#fullmetalcarer fic

[fullmetalcarer]

Rank your own fics cause i literally know them all and i want to see which one you like more

love love love that you know them all @inmymagnetoera

in no particular order:

The Most Beautiful of All The Angels (Remix of Sin City) - Charles is a youthful mob boss and Logan is his enforcer- xavierine with a suggestion of possible cherik.

Raven’s Brother Has Got It Going On (Remix of Notorious DILF) - disaster Xavier siblings, bamf murder ball wheelchair user Charles, smitten erik.

What’s Money When You Got Love? - 1930s prohibition era first person fic (yeah I know) - Shaw is a mob boss, Erik is his reluctant enforcer who falls for musician Charles- tremendous amount of horrific violence but our boys get away (tho not unscathed)

Adventures in Yoga- this is my most kudoed fic and it is just the crackiest smutty filthy silly cheerful cherik nonsense and shaw gets punched in the face so that’s nice.

Lord of the Flings - Erik is an incompetent Nazgûl, Charles is a horny hobbit, why are you looking at me like that?

What Dreams May Come- extremely dark David 8/Walter/Charles Xavier fic - heed the warnings and read the tags.

Purple is for Emperors- 76k words folks and the longest thing I’ve written. AU where they are mutants but almost everyone aligns as Dom or sub. The Dom might not be who you expect and might not engage with their sub as you might expect. A lot of smut and fun and humour BUT also sorrow and terrible things. Cherik wins thru in the end.

Sorry there are no links but my device is buggered

thanks for the ask :)

[gerec]

any fics which charles has the same vibe as Our House, In The Middle Of Our Street or Paper Monsters, aka fics in which Charles embarrasses himself due to the big crush he has for Erik.

Guys I have one more ask to answer after this one and then I'm officially taking a short break on answering rec posts. But I plan to pin a master post on my blog of the stuff I get asked most frequently for easy reference. Stay tuned and happy reading!!!

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Hi Anon, I believe the hilarious/charming fics on this list mostly fit the bill :D

best-laid plans by ikeracity

Charles decides that the best way to confess his feelings to his best friend is to surprise Erik at his apartment, naked, wearing nothing but a bow. It's perhaps one of Charles's worst ideas--or his best.

Order Up by ikeracity

Charles has a terrible habit of multitasking, and that is probably why he absentmindedly tells the pizza man that he loves him when hanging up.

Then the pizza man says it back. And Charles is pretty much smitten from there.

Favorite Mistake by endingthemes

Charles Xavier doesn’t think anything of it when he sneaks out without even saying goodbye to his latest one-night stand. What he doesn’t expect is to walk into his new position in the Xavier Industries marketing department and find that his latest hook-up is now his new boss.

erikhotfacelehnsherr by ikeracity

Charles has an embarrassing wifi password. When the subject of said embarrassing wifi password comes over, things get a little awkward.

going up? by annejumps

Charles encounters a hot man in the elevator. Charles assumes he doesn't understand English. Charles might be wrong.

Never Assume (Remix of going up?) by Fullmetalcarer

Charles fixates on a devastingly attractive lizard person who shares his turbo-lift and makes certain assumptions about their linguistic skills . . .

come as you are by scarlettblush

Hospital AU. The one where Charles unknowingly woos a coma patient with Pride and Prejudice. Years later, they meet again.

What Doesn't Kill You (Tactics and Strategy Remix) by pearl_o (don't forget to read the original!)

Charles is a graduate student with a crush on the professor he's TA-ing for and a side job at a strip club. Thankfully, his little sister is always full of helpful advice.

Smoke and Mirrors by dreamweavers

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 Erik asks him out on a date, forcing Charles to deepen his lies and, ultimately, face his fears.

Warning: Emergency Pull Tab by ikeracity

Knocking a guy over with an inflatable pool and nearly giving him a concussion is probably not the best flirting technique in the world, but if there's anyone who can pull it off, it's Charles.

Is it Erik with a C or a K? by ikeracity, kageillusionz

When Charles sexts his boss instead of his latest squeeze during one late night of report writing, the first thing he expects is a sexual harassment law suit and the last thing is Mr. Lehnsherr actually fucking him hard into his desk.

Infamous Ink by ConsultingWriter 

Charles has an embarrassing tattoo and a date with the no-nonsense, always professional, and terribly handsome Erik Lehnsherr.

