Round 2

Jun 28, 2011 01:20

Welcome to Round 2 of X-Men First Kink.
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MINI-FILL: The potential of you and me anonymous July 31 2011, 20:05:10 UTC
I'm a little nervous about posting because this is my first fic for this fandom. still got them new fandom jitters. I probably got the characterizations a little off, as I'm still feeling it out, y'know :)
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By the time Erik decides to turn in for the night, Charles is already asleep. It’s been a long day, and while Erik has mostly been sitting by and observing as Charles coaches the kids with the kind of passion and enthusiasm that has Erik convinced Charles would have made a fantastic professor at Oxford, or any university for that matter, Charles has been running around and checking in with everyone, pushing harder, stretching the boundaries. And while Charles is an incredibly powerful telepath, he’s not quite as physically fit as a man his age probably should be (but Erik finds that he doesn’t really mind; he sort of likes that about Charles anyways).

That’s what you get from sitting around with your nose in a book all your life, Erik thinks sometimes, almost teasing, almost playful, when he catches Charles out of breath, clearly exhausted, but still soldiering on.

And Charles just smiles at him and insists that he’s fine, even when clearly, he needs a nap or to sit down for a bit or maybe even just a cup of tea, something to relax him, let him unwind, because he’s been doing too much, too much and not enough. Charles always pushes harder, but not in the way Erik has grown accustomed to since his childhood, not ruthless and cruel and demanding, instead encouraging, warm, patient. It’s all so different from how Erik remembers being taught, being trained to tap into all this unexplored potential. It’s different, but it’s a welcome relief from such constant pain and agony and anger.

Erik slips into the bedroom quietly, though perhaps not quietly enough (he’s never quiet enough) because Charles stirs when the door clicks shut. He rolls over in bed sleepily, hair mussed from slumber. He blinks slowly at Erik, only halfway to waking properly.

“Go to sleep,” Erik says softly.

Charles blinks at him some more and then sits up, the blankets pooling around his waist. “What time is it?” he asks, rubbing at his eyes, voice thick from sleep. The sleeves of the shirt he’s wearing are too long, hanging over to cover his hands almost completely.

And Erik means to shush Charles back to sleep and then continue undressing for bed, but then he notices the color of the nightshirt Charles is wearing (a deep, rich red that Charles doesn’t wear often, if ever, on his own volition but looks lovely in contrast with his fair skin), and the awkward way it hangs off of Charles’ small frame, the shoulders too wide, the collar slipping aside just enough to expose the angular line of Charles’ collarbone. Erik can’t help the way his eyebrows arch, the way his lips fight to smile.

“Is that my shirt?” Erik asks, not sure whether to be more amused or enamored by the situation and settling for a little of both.

Charles looks down at the shirt and picks at it. “Is it?” he parrots, far too innocent.

Erik huffs out a sound that would be a laugh if he’d let it. Do you make a habit of stealing my things? he projects out into the warm space where Charles’ mind touches his own as he finishes undressing and crawls into bed.

Charles flops back down on the bed and gives Erik a sleepy smile. Does it bother you?

Erik smiles softly but doesn’t answer, instead sliding closer to slip an arm around Charles’ waist. Charles sighs contently and curls into Erik’s chest, his eyes fluttering shut. His fingers trace sleepy, absent patterns along Erik’s skin and he doesn’t bother asking again. He was mostly just asking to ask, and they both know the answer to that question anyways.

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Re: MINI-FILL: The potential of you and me anonymous July 31 2011, 23:04:39 UTC
So sweet!

This is lovely authornon!

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Re: MINI-FILL: The potential of you and me pocky_slash August 1 2011, 02:14:20 UTC
Oh my god. Who even knew how sweetly sexy this could be? It's absolutely adorbs!

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Re: MINI-FILL: The potential of you and me anonymous August 1 2011, 04:15:14 UTC
I liked it. Thanks

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Re: MINI-FILL: The potential of you and me anonymous August 1 2011, 04:37:53 UTC
OP is so ridiculously happy with this fill. I can totally see it playing out in my head, and I'm this close to drawing something (but I won't because drawing real people is way beyond my capabilities). Thanks for the fill!

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Re: MINI-FILL: The potential of you and me introductory August 1 2011, 04:46:38 UTC
This is adorable. I love it. <3

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Re: MINI-FILL: The potential of you and me alaceron August 1 2011, 05:02:46 UTC

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Re: MINI-FILL: The potential of you and me acidqueen31 August 1 2011, 10:17:17 UTC
GAH. Don't ever doubt yourself; your characterization is spot on in this! And it's is so goddamn cute I think I'm going to explode into kittens! I will love you forever for writing this.

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Re: MINI-FILL: The potential of you and me xmoonveilx August 2 2011, 06:55:57 UTC
Charles is so sweet and adorable when he's sleepy and wearing Erik's shirt. <3 Lovely fill!

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Re: MINI-FILL: The potential of you and me rubynye August 4 2011, 14:08:55 UTC
Oh isn't this gorgeous!

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author de-anoning :) ohmydarlingdear August 6 2011, 08:09:35 UTC
this fic is now posted at my journal: The potential of you and me

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