G R O W T H ;;

Jean Grey || 33 || Teacher

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The Witch and The Marvel Girl || Wanda and Jean

[mcrvelgxrl]

“I’m working at the institute- teaching.” Jean clarified, clearing her throat slightly in an attempt to keep it from tightening. She squeezed back when the other woman grabbed her hand, clutching to it as if it where a lifeline. It didn’t matter if the two hadn’t been close, Wanda was there for her now and that’s all that really matter to Jean. “I’m staying here in the District.”

“My best friend is here. So are a few others, and Logan... I went to see him not too long after I got back.” She tried to think of anyone else she had, but really it was just a small hand full of people. Not that she wasn’t grateful for them. She couldn’t help but go back to the earlier part of their conversation as she thought about everyone she had run into upon her arrival. “I don’t even know why I’m so upset. I really do just want Scott to be happy, but god! Emma? Out of everyone else... I don’t even like Emma.”

[mcrvelgxrl]

That’s all that matters... The words brought a soft smile to her lips, but it held a sense of heartbreak that not even his words could ease. If only it was that simple. But it felt like everything she was doing was only making things more complicated. For now, all she wanted to focus on was being in this moment. It would have been easier if there weren’t the thoughts of dozens of people swirling around in her mind.

As soon as his hand came to rest against her cheek, Jean instinctively leaned into his touch. Her tears didn’t stop falling but her ache seemed to subside slightly. If she could stay like this forever... she felt like she could forgot all her problems. “I don’t feel like I belong anywhere anymore...” It was true, but maybe not entirely. She felt like she belonged where she was in that moment.

However, when she felt him still, she wondered if she had said something she shouldn’t have. No... She thought after a moment. She was done hiding her feelings. Miscommunication had been her downfall the first time around, and now that she was back she wasn’t going to make the same mistake. “I know it sounds childish, but it’s true. After being gone for so long and being free of that stress... sure, I thought of him and I missed him, but he-“ She cut herself off, taking a deep and shaky breath as she tried to steady her crying. “He wasn’t the one I wanted. Not Scott... Logan... When I said I should have asked you to come with me. God- I meant that.”

[mcrvelgxrl]

Jean couldn’t help the smile that formed on her lips at his compliment. It was simple, but that was just Logan’s way and she knew that. Looking over her shoulder at him, she flashed him a genuine smile. “Thanks.” She went right back to leaning over the counter as she put in her second earring, giving herself one last look as she stood up.

Turning to look at the man leaning against her doorframe, she smirked as she looked him over quickly. “You don’t look to bad yourself.” She wouldn’t lie to herself, he always looked good. It didn’t matter.... she snapped herself out of that fantasy before she could get too carried away. Grabbing her purse, she made way towards him. “You ready to head out?” She raised an eyebrow, resting her hand on his bicep, gently moving her thumb back and forth.

[mcrvelgxrl]

Jean couldn’t help but shake her head the dark haired man’s words. Leave it to Remy LeBeau to be smirking and making smart remarks in the middle of gunfire. His words did have an effect on her though, even if she didn’t want to admit it. That effect being causing a smirk of her own to grace her lips. “Well, I certainly hope you weren’t about to throw this at me, darling.” She quipped, looming pointedly at the cards in his hand. However, her teasing was cut short as he threw said cards at another round of goons. Her arms raised quickly, creating a small force field to protect herself from the rubble.

The redhead nodded firmly at his words, exuding a sense of faux confidence. The truth was, she was still worried about how much control she truly had over her powers. The thoughts of everyone around swam in her mind, blended together and incoherent. The panicked the loudest of all. It was becoming extremely hard to focus, but she pushed forward away. Raising her hands, she began to bend a nearby ride, tangling some long pieces around the bodies of two goons attacking a woman and her son. “There’s more on the left!” She called through gritted teeth as she saw several goons running towards them in her peripheral vision.

[mcrvelgxrl]

“ I know, I know...” jean sighed in hurt. Hurt for the pain he was going through. She could feel the tears beginning to well up in her own eyes. However, at his revelation that it wasn’t something bad, she couldn’t help the tension that seemed to leave her shoulders instantly. Her voice was soft and loving as she spoke. “I know you’re trying, Bobby. Take you’re time, I’m not in a hurry.”

“No, God- no!” Her voice raised a bit as she answered his question. It seemed completely absurd to her. She would do anything for him. Name it, and she’d do it if it meant he would be happy. How could he ever think she could possibly hate him. A stray tear ran down her cheek as she gripped his hands even tighter. “I could never hate you! Okay? NEVER. I don’t care what you do. I could never hate you.”

More tears started to fall down her cheeks before she could stop him. “You’re my best friend. I don’t know what I would do without you. God- Bobby, I love you so much...” her voice trembled and then gave out altogether as she flung herself towards him. Her arms wrapped around his torso and her head came to rest against his chest. “I would never be mad at you.” Her words were muffled slightly from her new position. “I don’t know about the others... but I-“ her voice cracked slightly. “I could NEVER.”