The Wurst Case Scenario by sareyen

If anyone asked why Charles, come rain, wind or shine, made the significant trek during his dismal lunch hour to dine at "Edie's Kosher Delicatessen", he would stubbornly say that it was because their pastrami on rye and potato knishes were absolutely to die for. He wasn't completely lying, because the deli's namesake, Edie Lehnsherr, made the best matzah ball soup Charles has ever had in his life. Still, Charles would rather shave his full head of hair off than admit that the real reason he would willingly walk through hail and fire to get to the corner deli was because of Erik, the insanely attractive man working the counter.

[insanityisdivine]

Need Help: Cherik Fandom

So feels like a long time but before early 2023 I was reading a fic, think it was an older fic...muti chapter about university Erik having to transfer to many schools because he has been facing harassment for being a mutant, there had been instances where he had responded with violence...so he's transferred to another university and becomes roommates with Charles...they are slow to bond with but eventually they started bonding over chess as usual lol does anyone recall this? I checked my history and it seems work have boxes of deleted work. I dunno how long I had the tab open on my phone with this fic because it's a long fic and filled with angst so had to take breaks reading it lol

@gerec @pinkoptics @fullmetalcarer

[inmymagnetoera]

A small list of my favorite fics!♡

(In no particular order)

Lonesome On the Shelf by @ikeracity

THIS FIC IS NOT FINISHED BUT IT'S LITERALLY EVERYTHING?!? Every now and then I reread it and I think I know some sentences by heart, I love it!

Purple is for Emperors by @fullmetalcarer

SUB ERIK. CAN YOU HEAR ME? SUB ERIK. I LOVE SUB ERIK. I love the dynamic of this story, rich, hard-partying young Charles meets older Erik. AND TEEN LORNA.

Sharp Edges by Nalou

This is the fic. THE. FIC. I love everything about this story. The settings, The relationships, the characters.

"Who did this to you." PROTECTIVE ERIK IS MY DRÜG AAAAAA

Oh Captain, My Captor by jackmischief

Another unfinished fic. Another part of my soul that will never be filled. I love pirate AUs but do you know what I love even more? Erik acting tough when in reality he is totally attracted to Charles. This fic was updated a long time ago and I don't think it will be updated again but who knows, I like to hope.

Faux Genes & Fragile Hearts by Baamon5evr

GUYS. THERE IS STILL HOPE FOR THIS I SWEAR. The last update is from last year BUT the author is still active in their Ao3 profile, I won't stop waiting for more chapters. But yeah, I love the Human!Charles trope and Erik being like, "I love Charles, but I hate humans, but Charles is human and so I hate Charles, but I love Charles, but Charles-"

Sink or Swim by endingthemes

I think this is one of the most known fics in the fandom? Masterpiece, literally masterpiece. The improvement in Erik's character is beautiful and it breaks your heart how Charles is treated poorly for the first few chapters but continues to work hard because he believes Erik and the kids are his family. I love how the ending isn't rushed and how Charles is like, "Yes I love you but you still hurt me and I can't get over it so quickly." Tears. So many tears for this story.

[insertmeaningfulusername]

Get to Know Me Tag Game

Tagged by the lovely @lesquatrechevrons @anxiousotters @brokenphoenix99 <3<3<3 Thank you, friends!!

Rules: answer + tag 9 people you want to get to know better and/or catch up with.

favourite colour: orange... for Cody!!

Last song: Creep by Clint Mansell and Eliot Sumner

Currently Reading: Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny (a bday gift from @mars-attacking 🥺💙 whom I am hereby tagging), From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi, and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil de Grasse Tyson

Currently Watching: The Boys and The Acolyte on my own, and Andor with my mother

Currently Craving: rice XD

Coffee or tea: both!! Tea more frequently than coffee though

A hobby you would like to try: rock climbing but I have noodle arms :/

A discipline you'll follow during the Olympics: none

An AU/Alternate Universe you've been plotting for: all the exchange fics I'm working on ig 😂

No pressure tagging @aerjnn @mamuzzy @sihirbazi @fullmetalcarer @the-starry-seas

@lesbiankiliel @hastalavistabyebye @veradragonjedi @marbled-polecat

[arale2126]

Cherik fics - That ONE line - 33

「 I feel like I should keep an index of the one line in each Cherik fics that impresses me to no end, making want to bookmark it immediately.」

Feeling Hawkish, Darling? (Remix of Are You Sulking Again) by Fullmetalcarer

Summary: Charles awoke to find a huge hawk in the bedroom and no Erik. But the hawk's mind felt strangely familiar. A mind fixated on fish, mating, eggs and Charles.

