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FIC: Smoke and Mirrors [4/4]

Jul 09, 2012 10:46

Title: Smoke and Mirrors
Characters/Pairings: Charles/Erik, light Angel/Raven.
Rating: R
Word Count: 25,000+
Warnings: Language, sex, mention of past trauma, ableism.

Summary: When newly paralysed Charles meets Erik in a coffee shop, a fit of nerves prompts him to project himself standing without need of his wheelchair. It all backfires when ( Read more... )

charles/erik, x-men reverse bang, fanfiction

Comments 5

turtletotem July 11 2012, 04:15:38 UTC

This is so, so lovely. I'm proud of Erik for having figured it out on his own, ha. How very Charles - never quite as smooth as he thinks. Their dates were all so cute and fun (the Regency costume was a double treat to me since my rBB is a Regency AU!) and Charles being jealous of himself was a nice touch. The whole thing was just fantastic.

papercutperfect July 11 2012, 11:08:35 UTC

Thank you very much!

Oh wow, I adore Regency AUs, so I love the sound of your RBB already! When is your posting date?

turtletotem July 11 2012, 12:25:29 UTC

July 21. I'm still working on the last chapter. /sob. It's going to be long so I hope you like novel-length fics! (What am I doing with my liiiiife...)

luninosity July 16 2012, 20:12:44 UTC

Awww.... *melts*

I really don't have any good words. Um...

Regency!Charles! Perfect! And I can SO picture Erik as Jack Skellington. And the image of them curled up on the couch watching movies is just heartbreakingly lovely.

This I won’t ask for your forgiveness.” He traced the lines of Erik’s fingers, shaping delicately tapered nails and slim knuckles.

Erik shook his head softly. “You know you’d have it if you did.”

“I don’t think I want it just yet. Please. Let me feel like I’ve earned it.”

...is perfect, because it *shouldn't* be easy--what Charles did was wrong--but forgiveness *should* be possible, given the reasons, given how they feel. And Erik bringing out the rose was...completely sentimental and utterly perfect. (And also yay for Erik having figured it out on his own! He really is a good match for Charles.)

So much love for this, and you!

papercutperfect July 17 2012, 13:24:44 UTC

Thank you for all the lovely comments, darling. I'm so glad you enjoyed the fic - it's by far the most angsty thing I've ever written and I was extremely nervous about it. I'm a comedy/smut writer at heart, so this was a challenge and then some!

I'd love to see Erik as Jack Skellington. That would... just yes. Yes.

Thank you, again, bb; you rock.