Mystique is already justifying her actions. Counting the wrongs she’s suffered at Charles’ hands (so dramatic), remembering how calm Charles always was, how in control. How Emma and Charles are two very different people, so Emma could never fully understand him.
Ridiculous.
“You’re drawing lines within your own kind.”
His comment stops her. Calmly, as is her nature, Emma walks back to Magneto. She moves as close as she can and puts a hand on the edge of his helmet, pulling his head even closer.
“You drew a line the moment you put on this helmet.”
He moves his head, sharply. She continues.
“The moment you decided that you would forever have an advantage over any telepath you will meet, even the ones who aren’t a threat. The moment you apparently considered them to be your greatest threat. The moment you decided that all abilities are to be cherished, except for the mind readers. Because it’s invasive, because it’s dangerous, because it makes you uncomfortable.”
His lips purse together.
“You want Charles to behave, you want him to behave the way you believe me to. You put up with me because you feel you need me. Because my power is useful as long as I’m using it on someone else. But it’s never beautiful. Not like Mystique.”
For the first time, Emma begins to wonder if Erik has done Charles a favor by leaving him. Or even if Charles wanted him to go.
“You have her walk around naked, her mutation, her blue in everyone’s faces. Which really, Raven, a man tells you to walk around naked so you do it?” She rolls her eyes. “We can’t block her out, which is the way you want it. It’s the way you want all…most of your ‘kind’ to be. In the open, no need to hide.”
The two of them are silent, stunned.
Raven is unsure. Because Erik makes sense, Erik is right. Emma is exaggerating.
What else are they supposed to do? Allow her to know their every secret? Every thought? Emma could reach into her mind and change it if she wanted to, is Raven supposed to just accept that? To let her rein free?
“The fact that I haven’t hasn’t even occurred to you.”
The blue girl’s eyes rise abruptly, as they usually do when Emma reads her thoughts.
“It’s the possibility, the very fact that I have this ability that frightens you. Don’t be ashamed, you aren’t any different than anyone else in that belief. It’s only to be expected.”
Her voice is not soothing. She doesn’t mean for it to be.
“Mutant and proud….except for me. Except for Charles.”
She turns to leave again. They don’t stop her.
She doesn’t expect them to.
Emma doesn’t need their acceptance. Emma isn’t Mystique. She is Emma Frost, and she needs no other name, because she is proud of the one she owns. She is proud of the power that she owns.
And while Magneto continues to move forth in this little war he naively seems to think will end with the humans, Emma is well aware that it will not end so easily.
Because a mutant mind works no differently than a human one.
Re: Fill 4/4crimsoncrowDecember 2 2011, 01:08:40 UTC
Oh my goodness. This is brilliant! I LOVE YOUR EMMA. I love how she SCHOOLS them. They need it, I swear. I think Emma and Charles would get along pretty well if they ever met. Not OP, but would you be interested in doing something where Emma moves over to Charles' side? Because honestly, she's going to get tired of these two idiots any time soon... I have a feeling you'd be brilliant at filling that!
Re: Fill 4/4crimsoncrowDecember 2 2011, 01:20:37 UTC
Yea, that's totally already in the works. Thing is though, that I'm terrible at finishing things, so I can't promise that will happen anytime soon.
Granted, my thoughts for them aren't really platonic because I think they'd have a lot of sex and having the agreement that Charles and Erik SHOULD have had and getting married because they're rich and rich people like to come together like that....::cough::. Raven coming around occasionally and Emma and her clashing terribly with Raven being very angry when that happens, and Erik popping up and Emma being all "dude, you can be his mistress, it's fine".
....Or I'll write something simple about them just chatting with each other....
Re: Fill 4/4crimsoncrowDecember 2 2011, 01:29:01 UTC
AYRT:
lol no worries. I'm rubbish with finishing stuff too. Sex... would be good, actually. Yeah. OMG, Emma, in a quivering, shuddering, melting heap because of Charles' tongue, and you know that trope about telepaths projecting during orgasm? Well, TWO TELEPATHS. The people in the mansion are going to be very well sexed. I imagine Logan would enjoy this. *facepalm*
And Raven. *le sigh*. I mean, I love Raven, and she's badass and all, but seriously. It's a childish mindset that she holds, and it upset me. Like, THAT'S why you leave your brother lying paralyzed and potentially dying on a beach in Cuba? SERIOUSLY. *loss of respect*. I imagine that despite her lifestyle, Emma would be very pragmatic about things, and not like Raven.
AND ERIK THE MISTRESS. roflol. I bet he'd be all huffy and storm off because of the insinuation before remembering that he's feigned insulted-ness is irrelevant because they're TELEPATHS, and he'd go to Charles to be his mistress. Emma could... join... in? UNF.
Or, you know. That. You'd be good with both, I just know it!
Re: Fill 4/4crimsoncrowDecember 2 2011, 02:07:42 UTC
Hello Crimsoncrow! This is still the same anon, and I really hope you don't mind but I came up with something to go with your original fill, because my brain is stupid and easily distracted like that. I hope you don't mind!
Re: Fill 4/4crimsoncrowDecember 3 2011, 11:12:59 UTC
Oooh! I'd love this. Emma/Charles is my second favorite pairing, they'd just get each other, you know? Emma/Charles with a side of Erik... even better.