AKA: What if Erik was the birb?

The quote:

yes, mating season, Charles lay eggs, Charles brood eggs, Erik feed Charles, eggs hatch chicks, chicks fledge and fly, yes, yes

[lindstromm]

Thanks for the tag @runawaymarbles!

10 things for 2023

a fic idea you want to write or read: Sigh. I've not been anywhere near the HP fandom since it was created, but then a bookbinding project sucked me in last summer. Now I'm writing a Remus/Sirius wolfstar fix-it to ATYD. Will I publish it? No idea. Right now I'm writing it for me. It's only about 15,000 words so I might dribble off and quit rather than writing my usual 80,000 words. I have no goals and no timelines; I write when I feel like it. Writing without having a goal to publish is different for me. I like the no-pressure of it all.

a place you want to go: I don't really like traveling. I want to go to the midwest to visit a friend, but that's about it.

a book you want to read: That book about how the Federal Reserve was created, so I've got a better understanding of how USA finances work on a national level. The reason I haven't read it yet (it was published in 2015) is because it's probably just as dry as it sounds.

something fun you want to do: spend lots more time with my friends; I want to get back to my pre-covid levels of socializing.

something you want to make: Fabric-based art based on photography of national parks. I'm working on practice projects now.

a habit you want to start:  I started an exercise class 3 weeks ago, so we'll count that as a start and hope I turn it into a habit.

something new you want to try: more of that mixed-media art, using mostly fabric, to create nature scenes and landscapes.

something you want to finish from 2022: I started a huge bookbinding project, Dragonchoice, and I've got about 6 volumes left to publish.

something you want to stop doing: overeating treats when I KNOW all the sugar is going to give me a migraine.

something you want to keep doing: speaking up at work and making sure everyone in the room knows my opinion.

tagging: @insertmeaningfulusername, @fullmetalcarer, @pinkninjapj, @turtletotem, @lyricfulloflight, @kaydeefalls and anyone else who wants to do this!

[pinkoptics]

I posted 688 times in 2022

That's 176 more posts than 2021!

35 posts created (5%)

653 posts reblogged (95%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@dedkake

@spockvarietyhour

@akasanata

@fullmetalcarer

I tagged 652 of my posts in 2022

Only 5% of my posts had no tags

#stargate atlantis - 371 posts

#cherik - 94 posts

#yes - 45 posts

#mcshep - 35 posts

#rofl - 32 posts

#lol - 31 posts

#rofl🤣 - 26 posts

#john sheppard - 16 posts

#um - 12 posts

#this - 10 posts

Longest Tag: 125 characters

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

And also:

thighs

thigh holster

butt

bleps

expressive eyebrows

heart eyes

@dedkake

32 notes - Posted February 20, 2022

#4

I continued work on my Shrine fic today! 4/5 times John touches Rodney during the Shrine have been written.

Previously mentioned here.

I am both thrilled and in emotional pain.

because

well

The Shrine

I mean—

Preview anyone?

*

John grasps Rodney’s wrists.

Squeezing tight enough to hurt. Yanking them back. Away. Trying to stop him. He can’t watch this. He can’t stand by and watch.

This had been a terrible idea.

John knew it would end up this way. Blames himself. Should have stopped it earlier. Should have insisted, should have been better, should have protected Rodney. Even if it was from himself.

But, it was what Rodney had wanted. How could he deny Rodney anything he wants right now? Besides, it has been another way to track the progression of the illness. Not his memory—he and Keller had that one covered with the videos—but his ability to think critically, problem solve, strategize.

A nightly chess match.

It couldn’t have ended up any other way, any other way but this.

“Stop it!”

John is trying to rip Rodney’s hands away from his face, where Rodney is attempting, literally, awfully, to pound his brain into working properly. Hitting himself over and over.

“Stupid!” Rodney’s shout is over loud, pained. He manages to hit himself again, despite John’s best efforts. Rodney’s desperation makes him strong. Too strong. Stronger than John. “So fucking stupid!”

“No! Rodney! Please! Come on!”

