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sadstonewrites · 1 year ago

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Piotr Rasputin/Colossus SFW Alphabet

hi, I'm still alive I promise! Still working on fics, but wanted to throw this out here as a fun little writing exercise with the SFW alphabet! So, without further ado...

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A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

Piotr is a very physically affectionate man - pats on the back, a hand up if you’re struggling to climb over an obstacle, a hand on your shoulder and a squeeze as he passes. He would struggle at first if you didn’t like physical affection or were uncomfortable with being touched, but his next go-to would be acts of service. Dishes needed to be washed? Done. Laundry needs to be folded? He’s already on it and put on your favorite show so you can watch as you two pair the socks together; he likes making your life easier if he can.

B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)

He’s the type of best friend who you know that if you go to for help, he’s going to help in whatever capacity he can. That being said, he’s the type to offer you solutions and advice as he’s doing it; if you need to vent, you’re going to have to tell him otherwise he’s going to try and fix it as best he can. The type of best friend to give you a lecture for ending up in a bad situation, but still comes to your rescue even if you're an hour away and it’s 3AM on a weeknight.

The friendship starts naturally, you’re a colleague of his at Xavier’s or a friend of a friend and Piotr just…fits in your life. He slots in and makes a home for himself in your life, and you in his.

C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)

He’s a big fan of cuddles, although always very hesitant to initiate since he is one - very large and heavy - and two - covered in a hard metallic armor almost 85% of the time. You’re going to have to initiate and assure him you’re comfortable, and only then will he willingly cuddle up.

That being said, he’s a big fan of laying on his back with you nestled up to his side and your head on his chest. He’s got an arm draped over your side, lazily tracing patterns on your skin and holding you close.

D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

On paper he’d love to settle down, but knows the reality comes with conditions that he could never willingly ask a partner to be okay with. He’s still a superhero, and so many people would still need his help; if he had to choose between a mission where lives are at stake and you asking him to stay, he hates to admit how difficult a decision it would be. He doesn’t know if he could ever ‘retire’ in the traditional sense, settle down and leave the hero work on the shelf, but if anyone could persuade him, it’d be you.

He’s an alright cleaner in the fact he doesn’t make much of a mess to begin with. Piotr always picks up after himself, and is a very big fan of Marie Kondo’s mantra of keeping a clean and tidy space. As far as cooking goes, he’s good at cooking very specific dishes - Russian comfort food, anyone? But beyond that his cooking is a bit bland; the type to eat chicken breasts and steamed vegetables for every meal because it’s quick, easy, and keeps him fueled. You’re going to need to teach him to use seasonings.

E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)

If there is one man in the world who gives people too many chances, it’s Piotr. He always wants to give people the benefit of the doubt, the chance to change or improve. That being said, the point where the relationship would end would be if a major boundary was crossed; at that point, it’s time to reevaluate and have a serious conversation about the trajectory of the relationship. It would be awkward, and uncomfortable, because he would never want to intentionally hurt his partner, but also he would be quick to the point. Not wanting to drag it on any longer than it’s already gone.

F = Fiance(e) (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)

Piotr likes the idea of commitment, of having a partner to share things with. Not so much having a ‘better half’ but just having someone there for him, and someone he can be there for in turn. It would probably take him 3-4 years of serious dating before he would want to get married, although he’s the type to dream about it around 6 months into the relationship.

G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

As Colossus, he had to teach himself to be gentle - to not accidentally crush someone’s hand in a handshake or put his foot through the floor with each step - it’s carried over even when he’s not armored up. He’s extremely gentle, very aware of the strength of his hands or how his large frame fills a room and could very easily knock over an end table (or, god forbid, a person) with the slightest brush of his hip.

He would need to teach himself to be gentle with his emotions as well, his frustration or anxiety coming off as overbearing or lecturing at first (again, you’ll need to specifically tell him not to offer solutions when you just need to vent). That being said, he’s not the type that’s prone to emotional outbursts, but rather has the need to channel his negative emotions into action rather than sitting with them and fully processing them.

H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)

Loves hugs, is perfect for hugs, hugs his friends often (if they are okay with it). He’s a big bear hugger, the type to pick the other person up by the armpits and swing them around if the occasion calls for it.

I = I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?)

As soon as he knows the other person feels the same, he’s going to say it. Not the type to be subtle in his affections for his friends or romantic partners, so at most maybe 6 months into the relationship.

J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)

Piotr doesn’t get jealous; if you’re in a relationship together, then he trusts you and knows not to be jealous if you’re spending time with anyone else or aren’t giving him your full undivided attention. He knows you have a life outside of him and your relationship, and he actively encourages it.

Of course, that doesn’t mean he isn’t going to be protective. He’s not jealous because somebody is taking up all your attention, but he is absolutely moving and putting an arm around you if you show any outward sign of being uncomfortable; he’s going to physically move you behind him, if needed. He’s going to check up on you when you’re with your friends, a quick text to make sure you’re having fun and then another to ask when you’ll be home; he’ll wait up for you to come home and breathe a little easier when you walk through the door.

K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)

If he’s armored up, his skin is cool to the touch and his lips are no different as they gently brush against yours. Butterfly soft, the smallest amount of pressure as if he’s afraid you’ll break under him. He’s a big fan of forehead kisses (it’s the easiest kiss to give when you’re almost seven feet tall) but also kisses to both your cheeks and then a soft, final press of his lips against yours.

Kiss his knuckles, his palms, and he’s a goner. He’s so used to his hands being used to smash through walls and push through obstacles, that the gentle press of your lips against his joints has him stopped dead in his tracks.

L = Little ones (How are they around children?)

Loves kids, is fantastic around kids. He is very large and is the perfect jungle gym for rambunctious children, but also can be very gentle and encouraging with any of the shyer ones who are intimidated by a large man made of metal. He’s still a bit of a stickler for rules and structure, no desserts before dinner and all vegetables must be eaten, but makes up for it by just being a really fun adult that kids kind of gravitate towards.

M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)

Piotr’s mornings are typically his busiest time; if he’s not working out in the morning, then he’s preparing for the day ahead with his various lessons. Is a very early riser as well, has an internal alarm clock that goes off at 6AM regardless of whether or not it’s a weekend and makes it so he cannot fall back asleep.

Of course, that leads to morning cuddles if it’s the rare occasion where he actually doesn’t have a million things to do that day. He never takes those mornings for granted, holding you close and inhaling the scent of your shampoo and molding his body to spoon yours. If there’s nothing else to do that day, he’ll spend the entire morning like that.

N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)

Piotr’s night time routine is less strict than his morning one, mostly focusing on winding down for the evening and getting comfortable before going to bed. A nice shower, pajamas and a chapter of the latest book he’s reading before turning off the lights and waiting for sleep to come. He tries to avoid any screen time before bed, if he can help it, but absolutely will get invested in whatever show you’re watching and will watch an episode with you before bed.

O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)

Piotr is a fairly open type of person as far as revealing things about himself, although isn’t the type to say it out of nowhere without a proper relationship being established. If you ask him anything, he’ll almost always give you a straightforward answer, but won’t necessarily give the nitty gritty details until a proper relationship and mutual trust is created.

P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)

Patience of a saint, it takes so much to get him to show any frustration beyond general annoyance or displeasure. True anger is difficult to get from Piotr, and is usually reserved for very specific circumstances or people.

Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)

He is the type to make notes in his phone if you mention you like a certain brand of something or a specific snack. Those flowers you mentioned offhand? He has a note in his phone and a reminder to place an order to the florist on Valentine’s Day and your birthday. It's an effort, and doesn’t necessarily come naturally to him to remember all the little details, but wants to make you happy so keeps a running list of things that make you happy.

R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)

There’s a moment in the relationship where the dynamic shifts, where it’s less ‘I am trying to impress/entice this person into a relationship’ and it becomes more ‘this is my friend who I love but also am romantically involved with and would tear this world down for’. That moment would be Piotr’s favorite, and it would be a casual moment; the two of you in pajamas, perhaps both in the same room but idly doing your own thing. And it’s then that Piotr looks over at you, in one of his t-shirts and a face mask while you scroll absentmindedly on your phone,and there’s something in that moment when you look up at him and smile that makes his heart clench. There’s nothing particularly special, but it’s you and him and he feels so…at peace in your presence.

It’s at that moment he knows you could ask him to do anything, ask him to jump and he’d ask how high, and it both frightens and exhilarates him to know that you - wonderful, imperfectly perfect you - have this much power over him. A man who regularly faces life or death for a cause bigger than himself as casually as some people court lovers, and he’d throw it all down for the person sitting next to him.

S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)

He’d wrap you in bubble wrap if he could, carry you down every flight of stairs if it meant your safety. Not because he doubts your ability or because he wants to undermine your autonomy, but because the thought of you getting hurt - especially when he could have prevented it - would kill him. If he can’t protect you, what is he? He’s the shield for his team, the battering ram when the situation calls for it, but for you he’ll be an entire suit of armor.

Of course he knows that’s not feasible to always be there to save you, but it doesn’t stop him from always watching you a bit closer, having a hand at your side, or walking on the side of you that faces traffic. If you’d try to do the same for him, step in front of him or try to shield his body with your own - at first he won’t know what to think. He’s so used to being the one to take the hits, and to have someone willing to take them for him? Well, it’s going to take some getting used to, and it probably contributes to him falling for you a bit faster than he usually would.

T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

He puts in a lot more effort than he puts on when it comes to dates and anniversaries and holidays. He has it planned down to the letter - your favorite restaurant, the flowers that you mentioned offhandedly that you liked, and the outfit you said he looked so handsome in. Of course, it’s played off as effortless, just another part of his routine, and you’ll quickly see the cracks start to form if something goes off course.

Just kiss his hand and assure him it’s perfect, as long as he’s there beside you, and he’ll quickly resume sweeping you off your feet.

U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)

Stickler for routine, needs structure or else he will quickly fall into bad habits fueled by self doubt. Often questions his place in the grand scheme of things if he feels like he is not fulfilling his role as a protector, and can spiral very quickly into depression or self destructive habits.

Also, he will wear shorts and a tank top no matter how cold it gets. He’s that kid, you know the one.

V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)

Piotr’s interesting in this regard - he doesn’t so much care for his looks as far as aesthetics go. I’ve touched on this in previous asks and various drabbles, but he lifts and works out to be strong rather than to look a certain way. It’s functional, and he's more of a strongman than a bodybuilder, if that makes sense. He works out and stays fit because it suits his lifestyle and helps him be the Colossus his team needs him to be, getting ripped isn’t so much the prerogative. Of course, he enjoys looking strong and like he could tear the doors off a car without trying, and he’s the type to change if he notices a stain on his shirt, but for the most part he’s not a very vain person as far as looks are concerned. He dresses for comfort and utility rather than fashion most of the time, but he has the capacity to dress up if needed.

W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)

Incomplete isn’t the right word. He’d feel like something was lacking, like he was missing something that would otherwise make him happy, but he would still be able to function. You don’t make him Piotr, just like he doesn’t make you…well, you. It’s an added bonus of having another person around, and it would be great if you were there and he’ll certainly miss you if you aren’t there, but he’ll be able to function without you. He’ll have to, at least that’s what he tells himself.

X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)

Okay, so the Russian stereotype of drinking vodka like it’s water is very prevalent, and yeah Piotr’s able to drink a lot and stay relatively sober, but he doesn’t really like the feeling of being inebriated beyond a slight buzz. It’s a dangerous game to get him really drunk, not only for anyone trying to keep up with him, but also for him. Drunk Piotr is a sad, sappy Piotr who is going to hold onto his friends or significant other and cry into their shoulder while forgetting his own strength. He has absolutely broken a few barstools (and a few bars) by getting too inebriated for his own good and completely forgetting that he can smash through most surfaces with little to no effort.

Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)

I think Piotr wouldn’t be a fan of people who are completely resistant to change or self improvement - he wants to grow and try new things with you! You can be hesitant, you’ll work up to it together and he’ll be the most supportive person in your corner, but to completely shut him down or resist it altogether would really dishearten him. I also think a lack of ambition would really turn him off - if you have a goal, no matter how small, he wants to be there to help you achieve it.

Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)

Once he settles down and is fully out cold, he does not move. Absolutely still, he’s conditioned himself to not to move or throw out an arm in fear it’ll strike out and break another bedside table. This will be doubled if you are sleeping beside him, he would be terrified of accidentally rolling over in his sleep on top of you!

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ares-shithole-writing-blog · 3 months ago

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XMen Older Brother HCs

Scott, Kurt, Gambit, Kevin (Morph), Mortimer, Todd, Pietro, Piotr, Warren, Beast, and Prof. X.

Scott Summers

We all know this man is the most overprotective older brother ever.

Like, you have a bad day at school, he's taking you to a movie to make you feel better.

If any teacher/student hassles you for something, he's getting Ororo, Logan and Jean to pull up and help him fuckin' go off on the principal/parents.

And afterwards he's taking you wherever you want for dinner and letting you stay up super late and will let you skip school the next morning.

Remy LeBeau

He's a self proclaimed disaster but is doing his best for you.

He deffo has French nicknames for you.

He's literally fistfought kids who bullied you to make you feel better. Much to Rogue's dismay when she has to bail you two out of jail.

He's always making food for you. Always. Hungry? There's warm jambalaya on the stove. Cajun shrimp in the fridge. Gumbo too if you want it. He loves cooking for his little sibling. It makes him nostalgic.

When you have a particularly bad day at school, he'll get a bottle of wine from the fridge and pour you a (very small) glass and let you drink it and he'll put on your comfort show/film/youtuber and watch it with you.

Kurt Wagner

He takes you to church every Sunday.

Now don't be angry; he's found an accepting church that supports the LGBTQ+ community and does discuss world issues.

He even lets you step out to take a breather during services if you feel uncomfortable.

Afterward he takes you to lunch with some of his church friends and you guys pray about whatever issue was discussed in church that week.

He likes to volunteer at the church. He goes to bible study and is a camp counselor for church camp. These he doesn't make you help with, but when you do, he's really happy about it.

He has German nicknames for you.

Kevin Sydney

They are trying their darndest.

They try their best to make you breakfast in the morning. They make pancakes, waffles, eggs, french toast, sausage...

Without fail, the bacon always ends up burnt. It gets to the point they ask you to make the bacon so they don't ruin it.

They're really lenient about eating where you want in the house. Do you wanna eat in your room? Sure! On the couch, watching tv? Go ahead! On the roof??? I don't know why you're asking but sure!

They ask you for advice about Logan really often. Sometimes they also do the dumb thing where they practice asking Logan out on you.

Mortimer Toynbee

tbh idk much abt him

He found you as an abandoned baby and took you in.

The second he brought you back to the Brotherhood base, Blob and Avalanche were fawning over you.

Mortimer was very insistent he could take care of you on his own, and he managed to pretty well.

Except for that one time he misplaced you.

By that i mean; you started walking and he set you down for a minute when Magneto called him for something and then when he came back you were gone.

When he found you, he was relieved/kinda terrified to find you napping on Juggernaut.

He had to beg for Juggs to give you back.

Juggs relented on the condition he got to be your uncle.

Todd Tolansky

He felt absolutely horrible when you guys became homeless.

He begged, borrowed and stole for you to be able to eat and stuff.

He got used to having to steal from big box stores like Walmart and Target to clothe you.

He was very distrustful of other homeless folk and shelter workers. He never let them even see you. Whenever he went to go barter/get things from shelters, he'd leave you in a particular spot in an alleyway between two dumpsters. He told you to stay until he came back. He always came back.

When Mystique found you one of the days just as he returned, he nearly fistfought her.

He doesn't trust the Brotherhood members around you - especially not Mystique. He's almost relieved when you befriend that stupid Summers boy. Almost.

Pietro Maximoff

Bro ignores you alot of the time.

But when he doesn't he picks on you.

One time he put your white clothes in with Wanda's red clothes and laughed when they turned pink.

Then Wanda made him buy you guys new clothes. He has no regrets.

He actually cares about you though, obviously.

When you're hungry, he feeds you. You need school supplies? He's buying it for you. He swears it's because he doesn't care, but we all know he does.

Piotr Rasputin

Russian nicknames for you because baby sibling.

Will use his metal form to intimidate your bullies.

Him and Illyana coddle you so fucking much.

Traditonal russian food with family dinners. Traditonal bedtime stories.

idk much more abt him so that's it for now

Warren Worthington III

idk much about him but i gotta try

He flies you to school every morning.

No ifs, ands, or buts.

Yummy and filling breakfasts.

Expensive clothes/shoes/whatever you want.

Has threatened to sue the school whenever they don't do anything about you being bullied.

Hank McCoy

He's always working so you don't get to see him often.

When he does, though, he throws himself fully into spending time with you.

He gets you to watch Space Odyssey and falls asleep halfway through while you're super invested.

He cried when Hal died in "2010: The Year We Make Contact."

He lowkey simps for Dr. Chandra

You somehow got him a Dr. Chandra bodypillow as a gag birthday gift and he kept it.

Charles Xavier

Works with what he has to take care of you.

Uses his telepathy to find dirt on people who bully you and gives it to you to even the playing field.

Once you have a family, he lowkey puts you on the X-Men's "Protect at all costs" list.

Just a general good big brother.

#scott summers #charles xavier #hank mccoy #warren worthington iii #mortimer toynbee #todd tolansky #pietro maximoff #remy lebeau #kevin sydney #xmen morph #kurt wagner #xmen #xmen headcanons #mercutio writes

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honey-minded-hivemind · 2 months ago

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As I have grown older there are somethings in life I bow appreciate more than I did as a kid. One of those is furniture shopping.

So imagine Reader needs new furniture for their room (for whatever reason) so it's a IKEA field trip time! Who is actually trying to find good pieces and be helpful? who immediately went to get meatballs? who got lost in the maze of beds and cupboards? Who is acting out elaborate soap opera scenes in the fake room? Who is taking a nap on the beds? Who is suggesting absolutely horrible furniture choices because their sense of style is terrible? (Hint: the last one is Scott. I love him, but he dresses like a 30 year old dad)

Just a fun little idea that made me chuckle, and I want to share

Bwahaha! This is hilarious, Sugar! Okay, okay, let's try this out-

Trying to find good pieces/be helpful: Ororo, Hank, Remy, Xavier, Jean

Immediately went to get meatballs: Kurt, Todd, Fred, St. John, Sabretooth

Got lost in the store: Evan, Pietro, Erik, Logan, Lance, Piotr

Acts out an elaborate soap opera in the fake room: Kitty, Morph, Rogue

Takes a nap on the beds: Boom Boom, Raven, Wanda

Picks out horrible furniture choices/no interior decorating skills: Scott, Jubilee, Roberto

They all wanted to go, seeing it as an excuse to get out and as a fun field trip... No one was prepared for thr behemoth known as... IKEA...

Ororo, Hank, and Xavier have practice with picking our furniture and finding nice choices, Ororo who can help with what style of couch or chair you want, Hank who knows the best colors to soothe the eye, and Charles who knows the best deals for the sturdiest pieces. Remy as a master thief can tell you which pieces are worth the price, and which aren't as good, whereas Jean tries to help picking out colors and patterns that please you and aren't an eye sore.

Kurt immediately went to get meatballs, excited to try the famous food, disappearing to try and beat the line. Todd and Fred had the same idea, teaming up to get as much as they can. St. John was hungry, bored, and petulant, but upon hearing this place has food, he's off to get some. Sabretooth smelled something delicious, didn't want to hassle over furniture or deal with crowds, so stalked off to get the thing that smelled so mouthwateringly good.

Evan wanted to try and find the beds to test them out... only to end up lost in the jungle of cabinets and tiles. Pietro has tried to speed around the store, hoping to cause a bit of mischief and best the lines, but can't. Get. Out. And it's frustrating. Erik took a turn near the beds to try and find Charles, only to end up lost amongst the kitchenwares... He's been stuck there trying to escape for the last fifteen minutes, growing increasingly irritated as he can't find his best friend/ex/husband. Logan went off to find the bathrooms, but has been wandering for what's felt like ages... where the heck did they put those things?! Do they even have bathrooms that aren't for show?! And so his journey continues... Piotr went to find St. John and Remy, but when he saw a sale on pillows, he stopped to check it out. Now he's back to searching, but can't tell where the front of the store is... Why is this place so big? And where is everybody? He is very confused...

Kitty took one look at the show room, had an epiphany, and is now acting out her operatic ideas, usually involving her and a character suspiciously like a certain brunette... Morph found the show room while trying to find Logan, only to decide to have some fun and act out exaggerated tales of the X-Men and their lives. They even got an audience to watch. Rogue, having studied plays and acted before, decides to try it out, and is now enjoying pretending she's a character in a tragedy, with witty jokes and metaphors...

Boom Boom, wanting to find the boys to prank them, instead found the beds. Quickly changing her plans, she is now resting on a queen-sized bed, comfy as a bug in a rug, and has dozed off. Raven, tired of this visit to a maze of a store, saw the beds, decided to wait there, and is now sleeping on a king-sized bed and wrapped in a dark blue comforter. Wanda went straight to the beds, sat down, and has refuses to move from her spot, even when Pietro sped by calling for her.

Scott wanted to help, he really did. But with how his shades make everything look red, he can't tell chocolate from chartreuse or mahogany from oak. He's not much use with designs either, as he thought a stiff metal chair would be a good idea. Jubilee tried, but... bright yellow was not on Reader's agenda, and neither was royal blue against olive green. Roberto thought bright red splotches would look neat, but... well, it looks more like a crime scene than a clean rug. So those three are benched from picking out furniture.

Reader is grateful for the help and for the company, and happily walks away with a new bed and chair... Except now all of them are banned, as someone pulled the fire alarm so they'd summon everyone. No one has confessed to it yet.

#honeycomb thoughts #platonic yandere marvel #yandere platonic marvel #platonic yandere xmen #yandere x-men #platonic yandere marvel x reader #platonic yandere xmen evolution #platonic yandere xmen: the animated series #platonic yandere xmen 97

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battry-acid · 8 months ago

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From your recent piece with Colossus in it, I would love you to elaborate on the autism mention!!

If it’s a hc, I love it, I have never thought of it before and it just makes a lot of sense

absolutely!!! apologies for the incoming ramble

yes it's only a headcanon, not actually canon (for now). i've always related to colossus both as a neurodivergent person and as an artist due to how it's easiest for him to communicate his feelings through art, and how he otherwise normally struggles with words. that is the main reason i view him as autistic, among many other reasons. the many other reasons are listed below!

<< DISCLAIMER: when i talk about x-men characters, unless i'm specifying a particular IP/media, just assume i'm talking about the original run of the all-new all-different uncanny x-men comics and how the characters are portrayed there. 1975-1990 is the sweet spot. that is the "source material" to me, the blueprint of what roles those characters are made to serve and what their most prominent traits are. yay >>

1. COMMUNICATES BEST THROUGH ART

piotr specifically says "my pencil can create far better pictures of this land...than my poor words." in "prison of the heart" (this story appears in vol 1 issue 5 of classic x-men as it was cut from the original run of UXM. it takes place between issues 97 and 98). yet he still calls his drawings "not very good". he thinks he's terrible at communicating no matter how he tries to do so.

to summarize in the story, he falls in love with a fellow russian immigrant with an artistic heart named anya. he expresses his affection by giving her a drawing of her performing, "from my heart to yours". it is the purest way he can express how he feels.

and yet, it doesn't work out. he protects her by turning into colossus, a show of his care for her, and she runs from him in fear.

this sequence makes my heart EXPLODE. mfw autistic people get called heartless all the time for struggling with empathy

the way he talks and acts as colossus is entirely different to how he talks and acts as piotr. it's obvious by how quickly his voice dies in his throat when returning to his unarmoured state. he was boasting such confidence in armoured form, and when it's over....all that confidence is gone. this is the purest example of how he switches between confident and quiet, protected and sensitive, physically and emotionally between forms.

from then on, he's afraid of himself, and more afraid to express himself. he continues to hide his art and he avoids forming stronger bonds with anyone other than fellow x-men, and even that is hard for him. he has intense rejection sensitivity (like meee) and i think he has incredibly high levels of empathy (LIKE MEEE) which is as much an autistic trait as low levels of empathy are. he cares so much, he cares so much it hurts, so he has to protect himself.

it is a common theme with the characterization of piotr that his powers are defense, they are to protect himself and others. he needs to protect his sensitive heart. so large, so compassionate, but so fragile. he may be able to protect himself from physical harm in his armoured state, but he cannot protect himself from emotional harm no matter what he does. he still has his weaknesses, impenetrable skin or no.

