#krakoa the living lawn

[samasmith23]

I honestly really enjoyed seeing Wolverine’s efforts to rehabilitate Quire during Jason Aaron’s run on Wolverine & the X-Men. Not only was it awesome seeing Logan take an active role in helping prevent the next generation of young mutants from going down a similar dark path & painful that he himself once did, but seeing Quentin develop genuine empathy for others like Krakoa the Living Lawn & Idie Okonkwo while attending the Jean Grey School was rather endearing!

[folansstuff]

Getting back into the Illyatticus writing process with some road trip vibes. Slapping this excerpt here so I can guilt myself into finishing it.

Set after Fall of X, but before Blood Hunt: Magik and X-Men (2024).

"Hey! Just letting you know your permit expires in 10 minutes!" The voice said outside of the van. Illyana rose on her elbows, scowling and eyes glowing red.

"No human is going to tell me to-" She was interrupted by Atticus pulling her back to bed, turning his head slightly towards the door.

"Thanks, mate! We'll be gone in a sec!" He ran his hands through his hair as he slowly raised himself up, Illyana grumbling quietly.

"I don't want to get out of bed."

"You don't have to," Atticus responded, chuckling, "I'm the one driving."

"Mm, but its not the same. What do I do without my teddy bear?"

"Suffer, I suppose." He teased, earning him a light punch from Illyana. He leaned over to kiss her cheek before slowly dragging himself out of the small 'bed' of the rented minivan and clambered to the drivers seat.

Neither of them knew whose idea it was to go on a holiday, especially one like this, but so far their little 'honeymoon' (as Alison has so excitedly called it) has been a smash hit. They needed it, was their reasoning, with the hectic period between Krakoa and what came next, and so Atticus had positied a... break, of sorts. No uniforms, no students of teammates, nothing that could possibly cause anyone any harm. They rented a van (Atticus' idea) and headed out into the Pacific Northwest to go visit Mothtown, home of the Mothman, with hopes that they might just find it.

It was a somewhat silly goal, but that was the point! Travel somewhere dumb, eat some awful food, have some... excitement before bed, then head off back to Summers' new base in the Arctic.

Illyana watched as her partner (she still didn't know what to call him. Boyfriend felt too casual, but husband? Legally he would be in most countries, but it felt to... committal, a feeling Illyana preffered to avoid) started the van, the feeling of the engine rumbling beneath her bringing her some comfort.

She raised herself up, resting on her arms as she peered out the window as thr car reversed then begun its delightfully slow trek to their next stop.

Trees passed by the pair began their drive further into the forest. Illyana managed to pull herself out of bed, slinking up to the passenger seat and climbing into it and smirking at her partner.

Their cheery banter and quiet enjoyment of the nature around them was short-lived. The van passed by a series of small houses on thr way out of their last stop, signs haphazardly placed and smeared with bright red paint in the front lawns.

"NO MUTIES"

"KRAKOA WAS FOR FREAKS"

Atticus frowned, and Illyana watched as with a flick of his hand the signs cracked and splintered, their shapes twisting into nightmarish visages of their former shapes.

"Fuckers." He spat under his breath, "They're lucky they weren't-"

"Atticus." Illyana grunted, her hand resting in his shoulder. He glances at her, then sighed.

"Right. Yeah."

Atticus didn't take Krakoa's fall well, Illyana had found out. Gambit and Rogue had found his body, half-formed and mangled, in a New Orleans swamp 6 months after the fact and were stuck with the job of explaining what had happened. His kids, if they lived, were scattered across the globe or on the now-gone island, and all of his friends had once again scattered to the wind.

He was broken, mentally, emotionally, and even physically, as Illyana noticed the way his skin broke into bark and splinters at his joints. Something had gone wrong, the usual process for his resurrections was blocked, and when he had come back it took large amounts of his focus to just hold himself together. Some part of her knew that this trip was less about having a moment to themselves and more to just... get away from it all.

[scottsumrners]

Okay, Nando dearest. Since you said that the only good X-Men movie could be one made by you, how would you do it? Skip the fancast if it troubles you too much.

oh girl.........where do i even start

okay first of all my IDEAL x-men production would be a live action tv show, rather than a movie. it would be a real proper actual x-men first class thing, but as the seasons progressed, it would expand and branch out to accommodate all the other stories

i actually wrote a draft of the pilot a few years back lmfao it started with uatu viewing different screens with different realities (like fox x-men, the mcu, etc), and then it focused on one and zoomed into the grey family house, where jean was having a nightmare. and then she opened her eyes and the phoenix symbol flashed in the reflection before the credits started. and then we'd have her taking a cab to the xavier institute, and on the way, she looks out of the window and sees a young woman about her age (emma) staring at a lingerie display and through the reflection they would briefly make eye contact, and jean would 'feel' her, even though her telepathy would still be blocked. the cab driver would almost drive into a truck but she would use her powers to stop the accident, before they get to the mansion, she'd meet the other x-men, magneto would attack cape canaveral, etc etc etc. and then the episode would end with the start of sentinel project. first season would end with them going to krakoa. season 2 would start with the introduction of the new x-men, and end with the start of the phoenix saga. eventually the new mutants and x-factor and x-force would be introduced and spun-off to different shows, building an x-men TV universe.

but if it HAD to be a movie, it would depend entirely on how far along the x-universe is... is it an introductory movie? i'd adapt manifest destiny. e is for extinction would also work perfectly, but it would need to be very expository, and i'd probably have to write out cassandra nova. operation: zero tolerance could work well as a movie, too.

now, if i were to do something like a completely original storyline, i would definitely draw from the religious prejudice that i don't think the movies ever dealt with. you know, like when they crucify Skin in the lawn of the Xavier Institute, or chopped off Jay Guthrie's wings, or bombed a bus full of kids. i would really bring that to the forefront

as for fancast, it depends a lot on the ages, but if the x-men were more "mature", I'd go with Matt Bomer for Scott, Natalie Dormer for Emma, Santiago Cabrera for Bobby, the fat ass indiana cop for Hank, Alexandra Breckenridge for Jean, Wentworth Miller for Warren, Gemma Chan for Psylocke, Billy Magnussen as Alex, Emmy Rossum as Lorna. Wolverine dies off-screen

[uncannyxmennet]

https://uncannyxmen.net/characters/skin The dead walk! With the beginning of the Dawn of X era, many characters (and Spotlights) thought long dead have returned on the hills of Krakoa. Today's release is the first of several older character articles we will be updating with their sudden returns. First up is Angelo Espinosa, the Generation X member once crucified on the X-Men's front lawn but now returned and living with his friends in paradise... SKIN! https://www.facebook.com/uncannyxmen.net/photos/a.449438789683/10158762777299684/?type=3