Rodney shouldn’t be this strong, shouldn’t be able to keep violently hitting his own forehead over and over. But he twists, he jerks, he slips away and John grabs at him again.

“Sixth graders can play this fucking game! I played it in first grade! I’m officially more imbecilic than I was when I was fucking six.”

“Rodney! God damn it!” John had managed to get a hand around his bicep, but then the bicep is gone, leaving his fingers grasping at air. “You just used the word imbecilic, clearly you’re not— ”

John’s words are silenced by Rodney inadvertantly hitting the coffee table with the backs of his knees. The chessboard goes flying, pieces scattering everywhere. Rodney goes flying too, his back hitting the table hard before the momentum rolls him off and onto the ground.

John doesn’t know which sound he’s heard tonight that’s snaked the deepest fracture line in his heart— the heels of Rodney’s palms smacking against his own skin, the anguished self-recriminations, or the crack of Rodney’s skull against Atlantean metal.

He’s on his knees hovering over Rodney before he even knows he’s made the decision. After a moment of chilling stillness, where John is half-convinced the universe has played an even crueller joke and he’s lost Rodney sooner than they’d expected, Rodney groans, eyes flickering open.

“Well that fucking hurt.”

John’s whole body attempts to collapse on top of him with relief, and definitely without his permission, but he just trembles instead.

You’re okay. Fuck. You’re okay. For now, you’re okay. I can’t do this. How do I do this? Rodney, how do I do this?

*

See the full post

33 notes - Posted May 1, 2022

#3

Three A.M.

McShep | 260 words | G

Sleepy boys | Sleepy Cuddles

on Ao3

John wakes to the click-clacking of keyboard keys being pressed just this side of too hard. He doesn’t check the time. It could be 11pm, 1am or 3. It doesn’t really matter. John long ago gave up on berating the man for his poor sleeping habits. Atlantis needs too much from him and Rodney asks too much of himself. Instead, John slips from the warmth of the blankets and curls his arms around Rodney from behind. He rests his head against the nape of Rodney’s neck, then presses a kiss there.

“That’s enough for tonight.”

He presses another soft kiss to punctuate the point.

Rodney’s body slumps, coiled tension releasing. It works today, but it doesn’t always. Sometimes there’s no slump. Sometimes there’s Rodney shaking him off with muttered words John never quite makes out and the click-clacking of the keyboard resumes. John never argues anymore, just slips back into bed and drifts back off, ensuring that he, at least, has had enough rest to be alert and able to protect his scientist.

Today, though, Rodney follows him, shedding uniform clothes until he’s down to an undershirt and briefs. John slides to the far side of the bed, the cold side, letting Rodney slip into the warmth John left behind. He lets him wriggle and settle, watching as he sighs contentedly in his newly created pocket of comfort. John slides back, curling an arm and leg over Rodney, who wriggles and settles and sighs contentedly once more. John waits, listens, for Rodney’s breathing to even out. Makes sure.

They sleep.

42 notes - Posted November 26, 2022

#2

So friends, mcshep sick fic. But not h/c, hilarity of huge misunderstandings instead. @dedkake’s fault. Can’t remember how we got here 😆

Established relationship (or not, really could work either way).

John’s in bed. Wakes up. Is feeling gross. Headache, stuffed nose, sore throat, achey muscles, too hot/too cold in turns. The works.

Sees Rodney puttering around his room, picking up used tissues, clearing a soup bowl, refilling a cold water glass. But…

He’s in a hazmat suit.

Cue panic. John must be dying. Whatever he’s got, it’s bad. Alien bacteria, ebola… something that warrants quarantine protocols. Oh no. But Rodney. Hypochondriac Rodney is there. Quiet. Caring.

John is so in love. Has been. For so long. Suddenly Rodney must know. This could be his last chance, right?! Must tell him.

Feverish outpouring of feelings. Over the top love confession. So Un-john. Hardly making sense because hello fever. Rodney just standing there stupid.

What the fuck has gotten into you?

I’m dying.

No you’re not.

But hazmat suit. Quarantine.

I just don’t want your gross flu germs. You’re a disgusting human petri dish.

John why do I love this absolute idiot omg.

Rodney I love you too. But you’re still gross. I’ll kiss you when there is no longer a hazmat suit between us.

44 notes - Posted March 12, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

File this under fanfic writer problems:

Coming to an Ao3 page near you, John’s… cocoa ☕️

It’s hot.