2. STRUGGLES IN HIS RELATIONSHIPS

when he gets another chance at romance in "first love" (classic x-men vol 1 issue 21, also in UXM issue 115) he is afraid. he says that he is afraid repeatedly and uhhh there's a lot of things that happen in that story that i am going to avoid talking about right now (it has triggering content and is recognized as a problematic portrayal of indigenous pacific islanders. boy oh boy do i hate the savage land. i may talk about this more in depth at another time if somebody wants me to!) it's like, yay, they don't judge him for being a mutant, or for being afraid!!! but at what cost (bad things happen to him)

and this is, of course, not the only instances of piotr having issues with romance. he seems to constantly experience issues in relationships due to his insecurities, rejection sensitivity, and (very reasonable imo) fears. he has as much trouble expressing his affections for someone as he does verbalizing his discomfort in others' advances towards him. because even when he has said no in the past, some have not listened to him. so he chooses to stay silent. I ALSO HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES!!! it can be so hard being in relationships (romantic or otherwise) as an autistic person, it can be so hard learning effective ways to communicate, it can be so hard constantly fighting to be treated like a person. that's what he feels like to me. he does make progress over time, but it's difficult for him, and he never truly masters it.

3. HAS HIS HEAD IN THE CLOUDS

there's also the entire aspect of piotr of being a bit oblivious at times. sometimes it's to depict him as a younger member of the group with less experience, or as the russian who doesn't understand american customs, or just simply a guy off in his own world that only snaps back to reality when he has to focus on a fight. he ain't the leader for a reason, he's a follower type of guy. my favourite thing ever is when they talk about him like he isn't there and he's just "?"

i don't know why they repeatedly depict piotr as just "❓" red question mark emoji personified but i never want it to stop. i actually adore it

but just being a little oblivious isn't enough sometimes. sometimes they gotta push it. sometimes he's portrayed as being so stupid that he can't even count!!! love to see it! (/s) people looove to insult his intelligence. people looove to call him an idiot both in and out of canon. don't that just remind you of somethin? of having your intelligence questioned all the time solely based on how you act?

you see this struggle to advocate for himself, or being a bit naïve in his hopes for another person, in every single depiction of piotr. or, at least, every single accurately characterized depiction of piotr. in as long drawn-out plot points of piotr feeling as though he can't join the x-men in x-men: evolution, from as small instances of deadpool grabbing his ass in the deadpool movies and him clearly being kind of uncomfortable but giving up on trying to sway wade, you see him struggle to verbalize how he feels. he always says nothing. he's called the strong but silent type for a reason.

4. PREFERS TO PLAY IT BY THE BOOK

on a different note, we get to see how much he loves rules and schedules and routines. he is definitely a goody two-shoes at times in terms of how inclined he is to follow the rules no matter what, usually because that's what he thinks xavier wants him to do. it takes encouragement for him to want to do something other than what he understands to be the socially acceptable thing to do.

just one mere example of his nature to follow the rules:

this one panel is single-handedly one of the best representations of how the three of them interact with each other and what makes them such a fun trouple

there's so many more examples i could point out, but it can all be summarized simply by the fact that he is always a follower, never a leader. he doesn't like to make the rules, he just likes to follow them. he likes to have a clear idea of what he is expected and supposed to do, and can easily be directed in ways that benefit others the most. i love being told what to do if it means i get to help other people!!! it's so much easier having someone tell me what to do and clearly communicate what is expected of me instead of playing this constant social guessing game i always find myself in.

IN CONCLUSION...

so he's kind of unobservant, emotionally illiterate, rule-oriented, experiences empathy at an abnormal level, and expresses himself best in artistic ways. so what, you may ask? that's hardly enough evidence to be autistic. make him take the RAADS, you fool. and to that, i say....y'know what, fair, you don't have to agree with me, but also i don't care and he's autistic and yay yippee yippee i love colossus so much yaaay he's autistic just like me :D!!!

i have so many feelings about piotr. can you tell x-men has been my special interest since i was 8 years old?

<< also yes i know there is a kitty-sized elephant in the room. if someone sends an ask for me to do so, i may talk about my feelings on her relationship with piotr at some point. that is a whole other can of worms >>

#thank you for reading my x-men essay. x-say? sure #ask answered #feel free to ask me more stuff!!!#i love writing a manifesto of why one of my comfort characters is autistic #piotr rasputin #colossus x men #colossus #x men #uncanny x men #uxm #x men comics #FASTBALL TRIPLE #my headcanons #autistic headcanon #autism #audhd #neurodivergent

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positivelybeastly · 10 months ago

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Don’t know if you’ve answered this before but what are your unpopular opinions on Beast? I’ll go ahead and make myself look bad to start by admitting that, while I hate how Trish went about it, I honestly don’t know if I would find myself attracted to cat Beast if I had been actively dating him up to that point. It would cross the line for me from “human covered in fur” to “literal anthro animal” and I have never been a furry, personally. It’s don’t know if there’s any “good” way to break up over that, and I’d hate myself, but I can at least relate to Trish on the changeup.

So, here's the thing, Anon - I don't think you look bad by admitting that you don't think you'd be able to handle Hank's change from humanoid to leonine. Hank himself could barely handle it. And it brings to mind a clip from Star Trek: The Next Generation, from an episode called The Host.

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Basically, Beverly here has seen a romantic partner, Odan, change bodies twice in a very short space of time due to emergency circumstances, and now Odan is in a female presenting body, which compounds Beverly's confused feelings about how to process a very tricky and complicated situation.

I don't think anyone can really blame her for finding it hard and saying no to the relationship, honestly? She's open and she's honest about her feelings, and Odan is disappointed, but they understand, because this has been hard for Beverly just like it's been hard for them. And that's where Beverly and Trish differ.

Like, the way Trish did it? Over the answering machine? Like, just. No. That's the kicker. That's always been the kicker. And the way that she said it? Like, you had every opportunity in the world to delete that message, stop halfway through what you were saying and start again, say it in a way that didn't hurt Hank's feelings - and you chose not to. That's always been the part that's hurt the most.

This woman has presented live news coverage. She knows the importance of choosing her words carefully. She should know better. Which implies that this is just the best way she could see how to handle it, and that is a bad look. It speaks to a lack of empathy and a lack of emotional intelligence, which is on brand for Trish, given how she treated Warren after his wings were damaged by Harpoon, but it's still very, very disappointing to me.

There's never an obligation to love someone after they change. There is an obligation to treat them with kindness and respect, especially when they're struggling with the change, too.

Anyway! You wanted some unpopular opinions?

The X-Men use Beast and don't provide him with adequate emotional support afterwards, in part because they're all too wrapped up in their own problems, and in part because Hank does too good of a job of pretending that he's all right when he's really not. This is compounded by the fact that Hank's closest bonds are with the O5 and not the second generation team (Logan, Ororo, Piotr, etc), so the instant he's on a team that doesn't possess an O5 member, or it possesses an O5 member that he's on bad terms with, things go sour for his mental health, especially if he's expected to do something morally unscrupulous. There is intense significance to the fact that Hank left Utopia after Warren shut him out of his life, Bobby failed to provide emotional support after his torture, and Scott continued to change into a man Hank didn't recognise or approve of.

2. Beast's moral decline was not inevitable and it could have been completely avoided if only the X-Men would stop dragging him into their bullshit and pressuring him to do things he doesn't want to do. Furthermore, the complete lack of taking responsibility by Cyclops, Xavier, Storm, Rogue, Wolverine, or any of the other team leaders who asked Hank to compromise his morals upon seeing where he ended up in X-Force is disappointing, but not unexpected. No, Domino, he was not "always like this."

3. The 'lack of consequences' that Hank suffered as a result of his mistakes and errors in judgement prior to X-Force are not his fault, and are an indictment of poor story handling from 2012 onwards rather than him trying to avoid responsibility for those actions. Hank is, when properly characterised, a person who believes in personal responsibility and owning his decisions.

4. Hank is blatantly obviously bisexual and/or gay. If you ever say that he is the 'straightest X-Man' as a pejorative, I will immediately, and without hesitation, block you.

5. Ben Percy is a fatphobic hack and wanted to write furry blue Mr. Sinister. His characterisation of Beast is, without qualification, embarrassingly bad, and it's clear that everything he knows about the character has been gleamed from Wiki skims. Jordan D. White also holds some of the blame here for not putting his foot down and saying, no, that's not how Beast would act, but frankly, I'm not surprised a modern Marvel editor was failing to do his job on both a micro or macro level.

6. Beast's physical strength has largely been forgotten about by many modern Marvel writers, and further exemplifies how little they care about leveraging what is unique about the character. He was the original X-Men's Big Guy. He is strong. He is fast. He is nimble. He is a threat on the battlefield and can go toe to toe with Captain America. Stop making him job like he's Worf and reducing him down to his intellectual capabilities only, I'm tired of it.

7. The idea that a two dimensional war criminal (no, the idea that you're doing something bad for good reasons is NOT a nuanced one) is somehow more 'interesting' than a intellectual character being forced to battle his morality, bestial instincts, pessimism, and existential dread, is insulting, and betrays an immature approach to characterisation that I can only hope people grow out of.

Characters should grow and change, absolutely. But if that change is making the character worse, stripping him of everything that makes him unique, and shitting on years of better stories? Then it's a bad change. That's not my nostalgia talking, that's my storytelling instincts alerting me to the fact that you're an edgy 14 year old, in mind if not in actuality.

8. Cat Beast is fucking hot, I don't give a fuck if that makes me a furry. Give me his phone number right now, I'll do what Trish Tilby was too cowardly to do. (No judgement on you, Anon, I'm just an unrepentant monster fucker.)

9. S.W.O.R.D Hank is cute as fuck and I absolutely love him in this art style, y'all just need to be more open minded about artists who exaggerate for effect and believe in good expression work at the expense of realism. It's comic books. Let characters look goofy.

10. Beast wasn't being an obstinate bitch on Utopia because he didn't like Scott, he was being an obstinate bitch because he was heavily depressed, morally and emotionally compromised, and regularly having chunks taken out of him physically. He made the correct, healthy decision to remove himself from a situation that was destroying him by inches.

Cyclops was correct to make the calls that got mutantkind through, but Beast was just as correct that a lot of what they were doing was morally abhorrent, and someone had to remember that and remind everyone what they were losing by doing these things, because if you don't, that's how you end up with supervillains. It's not a random coincidence that Cyclops ended up disbanding his version of X-Force later on, because he knew it went too far.

11. Hank is not a traitor to mutantkind. No, he did not 'side' with the Inhumans with Inhumans vs. X-Men, he wanted to abide by the treaty that they had established, work to maintain a peace, and, when that wasn't viable, he didn't want to be part of a pre-emptive strike against an allied power that broke rules of engagement in order to inflict cruel and unusual punishments on people, including sensory deprivation, mental hijacking, and imprisoning people in fucking Limbo.

If you want to blame Hank for 'betraying' mutantkind, are you also going to hold Emma accountable for trying to commit genocide with Sentinels, or Storm for being a fucking idiot and starting a conflict over nothing, when she could have just let Hank go and tell the Inhumans what he'd found out, and the entire conflict could have been avoided? Either IvX is non-canon garbage or it isn't, but own your fucking decisions. Don't pick and choose so you can shit on Hank. This applies just as much to the fandom as it does the writers.

