GOOD OL’ CHERIK FIC REC LIST!
ooo been meaning to do this for ages because there’s so many fics ive read and rlly rlly wanna share and what better place then tumblr to share them hehe
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As They Kiss, Consume / E
“For a moment I thought lightning had struck me. I had never felt anything like this, this flood of orange heat that bloomed in my chest. It shocked me to my core. Some others came into the room where we were recovering, and Charles (his name was Charles!) turned to speak with them, but I could not look away. What power he had. What insane, unspeakable power. In an instant, he had read my mind, and known everything about me. He had placed himself inside my head. What in the world could it be like inside his? This was something that could barely be imagined, and certainly not comprehended by the men and women of the world (myself included) whose minds were trapped within the contents of their own skulls. This man possessed the stuff of deities- a horrifying, godlike, obscene power.
And he was so, so beautiful.
And I, who had not thought myself capable of such folly, had fallen in love with him instantly.”
-ough. So good. This fic is my favorite of all time. The characterization. Peak. Pain. Suffering. Everything. Please read it. I BEG! it has some internalized homophobia (u KNOW a fic boutta be good w that tag), and a sad ending so definitely be warned <\3
After Magneto of an X2-ish future succeeds in the unthinkable, Charles sends his consciousness back to 1962 to guide Erik away from the path that will lead to the genocide of the human race forty years hence.
Try, Try Again + Been There, Done That / T and E
Both of these are Groundhog Day fics but they’re so good and I recommend reading both of them!
“She’s on top of me, and it is hot, hot, hot! She says “Come on, Sweetheart, take ‘em off.” So I will take ‘em off, and then we take ‘em off, and then her dad walks in- Oh shit, her dad walks in?!”
He calls Erik my friend and the words resonate with a meaning only Charles can hear. There's a dangerous pleasure in it, that hidden meaning he longs to be able to share with Erik. Maybe one day, or one night, he'll find a way to tell him. But time is running out and he hasn't done it yet.
-the original character in this is so good and I love everything about this. It feels canon to me.
10 moments their lives fell together and came apart.
-forever obsessed with the scene Erik pretends to be Charles. I even drew a comic based off this scene it’s SO GOOD.
Three Impossible Things / E
You always worry about the call in the middle of the night but it turns out sometimes the call comes at 10:03 in the morning as you’re walking out of the Monday staff meeting.
A terrible accident makes Erik and Charles realize how much they've always loved each other.
-This fic had me BAWLING and I never cry reading fanfic. beautiful beautiful. and wonderful writing about disability and how americas healthcare system fails us.
"I've always heard about backseat make outs," Charles says. "A fine old American pastime, by all accounts. Some fun, a bit of action. I want to try it. Don't you?"
Orphans of Forgetting / T
Magneto dies on a Wednesday afternoon. He's come to terms with what he's been and what he's done, but as he follows his guide through the underworld towards his final destination, he's forced to confront the figures of his past and answer the question they all have for him: if he could do it all again, would he do things differently? And even if he would, does he have it in him to trust Charles Xavier enough to get the second chance he's being offered?
Scenes From a Love Affair / T
Young and in love and recruiting in Mexico.
In between saving the world, making questionable choices and building a future, Erik and Charles try to make things work, fail and try again.
“I am not sorry. Not about anything, aside from this”, he supplies Charles with an image of the chair, and Charles doesn’t have to look any further to feel how deep Erik’s sorrow runs.
“I know”, he says, “and I don’t think I will ever stop loving you. I don’t think I’ll ever abandon hope.”
Or - there is a popular belief that if cherik had smooched at some point it would've changed everything. This is a take on how it wouldn't have (until it did).
I’ll probably add more to this later but I really want to share these so more people can read them and support the authors! ^. .^₎Ⳋ
prguitarman
annaxmalina
turnnoffyourmind
origamiaround
kianamaiart
dailybridgerton
germansingergirl