Real hot.

Steamy.

53 notes - Posted July 27, 2022

Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →

[thacmis]

Secret Mutant (Cherik) Gifts

I GOT AMAZING CHERIK GIFTS THIS YEAR AND I NEED TO REC THEM!!!

SECRET MUTANT EXCHANGE:

Come Hell or High Water by Nalou (8k)

Charles and Erik have been together for a long time now. But when a greater danger comes, they don't quite have the same way of protecting each other. Disaster ensues...

Protective Erik, Protective Charles, angst galore but with a happy ending!!! 

SECRET MUTANT MADNESS:

Love Like You by Daslebensmittel (4k)

Things become complicated when Erik becomes a dog: the students hound him and Hank becomes a mortal enemy. Then it gets easier. Then extremely frustrating when he finds out about Charles's feelings.

Fluff, Pining Charles, mutual oblivious pining, fluffy Erik!!!

Too Stubborn for Your Own Good by 1848pianist (1k)

Erik overworks himself but he's stubborn and insists he's fine and keeps working, right up until the moment he collapses. Charles proceeds to over-worry and fuss over him, and then Erik's the one who has to console him and tell him he's fine.

Sick fic with Concerned Charles, adorable, overworking Erik!!!

The Pretender by Clocks (3k)

Charles is sick of having his best friend Erik drop to one knee and fake-propose to him in restaurants, just to score a free dessert. He doesn’t know which is worse: the complete embarrassment, or the likelihood that Erik doesn’t mean a word of it.

PINING CHARLES!!! Mischievous, pining Erik!!! 

THANK YOU ALL SOOO MUCH FOR THESE LOVELY, LOVELY FLUFFY FICS!!! MADE MY DAY, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM!!! Ahhhh honestly drowning in pining Charles and cool sweet Erik I LOVE them darling bois so so much. THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

Also please check out all the other works in the two secret mutant events, there are some incredible works in there (our fandom is so blessed)

And thank you so much to @fullmetalcarer and @jackyjango for organizing these events for the fandom, I’ve enjoyed them so much!

[cherikficsearchandrecs-blog]

I was wondering if you knew of a cherik fic where Charles is the Dom and Erik is a personal bodyguard but not for Charles. I’m pretty sure they meet at a charity event or something like that I read part of it a while ago but I lost it :// I’d really appreciate if you could help me find it, thanks :)

Hello @astro-thor !

I’m pretty sure you’re looking for this fic:

Fic: Purple is for Emperors by Fullmetalcarer

Summary: Erik sat on the edge of the bed, slowly stroking his cock.

Charles knelt on the floor in front of him, naked and bound with purple cords.

Can Erik and Charles find happiness in a world where they don’t fit in?

[gerec]

dom erik fics? strangely every time i try read a dom erik he is a sub because of some kind of plot twist

Here are some excellent dom!Erik fics, Anon; hope you enjoy!!!

What You've Really Been Chasing by helens78

Charles has been chasing after something for years, but he's never found it. Erik steps in to show him what he's been missing.

Put me in the backseat, and they took me for a ride by tahariel (series)

When Erik enters the bedroom, pausing on the threshold just to look, near shivering with excitement, his new sub is waiting for him, laid out on top of the bedclothes like a present. He’s draped with a length of rich black silk, which clings to his naked body and hides nothing, accentuates everything.

Erik’s mouth runs dry.

Counting the Beat by clavicular

Written for this prompt on 1stclass_kink: Erik uses a metal sex toy (dildo, butt plug, nipple clamps, handcuffs, or maybe he just molds something) on Charles with his powers so he can watch from afar while fucking Charles senseless. Belts, buttons, and zippers are metal too, so I imagine Erik just sitting back in a chair smugly while he uses the metal on Charles' clothes/body to force Charles around and take his clothes off and such. Maybe there's a bit of power play going on where Charles tries to get in Erik's head and make him squirm and Erik disciplines him for it...

Twenty-One Guns by luninosity (series)

Sometimes Charles needs to not be in control for a while. Erik offers to help. First times, some confessions, porn with plot…

Alive With Open Eyes by Cesare, helens78

"I'd rather stay, though," Charles smirked, all too pleased with himself, "if you'll have me."

"No," Erik told him flatly. "Not like this. If you start this, you take it seriously. You're mine until I'm through with you."

