Rec List
So instead of doing anything useful with my life, I made my
+ Jouissance
Gunplay prompt opening from the movie's gun scene, but so much more. The trust and the--the--EVERYTHING. This is my favorite fic in this fandom. Usually we turn to fandom because we want to explore emotions in more depth, or because we want sex, but few things do both equally well.
When the gun touched against Erik's forehead, Charles felt his mind flare, sharp and hot like the metal was conducting electricity, passing sensation from Erik's brain into Charles's. He knew it was nothing of the sort, knew that his powers didn't work that way, but the intensity of it nearly floored him. Charles took a deep, shaky breath and lowered the gun.
Said, "I can't."
Charles/Erik - Black Tie event
This is one of those fun, kinda shallow prompts that we all secretly have--that the author blows open to make into something more. Yes, it's ultimately still silly and sexy and Charles is distracted by Erik in a tux, but there's a smattering of class struggle issues, and Erik is beautiful and wounded and guarded.
"I've seen the minds of men, too. In concrete and steel and mud and smoke."
I would wish this scar
Beautiful; entirely fucking beautiful. The kink is scars*, but, again: this is so much more. It isn't that Charles is turned on by scars, it's that he's just so interested in Erik, and wants to know everything, and Erik is... hesitant in a way that's believable and not demeaning.
Erik reaches down blindly and undoes his belt, a silent offering, then covers his eyes with his forearm. He’s never been naked with anyone, not since...
“Did--Did he...?” Charles asks, infinitely gentle.
“No.” Erik shakes his head. “The one thing he never did. No.”
*I would add that the secondary kink is first time, which is one of my favorite things ever.
This land is mine but i'll let you rule
Untold pieces of the World Bromance Tour. No sex, but delicious tension through details of characterization. This is the kind of thing I want to write, and I don't think I manage it. Lovely. Also, drunk!Charles is apparently a huge weakness of mine. And possessive!Erik, who needn't be obvious. This combos very well (SYNERGY BONUS) with drunk Charles. Jesus, this is so good.
“I'm trying to sleep,” he told Erik, whose thoughts weren't very quiet. They were erratic and all over the place, an avalanche of formless things that kept Charles alert and restless.
“I try to imagine random objects,” Charles continued, “Like a shoe or a teapot. I'm trying to imagine pleasant people.”
Quiet
Also no sex, just good, solid, quiet moments between them. Very them. All very them.
“What do you know about me you didn’t take from me in the first place, Charles?”
He steps around the bed slowly, methodically, and only stops at the foot when Charles' brain wraps around his, pleading with no words, apologizing with no sound.
The sigh leaks from Erik’s lips, and he drops his head. He is the monster, but Charles just might have the antidote to what made that the truth.
Wisteria
The prompt was "Erik hates being unable to hide just how much he wants Charles," but, again, the author takes it and runs with it. Sprints with it. Chases off a beautiful fucking cliff.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. Hints of angst because it mentions the future, sort of, in little bits that would be foreshadowing if we all hadn't seen the movie first.
Raven comes to his bed, but with a few well-placed words and too-young kisses (to have his sister join me will only further bend Charles to see my way) he sends her off. For a while, Erik lays there in the dark and can smell her still on his sheets. He sighs. He wonders if Charles is awake or asleep.
I’m awake, my friend.
Erik only twitches a little. I already sent her to bed, Charles.
Silence. Then, when he’s given up hearing a response, I don’t have to read your mind to see it, you know. It’s in your body language. It’s how you watch me. It’s written in the way you grip my arm for attention. The… set of your mouth.
Response
(is that the title of the fic? Is that the author's way of saying "fill"? I DON'T KNOW.)
Prompt is: Charles is smitten with Erik. Erik thinks he can use this to his advantage.
But, again, yes, so much more. Erik's calculation, his flares of doubt, his world weariness--so good. So good. And Charles is just as I love him, full of ideals and dsflkdskjdsfjnk. WORDS, WHAT ARE THEY.
He was still speaking, and Erik started to wonder if he had imagined Xavier's interest, if perhaps Xavier threw himself at every new mutant with this kind of rapt enthusiasm, if the brightness in his gaze was a constant, not reserved for Erik at all. He felt, the most irrational of things, a stab of disappointment, followed by a lack of surprise - it was highly unlikely, after all, that a man should fall in love with him right after getting a glimpse of his mind.
For who you are, and where you'll be
THIS IS SO GOOD I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SUMMARIZE AND DO IT JUSTICE. It's my second fav in the fandom, and only because I didn't read it first.
It's a crossover with Wanted, but please--please!--do not let that stop you as it almost did me. You can tell when an author's good when they have you rooting for a cause or character you were either bored by or actively disliked--and this fic made me root for Wesley. This made me root for him hard. Furthermore, crossovers are so often nonsensical, but this one isn't. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. It rewrites the dynamic between Charles and Erik in a way that's just gorgeous , because Charles is and isn't the same. You can see my flaily comment on part two for my thoughts.
“My theory,” and the word was stressed, a tease just as much as it was a mockery. “Is that his mind is protecting itself. I can’t imagine that two sets of personalities, two sets of,” there was a pause.
“Moral compasses would do very well sharing the one body.”
which is mostly my selection of Charles/Erik after trawling the kink meme. For safety's sake, let's assume the whole list is NSFW, even though it's not all (or even mostly!) porn. These two have feelings, okay.
Speaking of feelings, the second rec list will be the hilarious/improbable AUs and the cute/funny/ridic shit.
This part is made of fics that make me into Troy here:
PS: I LOVE TROY AND ABED.