12. Beast is underutilised in fan works because a lot of writers don't feel comfortable writing his unique dialogue style and artists struggle with his myriad mutations (which I don't blame them for, professional artists struggle just as much, if not more so). He is a friend to everyone in the X-Men, someone that they would feel comfortable talking to about their problems with, and every time you reduce him down to just being a plot device, you do your story a disservice.

Yes, this may or may not be influenced by the AO3 Hank McCoy tag 70% stories where he delivers medical/science exposition, 20% First Class AUs, and 10% fics that dive into Hank as a character. 5% of which are probably written by me, because I have a problem.

Those unpopular enough for ya, anon? :P

#Anonymous #outofmuffins #Not putting this in the main tags because I AM still ostensibly an RP blog and I don't want to get into fandom wars.

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ariel-seagull-wings · 3 months ago

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Hey Ariel!

I hoped you liked my very first holiday-themed episode.

Ever since I started this series, I always wanted one of the earliest episodes to be The X-Men facing off against Arcade for the first time!

This was been one of my favorite episodes to write so far.

And the same will apply for part 2 as well.

I've been a sucker for theme park settings.

My favorite part of this episode was having the couples of this series getting a chance to shine.

Especially Scott and Jean.

Which you'll see more of in part 2.

I also think this episode has some of the best comedy and jokes so far.

-Xavier looking miserable because he'll be hearing Logan and Mariko getting it on all night.

-Chat getting the seagulls to attack the scamming carnie.

-Jean seducing Scott.

-The rollercoaster scene.

And my personal favorite, Illyana embarrassing Piotr and Scott with "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne ft. Static.

If you have any siblings, you can either relate to Piotr's embarrassment and/or Illyana's mischievousness.

One thing I was really hard for me when during this episode was finding a voice for Arcade.

I thought of a lot of choices for the fun-loving madman.

Eric Bauza, Phil LaMarr, Rob Paulsen, and even big names like Wayne Brady and Jim Carrey!

But I decided to settle on Matt Frewer because I thought his voice would both fit the character and strike that balance of being more goofy and intimidating.

It would sound like a more energetic and lively version of his performance as The Leader in the Incredible Hulk 1996 cartoon.

I'm also proud that I made this episode part of my very first double premiere, as I also released the episode "On Angel's Wings".

On Angel's Wings is another episode I'm really proud of doing for two reasons.

Revealing and showcasing the faiths of The X-Men.

2. William Stryker. He might be the strongest villain I've introduced so far besides Alexei Kravinoff. What makes him so fascinating is that he encapsulates the worst of religion. Being that he willingly commits horrible acts and atrocities in the name of God, and uses his faith to justify it! Which as we all know, is unfortunately something that happens a lot in real life. And even being aside his mutant bigotry, he's a massive piece of shit. If you read the episode, you'd know that he actively insults other religions, shamed Xavier for his mixed rage heritage, and shames Ororo, Kurt, Piotr and The Howletts for being immigrants. I mean, in the comics, he's also incredibly patriotic. But my favorite part about him is who I casted for him.

The fan casting is what intrigues me: fun fact, I started to have the late great Leslie Nielsen as my fan casting for Stryker.

Most of our generation remember his comedy roles, but he started as a classically trained dramatic actor, and was really good!

@s10127470

#x men #mutants #writers on tumblr #the next mutation

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touchstoneaf · 8 months ago

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MSR/TXF playlist con't (they get longer as we get into the later seasons, for... reasons. Sexy/relationshippy ones, hehe):

S8:

Today: Jefferson Airplane (S)

I’m Still Waiting: Jamie O’Neal (S)

Cry No More (album version): Arcade (S)

Un-Break My Heart: Toni Braxton (S)

Gone Away: The Offspring (S)

How Do I Live: Leann Rimes (S)

Without You: Niilson (S)

My Heart Will Go On: Celine Dion (S)

It Must Have Been Love: Roxette (S)

Who Wants To Live Forever (When Love Must Die): Queen (S)

Scully’s Theme: Mark Snow (S)

My Immortal: Evanescence (S)

Do What You Have To Do: Sarah McLachlan (S)

Always On My Mind: Willie Nelson (M)

Stranded: Heart (S)

Beautiful Disaster (live version): Kelly Clarkson (S)

Kiss From A Rose: Seal (S)

Blue In The Face: Alkaline Trio (M)

Best Of My Love: The Eagles (M)

Bent: Matchbox 20 (M)

Fields Of Gold: Sting (M)

Blood and Fire: Indigo Girls (M)

If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher (M)

I’ll Stand By You: The Pretenders (S)

Making Love Out of Nothing at All: Air Supply (M)

Can’t Let Go: Mariah Carey (S)

Can’t Find My Way Home: Steve Winwood (M)

I Will Follow You Into The Dark: Death Cab For Cutie (S)

If I Close My Eyes Forever: Ozzy Ozbourne and Lita Ford (M)

Good: Better Than Ezra (B)

Never: Heart (S)

I’m On Fire: Bruce Springsteen (M)

My Lover: Melissa Etheridge (S)

Full Of Grace: Sarah McLachlan (S)

Take Me For A Little While: Coverdale Page (M)

Out Of My Head: Fastball (M)

The Flame: Cheap Trick (B)

Here By Me: 3 Doors Down (B)

With Arms Wide Open: Creed (M)

The Reason: Hoobastank (M)

S9:

Save Tonight: Eagle-Eye Cherry (M)

Hands To Heaven: Breathe (M)

Against All Odds: Phil Collins (S)

Babe: Styx (M)

Every Little Kiss: Bruce Hornsby and the Range (B)

Every Time You Go Away: Paul Young / Hall and Oates (S)

Stranded: Heart (S)

If: Bread (B)

Now You’re Gone: Whitesnake (S)

Is This Love: Whitesnake (M)

Bed Of Roses: Bon Jovi (M)

Right Here Waiting: Richard Marx (S)

Somewhere: Within Temptation (S)

Time In A Bottle: Jim Croce (M)

Faithfully: Journey (M)

Send Her My Love Journey (M)

Silent Running: Mike and the Mechanics (M)

I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues: Elton John (S)

Human Hands: Elvis Costello (M)

I Remember You: Skid Row (M)

I Will Remember You: Amy Grant (S)

Back For Good: Take That (S)

Nobody Knows: The Tony Rich Project (S)

All Along: Blessid Union of Souls (S)

Twenty-Nine Palms: Robert Plant (M)

All Out Of Love: Air Supply (S)

Everything I Own: Bread (S)

Far Away: Nickelback (B)

Ordinary World: Duran Duran (S)

Constant Craving: KD Lang (B)

Season of Hollow Soul: KD Lang (B)

Seasons of Wither: Aerosmith (B)

When I’m Gone: 3 Doors Down (M)

Here Without You: 3 Doors Down (B)

Landing In London: 3 Doors Down (M)

Away From The Sun: 3 Doors Down (M)

As I Lay Me Down: Sophie B. Hawkins (S)

Eyes Like Twins: Wilson Phillips (S)

Day After Day: Badfinger (S)

Broken: Amy Lee / Seether (B)

Mental Picture: Jon Secada (M)

Breathe Again: Toni Braxton (S)

Full of Grace: Sarah McLachlan (S)

To My Valentine: SJ Tucker (M)

Epiphany: Staind (M)

Warm Safe Place: Staind (M)

It’s Been A While: Staind (M)

Sweet Dreams: Air Supply (B)

Another Rainy Night: Queensryche (S)

I’ll See You In My Dreams: Giant (B)

Upside-Down Roses: Bekah Kelso (S)

What I Know: Bekah Kelso (S)

Wishing You Were Here: Chicago (S)

The Letter (Ticket For An Airplane): The Box Tops (M)

TN1 Teaser / Piotr Tchaikovski: Mark Snow / Scully

Ghost: Indigo Girls (S)

Baby Come Back: Ambrosia (S)

Just Another Day: Jon Secada (B)

It Don’t Come Easy: Badfinger (B)

Mandolin Rain: Bruce Hornsby and the Range (B)

One Year Of Love: Queen (B)

The Promise: Tracy Chapman (M)

Just Remember I Love You: Firefall (M)

We Are Near (Scully’s Theme Extended): Mark Snow (S)

Unchained Melody: The Righteous Brothers (B)

Viva Forever: Spice Girls (S)

All Of My Love: Led Zeppelin (M)

(I ignore everything after Scary Monsters, because I refuse to accept that adoption bullshit or TLG dying (IT WAS A HOAX I TELL YOU!). Also, i will never accept the whole reboot 'CSM was the father' garbage. Not possible timing-wise (Mulder barely is if you do weird math with alien fetuses), and also, Just, NO.

I have more playlist for them, but it's very fanfic-centric and goes with my series on them, which departs after Scary Monsters to go AU, so i can post those if anyone wants me to.)

#mulder and scully #msr #the x-files #txf #fandom playlist #writing playlist #fanfiction

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emma-frxst · 2 years ago

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All That You’ll Take

Pairing: Colossus/ Piotr Rasputin x Reader

Summary: Piotr and reader suffer a loss at the hands of the x-men, can they find it within themselves to keep fighting for the good guys?

Warnings: character death, grief, angst.

The lovely @reiner-exodus-rasputin asked me for bad guy Colossus so hereeee we gooo ❤️

Tags: (tag list of open, send me an ask if you want to be tagged, removed or only tagged for certain characters.) @chromecutie @xenomorphique @evelyn120700 @nightriver99 @iamwarrenspeace @this-that-and-every-thing-else @hsk-puma @bungeewabbit @pianomad @lesbianstarkx @hazilyimagine-blog @super-darkcloudstudent @thehuntress26 @siren-lamented-vampire @mooleche @rovvboat @leo-writer @dandyqueen @nitemaremotionless @thewintersoldierswife @reiner-exodus-rasputin @master-sass-blast

The faux fur of your thick winter jacket tickled your neck, the chilly wind blowing the soft fibers directly on you. You wrapped the long fibers around your fingers and gave a tug, easily ripping them out.

As you let the wind blow the fur from your fingers, tears began to well up in your eyes and your throat tightened.

The fibers were gone. Missing from your jacket forever, never to be reunited with the other strands of fur. Gone..for the rest of your life.

You turned your attention to Piotr, tears rolled down his face in a continuous cascade. He was standing right next to you, but he felt a million miles away.

You wished you could comfort him, you wished you knew how. But you could barely console yourself through your own grief.

It was the dead of winter, cold and bitter, but it couldn’t compare to the bitterness within your heart.

There was a point in time when you would’ve laid down your life for your fellow X- Men. A time when you trusted them with your own life. A time when your team truly felt like a family.

A simpler time.

You had many fond memories of your time at Xavier’s Institute. You’d met Piotr there, even married him there. It’s where your first held your son in your arms. You formed unbreakable bonds with your friends, taught and trained many students, Including your son, Ilya.

But now you couldn’t even bear to look at it, couldn’t bear to be in it.

The officiant finished the eulogy and gave a slight nod towards you and Piotr. Together, you two walked up to the simple pine box, Piotr letting out a wavering breath.

You dragged your gloved fingers along the grain. It was a mighty fine piece of woodwork, the best around.

Piotr spoke first,

“до свидания мой сын.” (Goodbye, my son) he said, placing his and Ilya’s favorite book on the casket.

“Покойся с миром, мой ребенок.” (rest in peace, my child) you said and placed a flower on top of the book.

You watched as your fellow X-men placed trinkets and things on the casket. Ilya was loved by so many.

You buried him on the highest hillside on Piotr’s family’s farm. You and Piotr declined to bury him at the mansion, you wanted him to rest in peace, to be far away from the life that got him killed.

You couldn’t help but feel hatred towards your team, they were supposed to keep each other safe. It was a stupid mistake..but it cost your son, your only child, his life. It was so easily preventable, yet it still happened. The team knew your anxiety and your worries, they knew their promise to keep him safe. They knew struggle you had to go through to have your son. He was just learning to be a X-Man. He was so eager to follow in your and Colossus’ footsteps. Ilya was so excited to go on his first mission.