Purple is for Emperors by Fullmetalcarer

Erik sat on the edge of the bed, slowly stroking his cock.

Charles knelt on the floor in front of him, naked and bound with purple cords.

Can Erik and Charles find happiness in a world where they don't fit in?

Finding North by ClarkeStetler, Goosenik (series)

Charles and Erik are (loosely) friends with benefits. They don't share personal details, last names, or anything concrete about their lives. This is ruined rather spectacularly when Charles gets recruited by the Mutant Apprehension Division of the FBI. Surprised is a bit of an understatement for their reaction to finding themselves partnered up and sent out on cases with the team.

Bit of a detective fic? Really just an excuse for us to play around with MAD (Mutant Apprehension Division) that we created in Playing House.

you burn me by warraw

Erik didn’t allow him a blanket or any other cover, so he is curled up on his side, hugging himself. From where Erik is standing he cannot see the sweet curve of his ass, just his front. But it is enough to enjoy the view.

Gifts by spuffyduds 

Erik is generous. Charles is distracted.

No more fear by adern (series)

Erik was a Dominant himself, but he wouldn't ever threatened a submissive of punishement just because they had put the cutlery in the wrong order.

put me down by ninemoons42

Charles is normally happy to follow Erik's orders in and out of bed, but it's been a very bad day, and he's been caught entirely off guard by what he overhears.

Into His Arms by a_q

Written for the meme prompt: A human dominant over a mutant sub is almost unheard of. No one expected a human Erik Lehnsherr to be the dom of a Omega-level telepath. Erik is convinced it's a mistake, Charles is convinced it's perfect.

Moira tries to support her husbands new found connection, and Raven tries to protect Charles and keep him from giving too much of himself.

Open You Up by Magnetism_bind

I want smutty sex against the wall, on the table, wherever exciting, and I want submissive!Charles. And maybe some filthy oral sex...

[ireneadonovan]

Roses and Thorns, Chapter One

Here’s a teaser for Chapter One of Roses and Thorns, now up on AO3. Artist Erik. Venture Capitalist Charles. Not much plot, but plenty of smut. Some D/s overtones.

@fullmetalcarer and @pinkoptics, this one’s for you…

This could be his big break. A show at a tony gallery. A chance to be seen by big-name buyers, big-name critics. So why the hell did he just want to run?

He’d been working toward this for more than a decade, but now it was feeling like a hollow victory. These people wouldn’t understand him or his work, would only see the polished pretty-boy he was dressed up as. No one would see the scruffy kid who’d all but starved to buy paint and canvases, who’d worn paint-stained t-shirts and jeans because he owned nothing else.

He yanked his tie off, stuffed it in his jacket pocket, unbuttoned the top buttons of his shirt so he could breathe again. He couldn’t do this. This wasn’t him.

He’d just turned toward the door, ready to bolt, when a man entered who commanded his attention. He strode into the gallery like he owned it, bearing regal, expression imperious. He was relatively short, but he carried himself as if he were a head taller. His hair was deep chestnut, combed back, but with a stubborn wave. His eyes were an exquisite blue, flashing fire like star sapphires. His nose was a tad long, but it gave his face a character and depth it would otherwise have lacked. His skin was a luminous ivory dusted with tawny freckles, and his lips were vibrant crimson, obscured only slightly by a precisely-trimmed beard nearly as red as Erik’s own. He wore a perfectly-tailored black suit with a black-and-grey tie, and he carried an ebony walking stick.

His eyes swept the room, cataloguing, analyzing, the space, the art, the people. He locked eyes with Erik, appraised him, then improbably, licked his lips.

Erik held his gaze, considered, decided what the hell. He gave a small nod.

Maybe too small. The man turned away, sought out the gallery owner, Emma Frost. She was his perfect foil, as cool and blonde and remote as he was intense and dark and forceful. As he watched them converse, Erik tried not to feel disappointed.

Then the man turned and stalked toward him like a tiger on the prowl, majestic and dangerous, never breaking eye contact. “I’m Charles,” he declared as he drew near, his voice smooth as polished glass, his accent upper-class English.

“Erik.”

“Did I tell you to speak?”

Stunned but inexplicably turned on, Erik shook his head.

“Follow me.”

Those magnetic eyes compelled him, and he nodded agreement.