[mcrvelgxrl]

Jean hated seeing Bobby so frustrated. All she wanted was for him to be happy, not that he wasn’t normally. If anything his usual happiness is what made seeing him so upset even harder. All she could do was hold him as he struggled to speak. Running her hand up and down his bicep, she couldn’t help but let her mind wonder to all the places this conversation could possibly be headed. It couldn’t really be that bad. Could it?

“Hey, hey.” Jean grabber his face in her hands gently but firmly so he would look at her. “Whatever is making you this upset isn’t stupid, Bobby. You’re entitled to your feelings same as everybody else.” God- what happened? She would never EVER look into his mind without permission, but that didn’t mean she didn’t want to. There was no way for her to wrap her mind around a logical reading for what was happening.

Grabbing his hands in hers when he began to angrily wipe at his, the redhead sighed. “Oh, baby... it’s okay...” she rubbed thumbs over the back of his hands before leaning forward and pressing a kiss to his temple. “I’m here- if you really want to tell me, I’ll sit here as long as it takes. I’ll wait for hours. I don’t care.”

[mcrvelgxrl]

Seeing her best friend so broken... Jean almost didn’t know what to do. The way he was trying and struggling to get control on his crying only made her heartbreak even more. The fact that she hadn’t started crying yet was a miracle in and of itself. But she never stopped trying to comfort him the entire time. Her fingers continuing to tangle themselves in his hair before combing it back out.

“shh... shh... I will.” she cooed once again as he spoke, lifting her head off his shoulder just enough to look into his eyes. There was a tiredness there she wasn’t used to seeing. It scared her a little, not knowing what he was going to say. Though when he stopped short, her curiosity did peak. However, she would never push him to share anything he didn’t want to.

“To tell me?” She mumbled quietly, finishing his sentence. She could feel her throat tightening the longer she looked into his eyes. A sad sigh left her lips as she left a hand to rest it against his cheek. She rubbed the pad of her thumb against his skin comfortingly, using the motion to brush away his tears as they continued to fall. “I’m always here to listen, Bobby. Whatever it is, I’m here for you. But you don’t have to tell me unless you really want to. I’m not going to make you.”

[mcrvelgxrl]

( Open )

All Jean has wanted to do was have a fun and relaxing time at the carnival. After everything that had been going on in her life lately, she just wanted a break. But that clearly wasn’t going to happen. As soon as Harley came on the screen and spoke Bobby’s name, her heart dropped into her stomach. Then when the Joker showed up and she heard those words... that one of them had to die... her heart broke. Not Bobby. Not Bobby. Please, not Bobby.

She stared at the screen, frozen in place until they finally cut out. A panic rose to her throat, but it was cut short by the sound of gunfire. Her head snapped in the direction of the noise and in a split second, she was running towards it. Raising her hands, she used her powers to fling a line of Joker’s goons sideways and into one another. Signaling to the person in front of her, she yelled. “Come on, let’s go!”

[maximoff-kaplan]

Open!

Billy had been transfixed on the live feed inside the funhouse until it went down. Kate and Steve were in there, and he’d thought a hundred times already about what he was supposed to do to help. The answer might have looked easy with all he had at his disposal, but the repercussions of tugging at the strings of reality when his head was not in the right place could be...severe.

Soon enough, the funhouse stopped being his immediate concern. The gunfire near the giant slide sent him running, not away but straight toward it. He could see someone in a red mask and several of the guards from the perimeter, none of whom seemed concerned about where their bullets were going.

A group of people trapped in the bumper car booth next to the slide were huddled against the flimsy barrier that surrounded the ride. Billy clenched his fists as he motioned for them to come toward him. Under his breath he rapidly muttered “Makeashieldmakeashield-“ Seconds later, the air around the group shimmered red as a forcefield surrounded them.

[mcrvelgxrl]

As soon as the live feed went down, Jean had started to panic. Bobby was in there... it didn’t matter if they were adults, he was the baby of their group and had always been one of her best friends. She couldn’t help be feel helpless. There was nothing she could do to save him that wouldn’t put many other people at risk. But then she heard the sound of gunfire...

Her powers may have been a little unstable, but something about hearing the screams of innocent people made all her doubt fade away. She immediately ran towards the sounds, finding herself next to the giant slide. What she found waiting for her was sheer and utter chaos. Not that she had expected much different.

Making her way into the middle of it, she took a deep breath, realizing she had no choice but to trust that she had enough control over her powers not to harm any bystanders. As she glanced around her, she noticed the boy who had created a force field around him and the people at the bumper cars. She used her powers to lift a group of Joker’s goons into the air and fling them against an opposing building. “Come on! We need to get out of here!” She yelled to him as she ran towards the bumper car arena.

[mcrvelgxrl]

“I would not!” Jean gasped as she pretended to take offense to what he had said. She totally would. It was nice to be able to joke around with someone for once instead of having an overly serious conversation. That was one of the main reasons she had gone to see Bobby when she first arrived back in Star City. She had missed being around the people who could make her laugh and smile so easily. “Hmm... maybe we could get you a cat collar or something...”