He had been going on missions since he was 16. You and Piotr were so damn proud of him, you’d just started letting him go on missions without you and his father.

You were regretting that decision right about now.

You remembered Piotr saying “the boy is 21 years old ,my dear, he will be okay…he’s the best parts of you and me. Besides, we are getting old, time to let the young students take care of things.”

And of course you sassed back with a comment about how he’s getting old, not you…even though your joints popped when got got out of bed in the morning and you went to bed at the ripe old time of 9pm. Oh the life of an X-Man.

“Some life” you scoffed to yourself.

You and Piotr had given decades of your lives to the X-Men and this was your reward?? Unimaginable grief? Pain?

Over the next few months, Piotr only grew more distant, your grief driving a wedge between you two. You thought things were looking up when he said he had something planned for the two of you.

But your stomach turned when the car pulled up to the residence of none other than sworn enemy of the X-Men, Magneto.

“Piotr w-what’s happening?” You asked, your voice panic-stricken.

He turned towards you and took your hands in his.

“My feelings of anger, hurt, and betrayal have not gone away since Ilya’s funeral. I no longer feel like part of the X-Men. So I have sought a place where I do belong…where we belong.” He explained, rubbing his thumbs along the back of your hands.

“But Magneto’s brotherhood?!” You nearly yelled.

“Please..hear them out (y/n), hear me out.”

You took a deep breath.

“Okay.” You surrendered.

You two walked up to the elegant front door, a botanical pattern was delicately carved into the pine.

Pine.

Piotr knocked and not even two seconds later, Eric Lehnsherr opened the door. Must’ve been expecting you.

“Hello, Piotr.”

“привет.”(hello) He greeted, you could tell this wasn’t their first meeting.

“(Y/n). My condolences.” Magneto extended his hand and you hesitantly shook it.

“Thanks.” You said, stepping inside.

After that night at Magneto’s you and Piotr had decided to give each other some much needed time and space away from each other and the X-mansion.

You were just starting to feel okay when there was a knock at your door.

It was Scott and Ororo.

“We got wind that Colossus is being held at Magneto’s place.”

“Held?”

They nodded.

You knew that no one could really “hold” Colossus, you’d seen him plow his way through many enemies, so you figured something else was up.

Your stomach began to churn, there’s no way he actually joined Magneto right? Piotr, your lawful good, protein bar- eating, wouldn’t hurt an innocent fly, husband..surely not, right?

You got in the car with Ororo, Scott, Logan, Kurt, and Charles.

You exchanged polite greetings but nothing further. They felt distant from you, your loss leaving you a shell of your former self.

Residence of the brotherhood of evil mutants.

The car pulled to a halt outside of the house. You were the last to exit the car, standing behind everyone else.

You were greeted by Eric standing in the doorway.

“Where’s Colossus?” Scott asked, getting straight to the point, leaving to time for pleasantries.

Magneto wordlessly stepped aside, letting Piotr step outside. You almost didn’t recognize him. His once colorful, red and yellow uniform, now black and gray. Sad.

Everyone was shocked to see him there, willingly, including you.

“Colossus, my friend, what- what’s going on? Let’s go home.” Kurt begged.

He walked down the steps, getting closer to the people who he once considered his family.

“Life as an x-man..It has taken my son from me, it has taken a toll on my body, taken time away from me that could’ve been spent with my wife. What will you take next? My freedom?! My own life?!”

“Colossus it was an accident! We all miss Ilya dearly.”

“You do not miss him like I do, like we do.” Colossus said, pointing towards you.

“This is crazy Colossus, come on.” Scott begged.

Piotr let out a heavy sigh.

“What hurts the most is-“ he paused, feeling tears well up. But now wasn’t a time for tears. “You all acting like he never existed, ignoring the pain myself and (y/n) are feeling! Not one of you volunteered to teach our classes, help with his memorial, and not one of you sorry, selfish, pricks protected him!”

The team was quiet, reflecting on Piotr’s words. They did help with those things, but they guessed it wasn’t in the way Piotr needed.

You had never seen him so angry.

You walked to the forefront of the group, not believing your eyes. Your sweet husband, turning away from everything good.

“Piotr…” you started, your voice cracking. You hadn’t seen him in months.

Upon seeing you, he transformed out of defense mode and closed the gap between him and you, his scowl softening.

You stopped a moment to take him in. His eyes were tired, his hair more gray than the last time you saw him. His frown lines were more engraved on his face, he hadn’t shaved in a while either.

Just then and only then, you saw just how much losing Ilya, being a part from you, and losing his X-family affected him. His heart was shattered.

“Baby, please, come home.” You pleaded, your voice threatening to break.

He only stared at you.

Wordlessly, he held out his hand, wanting you to take it. To join him.

You hesitated, the events of recent months played over in your mind.

You reached out to take his hand, but stopped half way. You drowned out the rest of the team yelling at you to stop.

“They care about me, (y/n). About us, about mutant kind. They take care of their own, not leaving them to be slaughtered like livestock.”

You glanced back at the others, desperately trying to get to you, but were being held back by Magneto’s powers.

You turned your attention back to Colossus, his hand still outstretched.

You hesitated once again, debating whether or not to take his hand. You met his gaze, those baby blue eyes told you everything you needed to know.

You’d made your decision.

-END-

Authors Note: whaoahhh ambiguous ending! Let me know what you would’ve decided.

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lenskij · 1 year ago

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My cello teacher told me I should start listening to opera. He recommended I start with Puccini or Verdi. Are there any particular operas you'd recommend to start with?

Welcome to opera! There's drama, there's blood, there's crossdressing, vengeance, rivalries, love, and more drama!

There are as many opera opinions as there are opera listeners, and there is so much variety in opera. The most played operas are always a safe bet - there's a reason they're popular! - and it's a good place to start, pick something that tickles your fancy, maybe an intriguing synopsis or a composer you like.

If you want to start with Verdi, I recommend La Traviata and Rigoletto - both are beautiful and devastating in their tragedy. I like to listen to them when I want something familiar to bawl my eyes out at :) I think that's maybe the best place to start!

Another great "starter" opera is Bizet's Carmen. It's full of banger arias and tunes that are well-known even outside of the opera world.

If you want to check out Puccini, I'd recommend La Boheme or Tosca (with the caveat that I don't personally like Puccini operas hehe, they're just not for me).

And of course I cannot not recommend the best opera of all time (as judged by yours truly): Eugene Onegin by the one and only Tchaikovsky. I love it so much I can't even articulate why I love it. It's the inevitable tragedy caused by the characters' own actions, not from malice, but from who they are as people. It's how Tchaikovsky's music beautifully makes the drama soar. It will break your heart and you'll thank Piotr Ilyich for it!

Good luck on your opera journey! There's lots to explore. I mean, the operas listed above are all from the second half of the 19th century, which is just a narrow band of all opera history!

#aaah i love opera so much!!#the problem with starting with eugene onegin is that all opera pales in comparison with it hehe this is a true and objective fact #jokes aside without knowing your taste I'd say go for la traviata as your introduction to opera!#and follow your fancy from there #opera #liz talks #ask #thyroid-deployment #plus there are lots and lots of posts answering the same question #most importantly: have fun!#i hope you find my answer helpful:)

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Europe's Most Wanted Thief

Part 2 of Ribbons and Steel

Ribbons and Steal: Part 1, Part 2

Summary: Piotr faces the aftermath of his first interaction with Maya Durand and learns more about Europe's most wanted thief.

Story Tags: Slow Burn, enemies to lovers

Warnings: Language (mostly Wade)

Word Count: 4.6k

POV: Piotr

Note: Sorry that I haven't updated in a long time! 2023 was not a good year for me but I'm hoping that this year is better!

Comments and Reblogs are love!

Piotr prided himself on his ability to keep a level head in the most aggravating circumstances. He thought it was one of his best qualities. Everyone could rely on him to stay calm in the worst situations. He believed that there has to be at least one person that keeps their composure and Piotr was always more than happy to fill that role.

However, someone else would have to take his place as the “calmest person in the room” while Piotr dealt with his current predicament.

Piotr seethed as he glared at the opened skylight that Maya Durand had escaped through in the museum’s banquet hall. The thief had left the perfectly in tack window ajar as if to mock him on his failure. His outraged thoughts drowned out the police sirens and shouting reporters beyond the entrance doors. He could barely hear NTW’s frantic muttering as she tried to release him from the chain-like prison Maya Durand trapped him in. Only a couple of minutes had passed since her escape and the burning anger inside Piotr worsened with every passing second.

“Piotr!” NTW yelled in his face to pull him out of his furious haze. “I have been calling your name for the last minute!”

NTW nodded, deciphering Piotr’s muffled words as an apology while she tried to pull the cloth off his mouth.

“Anyway,” NTW huffed as she yanked on the tight fabric on his arm, “I was trying to tell you that the Professor is fine. He is currently trying to distract the press outside with Mr. Levine.”

Piotr only grumbled at the thought of the press finding out what happened with Maya Durand. It was inevitable that the X-Men, X-Force, and Wade would learn of the events that transpired but Piotr wanted to talk to them first before they saw it on the news. Piotr was nearly drowning in dread at the thought of Wade finding out before he returned to the mansion. The X-Men would forget about his fight with Maya Durand eventually, but Wade?

Piotr would never live this down.

NTW continued to tug on every strand of fabric with no avail. Piotr was grateful that she tried but even he could barely move in the cloth’s steel-like grip.

“Jesus Christ this shit is way too strong for me to take off,” NTW wheezed, rubbing her reddened fingers. “I think we’re going to need Logan’s claws to get you out of this.”

Before Piotr could think of an alternative plan, the fabric tangled around his body loosened fast enough for him to lose his balance. Piotr’s surprised yelp warned NTW to jump out of the way before he fell flat on his face with a loud bang.

While laying face down on the cold floor, Piotr reflected on the past few months - peaceful and uneventful months that now seemed like a distant memory - and wished he hadn’t taken them for granted. Staring at the scarlet silk that had bound him to the floor moments before did not help to extinguish his anger whatsoever. It only fueled his desire to catch Maya Durand and wipe that devious smirk off her face. He could already tell that the next few months would be the most infuriating of his life, but there was simply no way around it. One way or another, he was going to be the one to put that snarky thief in chains.

When Piotr did not immediately stand up, NTW cautiously stepped closer to him.

“You okay, Piotr?”

“I’m fine,” Piotr muttered, his voice muffled by the cold marble floor.

“You don’t sound like it.”

“I promise I am perfectly fine.”

NTW watched as Piotr stood up, letting the rest of the red fabric fall off of him. Every single piece pooled around his feet except for the one small piece that landed on his shoe - the one that Maya Durand wrapped around his head to keep his mouth shut. The image of Durand’s stupid smirk plagued his thoughts as he snatched up the cloth. With a sneer on his lips, Piotr shoved the material in his pocket for Hank to analyze in his lab. With any luck Hank might be able to figure out why Durand’s fabric was strong enough to hold him down.

Before Piotr could make his way to the museum’s entrance, James Levine threw the doors open to escape the hoards of reporters, flashing cameras, and shouts from police officers that tried to keep the rowdy crowd at bay. The Professor, who looked just as exhausted from dealing with the police and journalists as Levine, closely followed him.

"I see that you were released from Maya Durand's trap," James Levine said when he ran up to Piotr and NTW. "I was afraid that I was going to have to tell Miss Ba to get her briefcase."

Piotr and Ellie looked at Levine inquisitively and then at each other.

"Briefcase?"

"Yes, my toolkit, Mr. Rasputin," Miss Ba's cold voice came from behind him.

Piotr flinched at the sound of her voice before he quickly turned around to meet the assistant's harsh gaze. He wondered if she had the power to teleport because he had no idea how she managed to sneak behind him. Her face seemed to be permanently fixed to an unimpressed frown that wouldn't allow the mere emergence of a smile.

