But then 'earthquakes' just turned into shaking things. It kind of just stuck to that until the X-Force 1999 Annual, when we see him and Shatterstar actually riding rock through the air. And that's the only time that Rictor explains his connection to the Earth before X-Factor #1. And with that he was literally able to rip a massive amount of rock from the ground (four pieces in total) and control it enough to send him and three other people from Mexico to Germany with it! So I think if we're to use that fact...it sounds elemental to me. That's the only time it was ever physically shown...but then again he never really used his powers on panel after that. PAD explained it that Ric was able to feel every shift in the plates to ever mound of ants crawling through the

[nakinakita]

I love how Shatterstar asks before kissing him it's just so akjads these small aspects of how you portray his character just KILL ME I can't help but go back & read them over & over.