+ Jouissance
Gunplay prompt opening from the movie's gun scene, but so much more. The trust and the--the--EVERYTHING. This is my favorite fic in this fandom. Usually we turn to fandom because we want to explore emotions in more depth, or because we want sex, but few things do both equally well.
When the gun touched against Erik's forehead, Charles felt his mind flare, sharp and hot like the metal was conducting electricity, passing sensation from Erik's brain into Charles's. He knew it was nothing of the sort, knew that his powers didn't work that way, but the intensity of it nearly floored him. Charles took a deep, shaky breath and lowered the gun.
Said, "I can't."
Charles/Erik - Black Tie event
This is one of those fun, kinda shallow prompts that we all secretly have--that the author blows open to make into something more. Yes, it's ultimately still silly and sexy and Charles is distracted by Erik in a tux, but there's a smattering of class struggle issues, and Erik is beautiful and wounded and guarded.
"I've seen the minds of men, too. In concrete and steel and mud and smoke."
I would wish this scar
Beautiful; entirely fucking beautiful. The kink is scars*, but, again: this is so much more. It isn't that Charles is turned on by scars, it's that he's just so interested in Erik, and wants to know everything, and Erik is... hesitant in a way that's believable and not demeaning.
Erik reaches down blindly and undoes his belt, a silent offering, then covers his eyes with his forearm. He’s never been naked with anyone, not since...
“Did--Did he...?” Charles asks, infinitely gentle.
“No.” Erik shakes his head. “The one thing he never did. No.”
*I would add that the secondary kink is first time, which is one of my favorite things ever.
This land is mine but i'll let you rule
Untold pieces of the World Bromance Tour. No sex, but delicious tension through details of characterization. This is the kind of thing I want to write, and I don't think I manage it. Lovely. Also, drunk!Charles is apparently a huge weakness of mine. And possessive!Erik, who needn't be obvious. This combos very well (SYNERGY BONUS) with drunk Charles. Jesus, this is so good.
“I'm trying to sleep,” he told Erik, whose thoughts weren't very quiet. They were erratic and all over the place, an avalanche of formless things that kept Charles alert and restless.
“I try to imagine random objects,” Charles continued, “Like a shoe or a teapot. I'm trying to imagine pleasant people.”
Quiet
Also no sex, just good, solid, quiet moments between them. Very them. All very them.
“What do you know about me you didn’t take from me in the first place, Charles?”
He steps around the bed slowly, methodically, and only stops at the foot when Charles' brain wraps around his, pleading with no words, apologizing with no sound.
The sigh leaks from Erik’s lips, and he drops his head. He is the monster, but Charles just might have the antidote to what made that the truth.
Wisteria
The prompt was "Erik hates being unable to hide just how much he wants Charles," but, again, the author takes it and runs with it. Sprints with it. Chases off a beautiful fucking cliff.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. Hints of angst because it mentions the future, sort of, in little bits that would be foreshadowing if we all hadn't seen the movie first.
Raven comes to his bed, but with a few well-placed words and too-young kisses (to have his sister join me will only further bend Charles to see my way) he sends her off. For a while, Erik lays there in the dark and can smell her still on his sheets. He sighs. He wonders if Charles is awake or asleep.
I’m awake, my friend.
Erik only twitches a little. I already sent her to bed, Charles.
Silence. Then, when he’s given up hearing a response, I don’t have to read your mind to see it, you know. It’s in your body language. It’s how you watch me. It’s written in the way you grip my arm for attention. The… set of your mouth.
Response
(is that the title of the fic? Is that the author's way of saying "fill"? I DON'T KNOW.)
Prompt is: Charles is smitten with Erik. Erik thinks he can use this to his advantage.
But, again, yes, so much more. Erik's calculation, his flares of doubt, his world weariness--so good. So good. And Charles is just as I love him, full of ideals and dsflkdskjdsfjnk. WORDS, WHAT ARE THEY.
He was still speaking, and Erik started to wonder if he had imagined Xavier's interest, if perhaps Xavier threw himself at every new mutant with this kind of rapt enthusiasm, if the brightness in his gaze was a constant, not reserved for Erik at all. He felt, the most irrational of things, a stab of disappointment, followed by a lack of surprise - it was highly unlikely, after all, that a man should fall in love with him right after getting a glimpse of his mind.
For who you are, and where you'll be
THIS IS SO GOOD I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SUMMARIZE AND DO IT JUSTICE. It's my second fav in the fandom, and only because I didn't read it first.
It's a crossover with Wanted, but please--please!--do not let that stop you as it almost did me. You can tell when an author's good when they have you rooting for a cause or character you were either bored by or actively disliked--and this fic made me root for Wesley. This made me root for him hard. Furthermore, crossovers are so often nonsensical, but this one isn't. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. It rewrites the dynamic between Charles and Erik in a way that's just gorgeous , because Charles is and isn't the same. You can see my flaily comment on part two for my thoughts.
“My theory,” and the word was stressed, a tease just as much as it was a mockery. “Is that his mind is protecting itself. I can’t imagine that two sets of personalities, two sets of,” there was a pause.
“Moral compasses would do very well sharing the one body.”
which is mostly my selection of Charles/Erik after trawling the kink meme. For safety's sake, let's assume the whole list is NSFW, even though it's not all (or even mostly!) porn. These two have feelings, okay.
Speaking of feelings, the second rec list will be the hilarious/improbable AUs and the cute/funny/ridic shit.
This part is made of fics that make me into Troy here:
PS: I LOVE TROY AND ABED.