When Piotr finally broke the uncomfortable eye contact with Levine’s assistant, he noticed a large black briefcase she was holding at her side. His discarded suit jacket was draped over her arm, large enough to engulf her small frame.

“As Mr. Levine’s assistant, I must be prepared to protect him and his assets under any circumstances,” Miss Ba explained as she reached in her pocket to grab her ringing phone. Her frown deepened as she glanced at the screen. “That includes a visit from Europe’s most wanted thief…and a call from his relative whose diamond was just stolen.”

Miss Ba excused herself before answering the phone call. She kept the phone almost a foot away from her ear, the woman’s enraged screams audible even as the assistant moved to the opposite side of the room. If she was affected by the woman’s degrading shouts, she did not show it, her face as impassive as ever.

Levine sighed as he watched Miss Ba step aside. “I knew my aunt was going to be in hysterics when she found out about the diamond, but I thought I would have at least an hour to prepare.”

NTW looked up at a banner that advertised the Devil’s Treasure exhibit. “Your aunt owns the diamond?”

“Yes, I convinced her to lend it to the museum.” Levine ran a hand through his dark hair as he glanced from Miss Ba to the open skylight and the crumpled pile of red fabric in the middle of the floor. “I told her that the Devil’s Treasure would be safe and that no one - not even Maya Durand - would dare to attempt to steal it with an X-Man present.”

Levine glanced at Piotr hesitantly before clearing his throat.

“I guess I was wrong.”

Piotr clenched his hands as he took in a deep breath. Levine’s words only made his mood worse. He was an X-Man, he should have been able to stop a thief that controls fabric. He allowed himself to underestimate his opponent, a mistake he wouldn’t be repeating when it came to Maya Durand.

“Who is Maya Durand? How do you know her?” The Professor asked, turning his wheelchair to face Levine.

Levine barked out a laugh, but his amusement quickly faded as he looked between the others’ puzzled faces.

“You’re kidding right? Maya Durand? Europe’s most wanted thief? The woman that has become every billionaire and politician’s waking nightmare? You’ve never heard of her?”

Levine’s astonished look grew when the three mutants shook their heads. He pinched the bridge of his nose, muttering something under his breath that Piotr couldn’t make out.

“Of course they never heard of Maya Durand,” Miss Ba chided, somehow appearing next to Piotr without him noticing her. She narrowed her eyes at the X-Man as she handed her phone to Levine. “If they did, they might have actually prevented her from stealing the Devil’s Treasure.”

“Nyza,” Levine warned before extending his arm out apologetically. “Please forgive Miss Ba, she can be very…blunt at times.”

“No offense taken,” NTW said, giving Nyza a harsh glare.

Nyza Ba rolled her eyes before she moved closer to Piotr, holding out the jacket on her arm with an irritated look (which seemed to be her default facial expression).

“You may want to put this on,” Nyza suggested, gesturing to his shirt with a nod of her head.

Piotr nearly popped a blood vessel when he looked down at the state of his dress shirt. The seams were ripped open, the fabric was littered with tears of various sizes, and he was missing several buttons. It was a miracle that his shirt was still on his body. Even with his jacket, he would look like he had jumped through a paper shredder.

Just like his dignity, his clothes also fell victim to Maya Durand.

Once Piotr took his jacket, Nyza made her way to a nearby table, brushing aside the remnants of the ruined plates and champagne glasses to set her briefcase in its center . The latches of the briefcase clicked as the assistant opened it.

Piotr gawked at the sight of the neatly organized contents inside of the briefcase. There was a small collection of large, razor sharp knives, two pairs of hedge clippers, and various firearms with extra ammo clips next to them. Piotr realized that this must be the toolkit that Levine spoke of earlier. He grimaced at the thought of them using the knives and hedge clippers to cut him out of the trap.

“What’s that?” NTW asked, pointing at a gun with a small compartment filled with some sort of clear fluid underneath its barrel.

“A mini flamethrower,” Nyza said nonchalantly. “My sources say that Maya Durand has an intense fear of fire.”

Levine’s eyebrows knitted together as he sneered, “I told you to get rid of that.”

To Piotr’s surprise, Nyza’s face paled at the sight of Levine’s hardened gaze and her eyes grew wider as he towered over her small form.

“I’m sorry, sir,” Nyza mumbled, reaching inside the briefcase to disassemble the weapon. She carefully disconnected the gun’s fluid compartment and tucked away the parts inside the briefcase.

Once she was done, Levine pulled out a tablet from the bottom of the briefcase. While he turned it on, Nyza closed the briefcase and moved to stand behind her boss, her normal judgemental look quickly sliding back over her features.

“I have Nyza keep a tablet with all of the information we have on Maya Durand. She has become quite a problem in Europe.”

Piotr reminded himself of the briefing the Professor gave on James Levine and his company on the way to the gala. While the company did produce machinery for medicine and entertainment, Drake Industries was primarily a tech company that specialized in security and weapons. It would not surprise him if the company had extensive records of criminals across the world.

“I wanted to ensure that local authorities knew whom they were dealing with if she showed up,” Levine explained, turning the tablet toward the mutants.

Piotr peered down at the tablet, which was currently displaying a mugshot of Durand. Much to Piotr’s displeasure, her signature smirk was firmly in place as she stared defiantly into the camera. The Professor gave Piotr a stern look as he tried to hide his frown at the sight of the prideful and mischievous glint in her eyes.

As he looked away from the infuriating picture, Piotr’s gaze fell on Levine’s face. There was a ghost of a smile on his face as his finger ran over Durand’s cheek. What unsettled Piotr even more was the way he was looking at her as if she was his next meal. His eyes wandered over her features with a possessive desire and longing that made Piotr’s stomach churn.

Weird.

“You may have this if you wish to pursue her,” Levine said, dropping the strange demeanor as he handed the tablet to the Professor.

“Don’t worry,” NTW asserted, nudging Piotr with her elbow. “We’ll make sure she’s put behind bars.”

Nyza scoffed at NTW’s promise and quickly silenced herself after receiving a harsh glance from her boss. Before NTW could make a scathing retort, Levine interjected to ease the tension in the air.

“It worries me that she has made an appearance in the states,” Levine stressed. “It may mean that she’s bored and wants to cause trouble here. If that’s the case, she is likely to make another appearance soon.”

Piotr nodded sharply. He was going to make Maya Durand regret crashing the gala. He would be the reason her obnoxious grin fell as he put her behind bars.

“Then she will have to face me the next time she shows her face.”

“And we will get that diamond back,” NTW promised.

“I appreciate your enthusiasm, but the Devil’s Treasure is long gone,” Levine chuckled lightly. “By now Maya Durand will have given it to the person who hired her for the job.”

The sound of Levine’s ringing phone took away his attention. Groaning, he pulled the device from his pocket and looked at the three mutants apologetically.

“I’m afraid I will have to deal with my aunt now. Nyza has made arrangements for your car to pick you up discreetly behind the museum so you can avoid the press. I wish you the best of luck catching Miss Durand.”

Before turning to take the call, Levine nodded to each of the mutants, his gaze lingering on Piotr for a fraction longer than the others before he strode off, his aunt’s screeching following him as he headed for the museum door. Piotr tried to ignore the unsettled feeling in the pit of his stomach, but something was…off about Levine. If stories from the other X-Men were anything to go by, people like Levine almost always had an ulterior motive when they involved themselves in the mutant world. And besides his involvement with mutants, it was odd that Levine didn’t seem upset about losing the multi-million dollar diamond to Durand. Piotr would have to keep his guard up.

“God, I am so glad that I’m not him right now,” NTW muttered as she and Piotr watched the door swing shut behind Levine. With a significantly colder nod to the group, Nyza Ba quickly followed her boss out of the museum, briefcase in hand as the door swung shut for the second time, leaving them alone in the event hall.

“You will wish you were when we see Wade back at mansion,” Piotr grumbled.

The Professor rolled his eyes, although the slight quirk of his lips hinted at his amusement at NTW’s pallid expression. While they followed the Professor to the museum’s rear exit, Piotr started to mentally prepare himself for the harassment he was going to receive from the X-Men and, much to his displeasure, from Wade. He knew NTW could withstand some playful jabs from the X-Men but he was certain he was going to have to take the brunt of Wade’s teasing so she wouldn’t send him through a wall.

For the sake of his sanity, Piotr hoped he was wrong.

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The car ride back to the X-Mansion was deathly silent. Piotr and Ellie turned off their phones to have a little bit of peace before they returned. Both of them refused to look through the tablet’s information on Maya Durand so they wouldn’t have to think about what had happened. The incident was surely on every single news channel by now. Even though Piotr did not have any social media profiles, he knew he couldn’t hide from the flood of tweets and memes of the ordeal with his students and Wade around. Frankly, he wouldn’t be surprised if he had at least a hundred memes and videos about his fight with Maya Durand from Wade waiting behind his phone’s black screen.

When they finally arrived at the mansion, the X-Men were waiting for them in the foyer. Their quiet muttering came to a sudden halt as they stepped through the door. Most of them glanced between the members of the haggard group hesitantly, clearly not wanting to provoke any lingering emotions from the gala. Logan, on the other hand, stood front and center with an amused grin plastered on his face. The X-Man seemed as if he was anticipating some form of entertainment. He did not have to say anything because Piotr knew exactly why Logan was giving him that look.

Piotr closed his eyes, pinching the bridge of his nose as he released a deep sigh. “Where is he?”

The rapid footsteps from the hallway at the top of the staircase behind the X-Men gave him his answer. Wade bounded to the top of the staircase, waving his phone in the air with a wide smile on his face. Piotr’s frown deepened when Wade took notice of his ruined dress shirt.

“Damn, she really did fuck up your over glorified hall monitor ass, huh?” Wade chortled, sliding down the arm of the staircase with Nathan marching down the steps to follow him. “I cannot believe you got your ass handed to you by a person who controls fabric.”

“Shut up, dickhead,” NTW snapped while her hand formed into fists.

Wade simply ignored her and continued on with his jests. “Just be thankful that you don’t have Twitter because they are having a field day with this selfie of you and Maya-”

“Selfie?” Piotr interjected as his rage from the fight suddenly came back to him. “Show me.”

The sight of the selfie that Maya had taken of them when he was stuck in her trap made his blood boil. The Devil’s Treasure rested casually in her free hand, which was propped carelessly on his shoulder. Her glimmering eyes, perfect teeth, and victorious smile that shined brighter against her red lipstick only made his mood worse. Of course she looked gorgeous while Piotr was tied up with a tattered shirt.

Piotr clenched his fists tightly, “She is going down.”

Before Wade could say anything else, Nathan snatched his phone from him, sending him a harsh glare. He didn’t budge at Wade’s demands to release his phone. Piotr was reminded vividly of a parent taking a toy away from a misbehaving toddler as a punishment.

“You have been talking about this for hours,” Nathan seethed, putting Wade’s phone in his pocket. “I’m tired of hearing about it and I’m sure the Big Guy here is too. Besides, I bet she would kick your ass too.”

“You are no fun,” huffed Wade. “She would never beat me! I would just slice her little ribbons in half!”

“I wouldn’t underrate Miss Durand’s powers, Wade,” The Professor chastised, holding up the tablet that Levine had given him. “According to this, she’s a professional.”

Professor X motioned for all of them to follow him to the large council room that they used for meetings and debriefings. In the center of the room was a grand round table with enough seats to sit the X-Men and X-Force. The massive TVs on each wall of the room displayed different news stations that were all discussing the same thing: Maya Durand. Titles slowly crawled across the bottoms of the screens. Piotr read Breaking News: Maya Durand Strikes in the U.S., Maya Durand Steals The Devil’s Treasure, and X-Man Fails to Stop Mutant Thief before forcefully pulling his gaze away from the screens.

The Professor slid the tablet to the center of the table as everyone took their seats. The device’s screen flickered for a moment before it projected a hologram of Maya Durand’s file for all of them to view. Her mugshot was at the very top of the file. Her perfect smile taunted Piotr as if she was telling him to catch her if he can.