Re: Fill 4/4levitatethisDecember 3 2011, 17:36:18 UTC
Emma laying the smackdown on behalf of telepaths everywhere -- keeping her cool but hitting them both where it hurts with regards to Charles - is a thing of epic beauty.
Re: Fill 4/4crimsoncrowDecember 30 2011, 04:59:19 UTC
Oh thank you so much. This was incredible. You go Emma. You tell those bloody hypocrites. The double standards Erik and Raven have is something that always bugged me, and I enjoy seeing them being called out for it. I would love something like this in the sequel. And any badass Emma is always welcome. Again, amazing story.
Mystique is already justifying her actions. Counting the wrongs she’s suffered at Charles’ hands (so dramatic), remembering how calm Charles always was, how in control. How Emma and Charles are two very different people, so Emma could never fully understand him.
Ridiculous.
“You’re drawing lines within your own kind.”
His comment stops her. Calmly, as is her nature, Emma walks back to Magneto. She moves as close as she can and puts a hand on the edge of his helmet, pulling his head even closer.
“You drew a line the moment you put on this helmet.”
He moves his head, sharply. She continues.
“The moment you decided that you would forever have an advantage over any telepath you will meet, even the ones who aren’t a threat. The moment you apparently considered them to be your greatest threat. The moment you decided that all abilities are to be cherished, except for the mind readers. Because it’s invasive, because it’s dangerous, because it makes you uncomfortable.”
His lips purse together.
“You want Charles to behave, you want him to behave the way you believe me to. You put up with me because you feel you need me. Because my power is useful as long as I’m using it on someone else. But it’s never beautiful. Not like Mystique.”
For the first time, Emma begins to wonder if Erik has done Charles a favor by leaving him. Or even if Charles wanted him to go.
“You have her walk around naked, her mutation, her blue in everyone’s faces. Which really, Raven, a man tells you to walk around naked so you do it?” She rolls her eyes. “We can’t block her out, which is the way you want it. It’s the way you want all…most of your ‘kind’ to be. In the open, no need to hide.”
The two of them are silent, stunned.
Raven is unsure. Because Erik makes sense, Erik is right. Emma is exaggerating.
What else are they supposed to do? Allow her to know their every secret? Every thought? Emma could reach into her mind and change it if she wanted to, is Raven supposed to just accept that? To let her rein free?
“The fact that I haven’t hasn’t even occurred to you.”
The blue girl’s eyes rise abruptly, as they usually do when Emma reads her thoughts.
“It’s the possibility, the very fact that I have this ability that frightens you. Don’t be ashamed, you aren’t any different than anyone else in that belief. It’s only to be expected.”
Her voice is not soothing. She doesn’t mean for it to be.
“Mutant and proud….except for me. Except for Charles.”
She turns to leave again. They don’t stop her.
She doesn’t expect them to.
Emma doesn’t need their acceptance. Emma isn’t Mystique. She is Emma Frost, and she needs no other name, because she is proud of the one she owns. She is proud of the power that she owns.
And while Magneto continues to move forth in this little war he naively seems to think will end with the humans, Emma is well aware that it will not end so easily.
Because a mutant mind works no differently than a human one.
Any telepath can tell you that.
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I COULD KISS YOU, THIS IS SO AMAZING!!!!! DHFKAFAFH ASHOSAHG!!!!!!!
YOU TELL THOSE HYPOCRITES, EMMA!
ALSO, Which really, Raven, a man tells you to walk around naked so you do it?
EXCELLENT POINT, WELL MADE!
OH, THIS IS WONDERFUL!
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Granted, my thoughts for them aren't really platonic because I think they'd have a lot of sex and having the agreement that Charles and Erik SHOULD have had and getting married because they're rich and rich people like to come together like that....::cough::. Raven coming around occasionally and Emma and her clashing terribly with Raven being very angry when that happens, and Erik popping up and Emma being all "dude, you can be his mistress, it's fine".
....Or I'll write something simple about them just chatting with each other....
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lol no worries. I'm rubbish with finishing stuff too. Sex... would be good, actually. Yeah. OMG, Emma, in a quivering, shuddering, melting heap because of Charles' tongue, and you know that trope about telepaths projecting during orgasm? Well, TWO TELEPATHS. The people in the mansion are going to be very well sexed. I imagine Logan would enjoy this. *facepalm*
And Raven. *le sigh*. I mean, I love Raven, and she's badass and all, but seriously. It's a childish mindset that she holds, and it upset me. Like, THAT'S why you leave your brother lying paralyzed and potentially dying on a beach in Cuba? SERIOUSLY. *loss of respect*. I imagine that despite her lifestyle, Emma would be very pragmatic about things, and not like Raven.
AND ERIK THE MISTRESS. roflol. I bet he'd be all huffy and storm off because of the insinuation before remembering that he's feigned insulted-ness is irrelevant because they're TELEPATHS, and he'd go to Charles to be his mistress. Emma could... join... in? UNF.
Or, you know. That. You'd be good with both, I just know it!
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Also, loved the story.
-op
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You go Emma. You tell those bloody hypocrites. The double standards Erik and Raven have is something that always bugged me, and I enjoy seeing them being called out for it. I would love something like this in the sequel.
And any badass Emma is always welcome.
Again, amazing story.
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