Imagine having feelings for Jean, but they’re unrequited. (Part One)
@tybg400 requested: “Jean Grey x Male Reader x Emma Frost, where the reader is a few years younger than Jean is tutored by her due to them having the same abilities and the reader potentially being powerful and omega mutant if he were to fully control his powers,over the years they get close and he falls for her but it’s an unrequited love due to Jean and Scott being together. Time after Emma joins the x-men, she takes in interest in the reader and steals his attention away from Jean.(1/2)”
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Empath: “(chiefly in science fiction) a person with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual.” ~Google definition.
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Reader starts out at 15, then is 19, and ends the story at 21. This makes Jean 16 to 20 to 22. Emma enters the story at age 23/24 (idk how old she was in First Class so she gets to be 24).
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Life at Xavier’s School for Higher Learning was interesting, to say the least. There was always a chance of something exploding or students literally disappearing in a puff of smoke. Granted, it was the only current school for mutants.
Y/n never quite knew what to do about his powers. He wasn’t a telepath (probably for the best; he got headaches easily), but he was telekinetic and an empath. Reading people’s emotions wasn’t always fun, especially when one was surrounded by teenagers.
One upside though was that y/n had a great tutor. Professor Xavier had assigned Jean Grey to help him control his powers. This meant that y/n got to spend long periods of time with Jean, learning how to fine-tune both his telekinetic and empathic abilities.
Y/n really hoped Jean had never read his mind. If she did, she would find out that y/n had a huge crush on her. Which was embarrassing enough for just y/n to know, many people would write it off as a cute ‘kiddie crush’. He was only a year younger than Jean!
“Y/n, are you listening to me?”
“Sorry! I got distracted. Could you repeat that?”
“Yeah. Focus on the object you’re trying to move. When you’ve got that down, try to imagine that you’re pushing it forward with your hand.” Jean demonstrated by moving the wooden blocks they were practicing with.
“Alright. Focus and push.” Y/n took a deep breath and held out his hand. There was some resistance, but in a moment the wooden block lifted a couple of inches off the ground and moved forward.
“That was great y/n!” Y/n dropped the block and grinned.
“I did it! It moved! Thank you so much Jean!”
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It had been four years since that first successful lesson. Y/n had practically mastered his telekinesis, but his empathic abilities still needed work. So Jean stayed as his tutor, and y/n kept his crush a secret.
“Ready y/n?” There wasn’t anyone in the empty classroom besides Jean and y/n. It was easier to focus when there wasn’t a room full of superpowered teens that wanted to show off their abilities.
“I think you’re feeling...happy? You’re definitely happy.” The redhead smiled and laughed, and y/n couldn’t help but think ‘I love you.’
“What?” Why did she sound surprised? Had y/n guessed a wrong emotion or—
“You...love me?” Oh no. No no no no no. How did she hear him? Y/n never let telepaths into his head for this exact reason.
“Crap. Jean, let me explain—” Y/n ran a hand through his hair, trying to figure out how to write off what she had heard. There wasn’t a way. He might as well tell the truth. “Yeah, I do. I’m sorry if that made you uncomfortable, I tried to keep it a secret. You weren’t supposed to know.”
“Y/n, it’s fine. I don’t love you back, not like that, but it’s okay. We can still be friends.” Friends. She didn’t hate him. Y/n let out a breath of relief.
“Yeah. Thanks for not getting mad.” Jean was about to say more when there was a knock at the classroom door. It opened up to reveal Scott Summers.
“Hey Jean!” He walked over and kissed Jean, and y/n could feel a twinge of jealousy. He pushed it down to try and ignore it.
“Scott! You’re out of class early!” Scott nodded and sat down next to her.
“Hank let us out because one of his demos went wrong. Want to hang out?” Jean smiles but shook her head.
“I’d love to, but I’m still tutoring y/n. It’ll be a while.” Y/n shook his head and grabbed his bookbag.
“It’s fine Jean. Go hang out with Scott, I’ve got some homework I need to finish up.” Jean look up at y/n with a concerned look, and y/n could tell that she wanted to talk more about what had happened between them.
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah! I’ll see you later.” With that, y/n left the classroom and headed outside. He could hear Scott and Jean laughing. It made his heart ache.
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Why couldn’t y/n get over his crush?
He had told himself time and time again that Jean wasn’t interested in him, there wasn’t a point to pursuing romance. And yet, here he was at twenty one years old with a crush he had since he was fifteen.
“Excuse me.” Y/n jerked in surprise and turned, nearly running into a young woman trying to walk by him. Luckily he caught himself before he could knock her over.
“Sorry, I didn’t see you there. What’s your name?” She wasn’t someone he had seen at the school before, maybe she was a new teacher?
“My name is Emma, Emma Frost. And you?” Giving her a smile, y/n stuck out his hand to shake.
“My name is Y/n L/n. It’s nice to meet you Emma.” Emma shook his hand and gave y/n a dazzling smile.
“Well y/n, I don’t suppose you would be able to guide me to Professor Xavier? I’m supposed to meet with him and I can’t seem to find him.”
“I’d be happy to help.” Y/n walked with Emma down to the professor’s office, and when they parted ways he hoped he could see her again.
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Keep an eye out for part two!