Her basic information was in print below her photo, which Piotr stubbornly ignored as he focused on the text. He felt as if her picture was watching him amusingly as he read what little information the file had. Her exact age was unknown (it said she was in her early to mid twenties), no known family, no known aliases or allies, or anything about her life before she became a thief.

The details that her file did have were of the crimes she had committed, her services that she offered to the highest bidder, and information on her mutant powers.

“This has absolutely nothing on her,” NTW grumbled as she scanned the file.

Scott let out a low whistle as he read aloud her criminal charges, “She’s wanted by Interpol for multiple counts of burglary, assault, theft, espionage, grand theft…everything, and a whole lot more.”

“Who cares about a couple boring charges?” Wade threw his hands in the air as he glared at Scott like he had grievously insulted him. “Homicide and manslaughter are way cooler and you know it!”

Piotr quickly read through her charges to fact check Wade…and he was right. She had not killed anyone, at least not in any incident listed on the file. Piotr wasn't sure if this information made him feel better or worse about the thief. He decided to chalk up this oddity to Durand being too proud to get her hands dirty and label her as the absolute worst person he had ever met.

“That is little extreme… I have fought people that want to kill all mutants,” Piotr reminded himself. “Maya may not be worst person but she is very high on list.”

Scanning through the rest of her file, Piotr came across a section that listed her skillset. Piotr rolled his eyes at the Master Thief at the top of the list. He wondered if Maya had gotten her hands on the file and put that in there to inflate her ego. Her file also stated that she was a chameleon - a master at hiding in plain sight. The way that the file described her abilities made Piotr wonder if she was almost as good as Mystique. On top of that, the file claimed she was a master escape artist as well. He read the brief description of the few times she was sent to prison and her increasingly elaborate escapes. It seemed that no prison could hold her - at least for long.

“Piotr, I think I know why Maya’s fabric was strong enough to hold you down,” NTW said, pointing at the section on her file that listed her mutant abilities.

Mutant Powers:

Fabric Manipulation

Fabric Creation

Material Identification and Application

“Material Application?” Piotr read allowed with a perplexed tone.

“I’ve heard about this ability!” Hank divulged with an intrigued look. “Some mutants have the ability to copy elements of certain materials to another object without changing it physically. A copy and paste power to put it simply.”

Piotr reached inside his pocket for the cloth he had taken from the museum and placed it on the table. He peered down at the fabric inquisitively, running his fingers over the soft silk before handing it to the scientist.

“She was able to make her fabric as strong as metal with this ability?” Piotr questioned, almost impressed by her ability.

Hank examined the material in his hands before pulling at it to test its strength and elasticity. The fabric stretched easily, not showing any visible signs of stress. It didn’t even tear when Hank ran his sharp claws against it.

“Yes, I suspect that her fabric may be as strong as steel,” Hank hypothesized, keeping his eyes on the fabric, “but I will be able to tell you more tomorrow once I’ve taken a closer look.”

The Professor glanced down at his watch, realizing how late at night it was before backing away from the table. With a wave of his hands all of the TVs in the room turned off as he made his way to the door.

“Maya Durand may not look like a big threat now, but I fear this is only the beginning. Judging by her reputation, her jobs may put people in danger,” Professor X cautioned, his face drawn as he looked at the mutants still gathered around the table.

The Professor met Piotr’s gaze levelly for a few moments for a few moments before addressing the group at large.

“Piotr, I’m trusting you to be the one to stop her.”

Before anyone could object, Professor X held up his hand to keep everyone silent. Piotr caught Logan rolling his eyes with an unimpressed grin on his face. He vaguely heard Logan muttering about how this was going to go for Piotr and judging by his tone, the clawed man was betting against him.

“You can count on me,” Piotr nodded before stealing a glance at Maya’s mugshot. The Professor was giving him a chance to deal with the thief himself like he had trusted him to handle Wade, and Piotr could not let him down. “What happened tonight will not happen again.”

“Good,” The Professor let out a satisfied hum before turning to the door. “We’ve all had a long night so I suggest that you all turn in for a well earned rest.”

Piotr and NTW remained in the room while the rest of X-Men, Nathan, and Wade followed the Professor. Wade opened his mouth, no doubt to make an obnoxious quip, but Nathan roughly grabbed him by the ear before he could form a single word. Wade released a flood of insults at Nathan as he pulled him out of the room.

Once Wade’s screeching voice was far enough away, Piotr released a deep sigh as he rested his hands on the table. NTW slumped in her seat as she glared at Maya Durand’s mugshot.

“She’s not even here but it feels like she’s mocking us.”

“We will get her,” Piotr reassured her. “I have plan.”

NTW peered at him questionably, “And what is your plan exactly?”

“We wait until she strikes again,” Piotr decided. “She is practically ghost. No use finding her until she is hired for next job.”

NTW’s puzzled look grew, “So what do we do in the meantime? Twiddle our thumbs and hope she makes an appearance soon?”

Piotr shook his head as he pulled the device closer to him from the center of the table. He felt as if Maya Durand was standing in front of him with her mugshot only inches away from his face. No matter how hard he tried he couldn’t take his eyes off of her. Her alluring mischievous eyes were like an addictive toxin that fueled his need to put her behind bars.

“While we wait, we learn as much as we can,” Piotr asserts, narrowing his eyes at Maya’s picture. “We will not underestimate her again.”

“Not the best plan, but it's the only one we’ve got,” NTW said listlessly, before sliding out of her chair. With a yawn on her lips, she made her way to the exit to go to bed.

Piotr chuckled at her blunt (yet true) assessment as he settled into his chair. He had a long night ahead of him, but he could not think of any other options that would end in anything besides frustration and embarrassment. Besides, his experience had taught him that good things always come to those who wait.

And he would wait for a century if it meant he would be the one that put Maya Durand behind bars.

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satanstuckathome · 9 months ago

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It’s time for

Xmen: Days of Future Past

This is the first famous Xmen cover that I recognized, which is weird because I didn’t expect to recognize any of them.

Anyway, I really loved this issue. It sets up a ton of fun stuff, and I’m always a sucker for time travel bullshit and identity shenanigans. Kate, I hope you have a great time in the past and don’t get your heart broken by your futurehusband dying in the future.

Summary time: in the far off year of 2013, robot sentinels have taken over North America. Their original programming was to enact a mutant eugenics program, and clearly taking over the world is the best way to achieve that goal. Kate Rasputin and her gang of misfit mutants must send Kate’s consciousness back into her teenage body to warn the Xmen and save the world.

By the way, I knew that Kitty Pryde had a big ol’ crush on adult Piotr, but I didn’t realize they introduce *this* the same issue that she joins the Xmen:

I guess if you want a doomed timeline shenanigans romance, it would have to be him, Wolverine (no), or Nightcrawler. Or Warren, but he just got back on the team. And she’s already got a non-romantic timeline shenanigans relationship with Nightcrawler because teen!Kitty is scared of his face. And also because the writers are cowards.

Continuing summary: the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants is going to assassinate Senator Kelly, which will spark anti-mutant outrage and eventually the sentinel apocalypse, today. Kate, I love you, but you couldn’t have gone a week further back in time?

But that’s okay, because guess who is leading the Evil Brotherhood? That’s right! My girl is here!!! Mystique, in what I believe might be her very first debut into canon! I can’t wait for whatever schemes she will come up with. I support women’s wrongs.

All in all, a very fun start! Will the Xmen defeat Mystique’s new brotherhood? Will Kate’s crew in the future get murdered by sentinels? (I forgot to mention: they are actively fighting for their lives and Kate might get yeeted from the past if they fail.) Will I figure out why Pyro is English instead of Australian?

All I know is, behold my new favorite face:

#xmen #Xmen read along #uncanny Xmen 141

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ares-shithole-writing-blog · 3 months ago

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XMEN Big Sister Headcanons

Featuring Jean Grey, Jubilee, Storm, Wanda, Mystique, Rogue, Kitty, Boom-Boom, and Illyana.

Jean Grey

Like Scott, she's the most overprotective of the bunch.

That one time she caught the mean girls bullying you at school, she used her telepathy to make them piss themselves.

She tries to keep a well behaved exterior around the other X-Men, so you are the only one who knows how much of a menace she is.

If you're in a sport where you're throwing objects, she's always using her telepathy to make your throws go that little bit further.

And if you're in marching band or color guard, she uses her telepathy to keep you from falling.

Jubilation Lee

She uses tiny firecrackers to wake you up in the morning.

She knows it spooks you, though you always try to seem like you've gotten used to it.

Very badly made breakfasts (Like Morph).

Be prepared for a sibling who forgets to do chores routinely and you have to remind her constantly. (She lowkey has ADHD)

Whenever she sneaks off to the club with her friends she brings you with.

You two then both get hammered and picked up by Logan who berates you two. (He loves you like a dad would).

Ororo Munroe

Like Professor X, a very 'do your best with what you have' kind of person.

And once you have a family you're on the X-Men's 'protect at all costs list'

She likes taking you shopping when she's not working.

She owns some kind of old car with a CD Player and a Casette player. Billy Joel and Elton John are the only things played in that car.

Is very hard on you during training (she knows you can kick her ass, you're just not strong enough yet).

Thrifted birthday and holiday gifts galore.

Wanda Maximoff

Cares about more outwardly than Pietro does.

Helps you beat his ass after he washes your white clothes with her reds.

Insists upon Pietro taking you guys to get new clothes after afformentioned prank.

Uses magic to rewind casettes because she doesn't want to waste battery in her player.

Gives you little jewelery and trinkets with protection spells on them to keep you safe.

Big sister hugs are the best.

Raven Darkholme

Lowkey embarassed when you meet her son Kurt.

Mainly because you're not blue like her and aren't a mutant (yet).

You're one of the few 'humans' she believes should be an exception to the Mutant Supremacy plan.

Strict and mean but only to protect you.

Will lowkey buy you whatever you want on her Brotherhood company credit card.

Will pay for your boba outings with Kurt because she wants her son and sibling to get along.

Anna-Marie

Overprotective big sis hours

Sad because when her mutation first develops she can't cuddle her sibling anymore.

Doesn't like how Remy enables your chaotic side.

But she likes Remy so she tries to tolerate it.

Begged Remy to let you be part of the wedding party (he agreed ofc, bc ur gonna be his in-law and you're already his friend).

You and Remy get drunk during the reception and fistfight a guy who was harassing her.

She had to bail you out of jail.

When asked, she still says that was the best night of her life.

Kitty Pryde

Loves cats

Cat pillows, bedsheets, the works.

Every year since age 10, you and her have worn matching cat onesies for Halloween.

Whenever you get into an embarassing situation with someone else in the Mansion, she just phases in, grabs you, phases out.

Always makes you and you only pancakes that look like cats.

Pranked you once by putting cat stickers all over your computer.

All but shocked when you kept the cat stickers.

Tabitha Smith

Lowkey an enabler when you wanna cause chaos.

Will willingly cause chaos with you (much to the older X-Men's dismay).

Always says she's the only one allowed to take super dangerous risks in battle - she loves you too much to lose you.

Prepare to be used as an armrest, constantly.

Super loud metal CDS in the car.

Probably made a battle vest for you tbh.

Illyana Rasputin

Like Piotr, she spoils you and is very overprotective of you.

She's a classical music girlie and lowkey owns a lot of records.

Trying to teach you Russian since you expressed interest, even though you learned English first because you guys came to America before you began to speak.

Cooks Traditonal Russian food when she can.

Unironically enjoys tucking you into bed and telling you bedtime stories, no matter how old you are.

#jean grey #jubilation lee #ororo munroe #wanda maximoff #mystique #anna marie lebeau #rogue xmen #kitty pryde #tabitha smith #boom boom #illyana rasputin #magick xmen #xmen headcanons #xmen #mercutio writes

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honey-minded-hivemind · 1 year ago

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For 🌑Hidden In The Dark💉 AU, I'm imagining Reader acting almost like a best friend or sibling to the X-Teens and Brotherhood kids, and being like a child to the adult X-Men and Brotherhood. Like, surprise, you've survived this h*llhole you've been stuck in for who knows how long, and you're finally rewarded with: some random teen who treats you like a person. And they can't get enough of them.

