The Education of Mr. Toad, Toad, PG-13, for theghettocyborg

[redfiona99]

Title: The Education of Mr. Toad
Author: redfiona99
Summary: Even if he didn’t go to school anymore, it didn’t mean that Toad wasn’t learning.
Recipient: theghettocyborg
Request Used: Toad (as a member of the Brotherhood) and the X-Men grow up fighting each other during their teen years.
Ratings/Spoilers: PG-13/12 for swearing. Pre-movies so no spoilers.
Added Notes: I’ve

Comments

[cousinshelley]

Oh, wow!

You took a character that really didn't interest me much (I only know the movies) and made him breathe. I loved seeing the whole movement through his eyes.

From the people leaving Magneto even though things are getting worse, to him apologizing to Toad--that was awesome. Toad's epiphany about Mystique and before is such a great ending note.

I really enjoyed this!

[redfiona99]

Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.

I got really lucky with the prompt because I really couldn't imagine Magneto letting anyone in the Brotherhood not getting a decent education if they were teenaged.

Again, thank you.

[ion_bond]

This is really great! Your Toad is perceptive and philosophical. It's cool that his gratitude for finding a place in the Brotherhood hasn't made him shut out his doubts about Magneto's goals.

[redfiona99]

It was a really cool prompt to work with, and I like the idea of Magneto letting the Brotherhood think for themselves.

I'm really glad you liked it, thanks for the feedback.

[theghettocyborg]

Thank you so much for writing this! (And sorry I didn't comment sooner... real life got in the way, darn it!)

I loved the part with Hank; your Hank voice was very good, and the foreshadowing was cool. I also liked how you touched on Toad's comic-book cannon thing for Wanda without making him look pathetic and her look bitchy.

I liked Toad's characterization, and how it progressed from him just enjoying the action to: he couldn't take what tonnes of people like him wouldn't get if he didn't stick with this.

[redfiona99]

No worries, real life happens. I'm really glad you enjoyed it, it was such an interesting prompt to work with.

>>I loved the part with Hank; your Hank voice was very good, and the foreshadowing was cool. << That was what I liked about the prompt, because, of the X-men we see in the film, none of the were visibly mutants, while at least 2 of the Brotherhood were, and that would have to have played into the dynamics.

I don't think anyone could blame him for having a thing for Wanda :)

Again, I'm really pleased that you liked it so much.

[st_aurafina]

This is awesome - I love Toad's POV, and his origin story, and the tentative friendship he strikes up with Henry. Really lovely!

[redfiona99]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it so much, and that you thought it worked.