Charles walked toward a door Erik knew led to a small conference room. Erik glanced about furtively as he trailed behind, wondering if they would be challenged, unsure whether he should welcome or mourn such an intrusion.

But no one so much as looked their way.

[jackyjango]

I haven’t forgotten the words spoken and promises made @fullmetalcarer. And while I fill one colour a day of the art piece for this fic, I hope that a mood board will suffice till the time!

[insertmeaningfulusername]

Writing Patterns (Tag Game)

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

Thank you for the tag @babygirlbridger my beloved <3

“We,” Finn said, “need a Jedi.” (FinnPoe - Basic Form #3)

For the first time in ages, Bly woke to sunlight streaming in through the bedroom window. (BlyLa - New Beginning)

The eclipse occurred suddenly and terrifyingly. (Breha x Fox x Bail - Eclipsed)

Cody sat up in bed, wide awake from one moment to the next. (CodyWan - Take the Key to My Heart (I Don't Need It))

The village's houses were nothing more than broken shells - skeletons clinging to the mountainside, providing cracks and crevasses for the wind to blow through. (Gen Rex-centric with a side of RexAniDala - The Art of Losing (Is Hard to Master))

He wakes on a flat roof, wedged between a chimney and a ventilation pipe. (QuinFox - (You Know) You Love Me)

“Hello and good morning, commander sunshine!” (QuinFox - ((Not So) Un-)Welcome Gifts)

"Um, sir. You're doing it again." (QuinFox - You Make My Birdcage Bearable)

Fives is a warm weight on Echo’s chest. (EchoFives and HuntEcho - Parallels)

“Hey, Thire. Do you copy?” (QuinFox - Operation Beddybies)

Most of my first lines are quite brief and simple, establishing a location or a time of day. I often like to start just with dialogue, too, mostly when it's a more lighthearted story. But what really got me is the sheer overuse of parentheses in my titles alkfjadjfkllsk

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Hey! I’m not sure if you still do Cherik fic recs but the ones on your blog are FAB so I was wondering if you could rec any (or have a list already?) of protective Charles?? I saw protective Erik and I gobbled them up lol

Thanks @what-on-io for the ask. I still do Cherik fic recs and I have some excellent fics for you. This list is not as extensive as the Protective Erik one, but I hope this list will have some you like.

Protective Charles

A Dangerous Game – ikeracity, pangea

Summary: When a familiar enemy of Erik's returns to the city for some old-fashioned revenge, Charles is sucked deeper into the world of the mob than ever before.

Could I need You This Much – lanasauli

Summary: Charles is all too familiar with prejudice - it's one of the more unfortunate consequences of being a telepath. It's easy to ignore, until it's directed at Erik.

Or: Charles and Erik encounter an antisemite while recruiting. Charles overreacts and almost loses control.

Line in the Sand – ikeracity

Summary: The CIA agents on the base are bullying the children, mocking them for their mutations. Charles will not tolerate it.

Or: Charles has a line, and the agents cross it. Several times. And Erik discovers that perhaps Charles is not so much of a pacifistic pushover as he appears.

Caught in the Middle of a Crossfire – Linzanity

Summary: Charles was busy counting sheep and DNA helixes when he was wrenched mind-first into Erik’s nightmare.

That which is beneath, that which we share – ninemoons42 

Summary: Someone brings a knife to a gunfight, and Charles does everything he can to make sure everyone is okay, and he doesn't know why Erik is surprised by that.

For These Two Men – novera_nope

Summary: When Erik has a panic attack on the plane, even an emotionally stunted man as Logan realizes the nature of the relationship between Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr.

All the Nightmares (Here to Stay) – InsertSthMeaningful

Summary: On that fateful day in 1962, on a beach in Cuba, Charles successfully pulls Shaw's helmet off of Erik's head. Moira still takes the shot - and changes the course of mutant history.

Here to Stay (Remix) – UisceOneLove

Summary:The beach in Cuba still has bloodshed.

The road diverges down another direction.

Sleep don’t weep - baehj2915

Summary: Erik has trouble sleeping. Charles sort of makes him a little bit. Fluffy AU from the movie where they stay together--because I want them to and for no other reason--and Erik extemporizes about their relationship. Not nearly as dramatic as the title indicates. I just picked that because it's a Damien Rice song I like.

Mind’s Eye Blind – Sperare

Summary: As far as Erik is concerned, if you want to scare a person into talking, you have to present him with something more compelling than what he stands to lose...