“Oh, I am more than certain that your self image is fine, Remy.” The redhead laughed, barely able to get out the sentence. She couldn’t help but shake her head at his antics. For once in her time back, she had actually forgotten about everything that seemed to be weighing her down. Everything that was making her heart ache... her laughter persisted as he continued to speak. “As if you really could have seen it going any other way.” She rolled her eyes playfully at his comment about how she had greeted him. Humming softly, a smirk tugged at the corner of her lips as she winked back. “Oh, I know you too well, Remy LeBeau. Too well for my own good.”

[mcrvelgxrl]

Post Event Starter Call for Jean!! Like for a starter from Jean!! My bb needs some more love...

[bisexualgambit]

Bobby is so fucking icon I love him

[elsawiththegoodhair]

@ofwingscfsteel, @mcrvelgxrl

[chaos-hexes-deactivated20220422]

The Witch and The Marvel Girl || Wanda and Jean

[mcrvelgxrl]

Jean shrugged before sniffling slightly. The other was bound to find out at some point anyway. She couldn’t help but feel like it would be nice to have another woman’s opinion on the matter as well. As much she she loved her friends dearly, the only ones she’d been able to talk to were men. They didn’t always understand her perspective as much as she’d like. The words tumbled from her lips before she could stop them.

”I left for...” she trailed off, she’d been gone for so long and had stopped counting the days. She still hadn’t sat down and actually tried to figure it out. “A long time. I left because my marriage was falling apart and I didn’t... I couldn’t save it. And I come back to find out that he’s completely moved on without me. I know that even I wasn’t sure if I was ever coming back, but... my HUSBAND is with another woman. Even if our marriage is over in every way except on paper.... it still hurts... I’m sorry- I didn’t mean to dump all that on you.”

[mcrvelgxrl]

“Of course. Anything for you.” She mumbled against his skin as she wrapped her arms around his neck, running a hand through his hair comfortably. At his words, she couldn’t help the small smile that formed on her lips. Pressing a soft kiss to the tender skin, she sighed. “So do I... and I’m here now- though I might need your help sooner rather than later...”

[mcrvelgxrl]

Trying to walk away from him was like trying to walk through quicksand. It felt like every step was threatening to take every ounce of her strength. Was it just her imagination or were the pictures on the walls beginning to rattle slightly. She couldn’t tell, her emotions were too overwhelming. But she did know that she needed to get away from him- get away from the school until she calmed down…

Before someone got hurt…

Choking out her words, she attempted to force a smile onto her lips as she addressed him one last time. “So I guess I’ll see you around the school then?”

[summersofscott]

“Of course.” He didn’t try to stop her again. If she was going to be there, it would be far from the last encounter they had. It might not even be the most difficult one.

Scott stepped away and walked behind his desk again, giving her the space to go. “Goodbye, Jean.”

[mcrvelgxrl]

[ FINISHED ]

[mcrvelgxrl]

Feeling his large hands wrap around hers, the panic within her seemed to diminish slightly. It was still there, but focusing on his touch- it seemed to chase the darkness away. If even for a moment... Hearing his laugh, caused a smile to make its way to her lips. It was small, but it was a start. “I’m glad I came to see you then.”

Rolling her bottom lip between her teeth, she shook her head. Her eyes darting all around the room as she tried to think of what to say before finally meeting his gaze once more. Her eyes were full of longing and pain. “I should have asked you to come with me. I wanted to... I just-” Her words were almost inaudible. It was a sudden confession, but she felt it was necessary to say. “I should have asked you to come with me and never come back.”

She needed to tell someone what was going on inside her. Someone she wasn’t trying to warn. Someone she wasn’t just getting drunk with. Someone who would comfort her and hopefully understand. The words quickly began to tumbled from her lips before she could stop them. “Logan- coming back here… it doesn’t feel like home anymore. God- It was selfish to think I could come back…” the peace she was beginning to feel was interrupted by a strangled breath as she struggled to hold back her tears. “I left because my marriage was all but over. I couldn’t- I didn’t-“ was it possible she hadn’t wanted to keep fighting for it anymore… Her voice cracked and she visibly broke. Tears beginning to fall down her cheeks with every word. “But to find that he’s completely moved on without me… I don’t even know why I’m so upset. He wasn’t even the man I couldn’t keep out of my thoughts the entire time I was gone!”

[mcrvelgxrl]

His words actually managed to bring a smile to her lips. Jean hadn’t been smiling a lot recently, but the playful blond somehow pulled it off. Laughing as she shook her head, the redhead crossed her arms as she finally glanced over at him. “Right...” she rolled her eyes in amusement. Playful sarcasm seemed to come naturally as she spoke to the man next to her. It was nice to just talk to someone without it being heartbreaking or serious. “That’s the reason I couldn’t find anyone that was willing to ride it with me.”