If you have Jean and Scott, for them, finally, they get to have a younger sibling/friend! They've been alone for quite some time, and they miss the others, but when Reader is sometimes put with them, they're ready to accept whatever they're going to talk to them about. They want someone to care for, someone to love them, and this younger teen is in awe of their powers. How could they not adore them? They just wish they've met the Professor, so he wouldn't be alone, either... (Plus Storm and Wolverine and Kitty and Kurt and Evan and Rogue-)

Kitty and Kurt see a friend, if not a sibling, in Reader. Someone closer to their age, who wants to know them? AND isn't partially crazy? Sign them up! They'll gladly talk Reader's ear off, talking about what they remember of their lives before they were stuck in the facility and labs, and will encourage Reader to tell them about their life, too. Will gladly hug Reader, even fall asleep near them, if not right next to them, if they're cellmates for awhile.

Evan and Rogue are a bit more wary, but slowly accept Reader as being genuine. They can sense they're scared, and that they're wary, too. But that doesn't stop Reader from simply giving them space and asking what their boundaries are, so they don't overstep them. And the two of them are surprised, and pleased. When they can, they try to appear put together in front of Reader, wanting to be someone they look to when trouble comes around (and it comes around quite often...)

Pietro and Wanda are both teasing/cold towards Reader at first. This person has to be insane to think any of them can be friends! But- they don't stop. And when they keep being careful around them, letting them vent and get their anger out- They realize Reader still isn't leaving them alone. If anything, Reader just lets them get it out, and asks if they want some of their water. And now, the twins realize they DO have someone on their side. Sure, Reader is still, well, not as dark or crazy or powerful as some of them, but hey, they're their Reader, alright? And no one replaces them.

Todd and Fred like Reader from the get-go. Someone who is sweet and doesn't yell or scream or snap at anyone in anger? And who hardly lashes out? Is this person real? Are they an angel? It doesn't matter to them, as they're gonna be buddies with them. This is someone who isn't crazy or mean, so why not just let them be? It doesn't hurt anything, no siree.

Lance lets Reader do most of the talking between them, but he doesn't mind listening. Especially when they mention different rocks and gems and fossils they've read about before they were there. They also give him updates on the others, letting him know who all is okay and who isn't, so he worries just a little less (not by much, but he appreciates Reader doing him a solid, and he plans to repay them, somehow)

Piotr (Colossus), John (Pyro), and Gambit are pretty alright with Reader. Someone who willingly shares their food and water and lets them talk and show off? That's alright with them. While Piotr is very gentle, Pyro can be more intense, and Gambit always seem to have an idea of what he is doing. They agree (when they do get to see each other, which isn't often) that Reader is off-limits if everyone gets in a fight. No one uses them as bait, no one attacks them, none of that. And anyone who breaks that rule can face them.

Xavier is rather calm when he sees Reader. He knows their mind is troubled at times, trying to make sense of their situation and struggling to adapt, and he knows they believe a few of them aren't entirely safe to be around... but he also senses kindness in them, and a want to do the right thing, regardless of where it leaves them. So he treats them with kindness, and tries to keep them calm. If he messes with any of the guards, so they don't hurt Reader... well, perhaps a push in the right direction isn't so bad, now, is it?

Magneto views Reader as a child. They are more innocent than the rest them (and it won't be long before they're warped, too), so he sees them as someone to protect. He hardly sees them, but when he does, he promises to help them and the others, and tells them of the different feats he and the other adults have done. He knows Xavier is interested in them, and that soothes some of his fears. Once they're free, though... oh, the humans will rue the day they hurt them and caged them like animals...

Logan is protective of the kids whenever he sees them. Seeing Reader, someone new, and finding our they're gentle towards him and the others... He views them as smaller, weaker, someone he needs to be around constantly or they'll get hurt (he's sadly right). When he's able to, he curls around them, trying to make sure Reader feels safe enough to sleep, and offering warmth and safety while they rest. He knows sometimes, when he's lost in his instincts, he frightens them... But he also knows the only thing he does is act like a mama or papa animal, simply keeping its kid safe and warm from the monsters waiting to hurt them... And he promises to hurt whoever hurts them, that's a promise he intends to keep...

Victor is similar to Logan, especially when Reader offers him their own food and water, and takes their time trying to treat him as a person. He's surprised he cares, but doesn't mind after a day or so. A pup is stuck with him every now and again and doesn't shy away or cry, except when he gets mad at the guards. And when he falls into his instincts and wraps around them, keeping himself between them and the door... Oh, he adores getting to have a cub like them. They might shake a bit, or cry when he gets his claws bloody, but he makes sure to wipe or lick away the tears, offering warmth and protection against the scientists and guards. And he knows once he and his baby brother are free, they'll destroy this place, and have their vengeance, for them and their friends and the pups...

Storm is able to keep her emotions in check when Reader is around. As long as Reader and Evan are alright (they're the two kids she is shown) then she'll stay calm. But if those two are hurt... she wreaks havoc on the insolent fools who hurt her kids. If Reader is upset, she's offering them hugs and soothing words. If they tell her how everyone else is doing, she's thankful that they'd tell her. And even when she can't always be around them... she makes sure to threaten anyone who would think to harm them. Death by lightning is not a pretty way to go, after all...

Mystique tries to show her best self to Reader, but can't help when she gets desperate at times. She misses Rogue, she misses Kurt, she misses the Brotherhood, and she's kept alone, in solitary confinement most of the time. Having someone, anyone, feels good, unless it a scientist. But having Reader promise to let her know how the others are doing, promising to care for them... It earns them her protection, even if they don't know it. She'll keep them all safe, she'll avenge them all, all of the adults will, just give them enough time to set the plan and place, and then... They'll all be the ones with the power, the ones who are triumphant...

Beast is able to keep most of his sanity intact. He tries to stay on his best behavior, because that's the only way he can check on his friends and students. It's nice, having Reader around, to help check on everyone. He admits he's attached, as they also check on him. They are polite, too, which is nice to see. He... he really hopes they make it. He hopes they survive. If they can just hold in a little longer, stay strong just for a few more weeks or months, they'll be ready to break all of them out, and it'll all be over...

When Reader starts taking beatings for them, starts putting themself up to get get hurt so the others aren't, everyone gets scared. Angry. A few try to fight back. Some try to talk Reader out of it. Some even try to kill the guards, just to keep them away. But each time something happens or some false problem is brought up, Reader takes the blame or asks to be punished instead. And now Reader is used against them. If they step out of line, Reader is hurt. If they disobey, Reader is taken away. When they're left to take care of Reader after they've been beaten or experimented on, most of them just try to hold them and offer what comfort they can. If they can just stick around a little longer, if they just don't leave them, they promise they'll be safe one day. Just please, please, don't go yet... They wouldn't know what to do without them...

(Feel free to ask about this au if you want...)

#honeycomb thoughts #platonic yandere marvel #yandere platonic marvel #platonic yandere xmen #yandere x-men #platonic yandere #platonic yandere marvel x reader #platonic yandere xmen evolution #platonic yandere xmen evolution au #🌑hidden in the dark💉 au

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battry-acid · 8 months ago

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CONTINUED FROM THIS POST.

same warnings apply.

and now piotr is no longer reciprocating those affections. whether kitty is crying over leaving the x-men as a whole or piotr's lack of reciprocation is purposefully unclear.

kitty and piotr separate on a sad note. they separate not fully on the same page about their relationship. and that's the thing about a relationship, it has to be mutual, everyone has to be on the same page about how they feel about one another. it's the beginning of the end.

and then the secret wars happen.

if you don't know about the secret wars, it's fully up to your digression if you read them or not, i don't personally find it super important to the plots of any of the marvel characters' respective comics. but there is stuff that happens in it that's important, like piotr falling in love with someone else.

it's important to note with zsaji that her powers emotionally manipulate those that she heals into falling in love with her. eeeeverybody is in love with her.

piotr's just too sweet and innocent and gullible and takes those feelings to be entirely genuine. even after returning to his world, he's still hung up about zsaji. she died on the beyonder's world. it's unclear if it's because her powers still have an affect on him or not, but that's how i interpret it.

in issue #183 of uncanny x-men, piotr and kitty are reunited, and they officially break up.

storm wishes that piotr had died instead of break kitty's heart since she's so protective of her. awesome. and it's not that piotr isn't completely apathetic towards this, he knows how much hes hurting her, and hes hurting too.

then logan takes piotr on a bender with kurt in tow. these are my three favourite characters and yet this issue is one of my least favourite in the entire comic's run due to how piotr and logan talk to each other. again, piotr has no choice, because logan won't take no for an answer either.

a remark about how piotr is nearly 20 years old after having just broken up with a 14 year old. followed by logan and kurt arguing like a married couple about how to discipline their son, because the comic doesn't know whether to treat piotr like an adult or like a child.

then logan proceeds to allow juggernaut to kick piotr's ass and destroy the entire bar. top ten wolverine moments i hate

and once the battle is over and piotr is defeated, logan makes the only valid criticism of his actions he's made all night, pointing out how young kitty is and how much she sacrificed to save piotr's life. he should've said thank you.

but that doesn't mean he should've continued to be in a relationship he was not fully committed to. just because other characters want them to be together doesn't mean that's what piotr wants, or what's right for him. like i said, a relationship has to be mutual, if you aren't fully confident in your passion or ability to provide for your partner then you should not be together. you have to be in it together, there must be an equal amount of effort put in on all sides.

and one more thing about kitty almost being married off to caliban. what the fuck? it's all just so fucked up. why couldn't they make some other arrangement? why the fuck were the x-men just going to let caliban waltz away with kitty? it's a damn good thing caliban has a good heart and recognized that kitty wasn't in love with him, and it was best to let her go. that's good relationship skills right there. and i know that the x-men have respect for the way the morlocks and their culture function, but....jesus christ, why are they excusing child marriage and pedophilia??? they can't let calypso have warren for a prize but they can let caliban marry kitty. okay, guys. thanks, guys.

back on topic, though. piotr and kitty have well-needed space between the two of them, and we don't see them interact again until issue #210.

piotr never stopped caring about kitty. he just isn't in love with her. their conversation about second chances and rolling with the punches gets cut off by action, but the point is still there. they're both ready to move on.

and then they're friends again. they never stopped caring about each other, they work really well as soon as they're on a team together, but they did need that space. kitty needed time to mature more. i still don't think a 14-15 year old should be on the x-men team but i've honestly given up with that argument

CONCLUSION.

i don't like piotr and kitty together. their age difference has always disturbed me and i think there are better people for both of them to be in relationships with. when i think of piotr and kitty, i think of how messy their relationship was in these comics. they may be able to work in other iterations of the x-men where they're both consenting adults, but in what i consider the heart of canon, i don't think they should be together.

i'm definitely pissed off at how the writers, artists, and comic book heads at marvel handled their relationship and the fact that it was pursued at all. but just because i'm pissed off about that doesn't mean i hate them, and i'm not accusing any of them of being pedos or pedo apologists. they still created my favourite thing literally of all time. the comics have issues, but this IP has been my special interest since i was itty bitty. it's impossible for me to hate anything x-men related. i may critique it, but that doesn't mean i hate it. media literacy ISN'T dead!

this also isn't to say i assume anyone that ships piotr with kitty is a pedo apologist. not every x-men fan has read these issues (or any of the issues) and not everyone knows the characters' history with one another. not everyone knows of just how big that age gap was between them. i sincerely hope that this entire rant hasn't come off as me bashing people who like the pairing, because that isn't my intention at all. people can ship whatever they want, it just ain't my cup of tea.

anyway, hope you enjoyed my anti piotr x kitty propaganda! i'm gonna go lay on the floor and think about the fastball triple now

#thank you for reading my x-men essay. x-say? sure #ask answered #feel free to ask me more stuff!!!#piotr rasputin #colossus #colossus x men #kitty pryde #shadowcat #x men #x men comics #uncanny x men #uxm

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