And there is nothing in the world more compelling than Charles.

Subject E – Ook

Summary: In which Subject E, unwilling medical experiment, runs away from the lab which has him captive, and is taken in by Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.

These Cindered Bones – swoopswoop

Summary: Erik gets attacked by something unknown and when his health starts to decline, has no choice but turn to the x-men for help after seven years of separation.

Vulnerability – TheRedGlass

Summary: An attack while recruiting leaves Erik horribly injured but Charles faces a challenge in getting him medical help and has to improvise.

Lost hope (thank god I have you) – OneWithoutAName

Summary: They hadn’t known better, Charles had told himself when everything had come back to him weeks later, terrified of what he’d done. It wasn’t their fault. If they had known him better, they wouldn’t have tried to kill him. He promised then to play by their rules. If he didn’t give them a reason to mistrust him, then they would accept him. Moira had accepted him, accepted them. Trained with them. Lived with them. She knew them. And she didn’t think twice before she tried to shoot Erik.

Diamond Dust – Fullmetalcarer

Summary: Charles shouldn't fly a thousand miles, then a hundred more, then trek through a snowy wilderness to help Erik. He shouldn't, but he does.

You’re Not Doing This Alone – flightinflame, lynds

Summary: What's meant to be a simple recruitment mission leads to both Erik and Charles being de-aged back to thirteen years old. Terrified and out of their depth, the boys try to hide their situation and help each other until they can work out what is going on.

Be dead, be alive, be something in between – The_Aleph

Summary: “It was a pleasure doing business with you, Major.”

“Forgive me when I say the feeling is far from mutual.”, he grimly took the hand: “Goodbye, Professor Xavier.”

He turned to walk out of the room, but before leaving he stopped by him, grabbed him by the collar and yanked him up to whisper in his ear:

“You are no longer my problem. The Professor is now your Master. I heard some things about him. I wouldn’t anger him. See you.”

Stryker threw him back on the floor and left without another word. Left him alone. Alone with a foreign human. The room was warm. He started to tremble.

At the end of the war, the allies freed the prisoners in the concentration camps all over Europe. Thousands could walk free for the first time in years, millions would never walk the surface of the earth again. And a few just disappeared. Some fled. Some were killed. Some were captured.

Only one was send away. And now, years later, his remains are discovered by one Charles Xavier on the mission to save his little sister. But there is not much left, not even a name. Who is this man?

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end of the year tag game!

this was really fun! thank you @traumschwinge for the tag!

1. What project are you most proud of and why?

probably the 20k two-part series me and my co-author queerapostate smashed out in a little under two weeks in july. it's just... neat!

2. Which project did you have the most fun making?

twice as many stars, the prequel to the aforementioned two-parter and my entry into the HBO War fandom as a writer as well as my first co-writing endeavor in that fandom. it has a blend of all the things i like to explore: complicated relationships, class differences and simply two flawed people fucking up but trying to make it work.

oh, and couch sex, because why not?

3. Which project was the most unexpected and/or challenging and why?

dutch elm disease. very unexpected that i finally pulled the plug and posted what i had written, and also surprising that i'm stuck at the 90 per cent finished mark because i fell back into an old fandom that has stolen my attention for the past five months.

(thank you again, @widgenstain for the beta work!)

4. Which project would you like to receive more attention?

as always, i think we need more post-coital (and less post-rock): my erik/moira/charles high school au that to this day is one of the tightest and most structurally interesting fics i've written.

and dutch elm disease, because i'm greedy and need motivation to finish it.

5. Is there a project you intended to work on but couldn’t find the time? If so, what is it?

dutch elm disease, which i didn't find time for because i was busy writing about half-fictionalized/half-real marines and soldiers...

6. Have you noticed an improvement in your skill this year? Did a specific project help?

no real improvement in writing skill, but definitely an improvement in co-writing. twice as many stars is the project responsible for that.

7. If you could remake any project you’ve created this year, which one would it be and why?

tide pools. it's really neat, but it needs some adjusting.

8. What project would you like to make next year?

i want to finish the zombie au that me and my co-author have been working away at for the past five months. the bones of it are good, so i really hope we'll be able to publish sometime next year.

tagees: @ableedingpen, @dedkake, @insertmeaningfulusername @fullmetalcarer + anyone else feeling inclined, consider yourselves tagged by me!