Rogue/Gambit Week is a celebration of all things Romy. This means you can use any version of Rogue and Gambit from across the Multiverse and at any point in their relationship. Have fun. Be creative. Try something new.
We look forward to seeing all your endeavors.
Special thanks to @go-haywire for helping make this possible. She made all the amazing .gifs. Thanks Haywire! You are amazing.
Images from (starting at the top left):
“X-Men: Evolution”
“X-Men” (image) and “X-Men: Gold” (quotation)
“X-Men: The End”
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “X-2: X-Men United”
Hi there! I'd be interested in printing and binding a oneshot of yours. What are your thoughts/feelings on the matter? (:
In rough order:
Shocked and surprised.
Honoured?
Pleased.
Curious as to which one you want to print and bind
Curious to see the end result!
I'm a-okay with you printing a copy of one of my fics for your own use or even if you planned to make it for a friend as a gift. If you feel like sharing the end result, I'd love to see!
👋 Hello friend! I would love to hear about all of your WIPs but I'm particularly curious about "Firefly in the Romy-Verse". ♥️
Hi friend! @go-haywire Thanks for the ask. <3 If you feel so inclined, feel free to ask about other WIPs too. I’ve definitely got a few.
And now for the question of the hour—Firefly in the Romy-verse.
Despite what the name might imply, there are no Firefly characters in the story. It’s more of a Romy story in a Firefly-esque ‘verse. In my notes, I summarize the story as:
Gambit and his crew are part bounty hunters, part thieves, part honest traders trying to survive another day in the Black.
At the moment this is more a collection of characters, backstories, and headcanons. (Can you headcanon your own story?)
Anyways, I’ve included my notes on the crew and a snippet after the cut.
At this point the notes are still a bit rough...
Gambit (Captain) - When Remy is banished from the Thieves Guild, he decided to head to the Black. He found an old ship, hired a crew who became family. They’ve been traveling together for a while and they’re stuck on a backwater planet. Rogue works at the spaceport picking up jobs as they come.
Storm (1st Mate) - Ororo and Remy lived on the streets together. ‘Ro got off the streets before Remy did. She wasn’t at his wedding because she was off fighting with the Rebellion. That’s where she met C and suggested she be the crew’s doctor. May or may not have a relationship with Logan (haven’t decided yet). After the war, she joined Remy’s crew. He’s the first person he asked.
Cecilia Reyes (doc) - once upon she and Remy had a fling. It wasn’t meant to be. She served in the rebellion with Storm.
Laura (muscle) - on the run from the Project X, also, you know—the muscle. She is the ‘kid’ (technically a clone) of an old friend of his, and she was spiraling. Logan asked Remy to keep an eye on her, and the two bonded.
Etienne (computers/hacker) - not technically a thief. He didn’t pass his tilling, so it’s not technically breaking exile for him and Remy to be together. Also, offers a loophole so Remy can stay in touch with his family.
Bishop (pilot, and you know, more muscle—also, time traveler) - Bishop is from the future (further in the future than this already futuristic tale). A future where Gambit doesn’t act (makes a choice of non-involvement) until it is too late. When Gambit finally acts its to become the Witness. The Witness did adopt Bishop. Bishop has gone back in time to….something…chase criminals? Whatever. Anyways, he and Gambit have an uneasy relationship, but a relationship none the less. One of the first things he asks Gambit when he goes back in time is: “Where is she?” Gambit is clueless to what Bishop is talking about. This is before Gambit met Rogue…and Bishop is referring to Rogue. Bishop doesn’t say anything else. Until Rogue arrives….And, he is the only one (besides Remy) who is certain that Rogue is a good choice when asked to join the crew. And the only one who doesn’t feel betrayed when Rogue is revealed to be a member of the Brotherhood. (He’s always known.)
And….our last member to join the crew:
Rogue (mechanic/engineer) - Rogue is on the run. Everywhere she goes, she feels eyes on her. She’s on the run from the ‘family’ which took her in because she betrayed them. She’s on the run from the government because she was more than just a rebel—she was a terrorist. The rebels, the ones who joined the official armies and navies of rebellion were pardoned. But, those, like her who had resisted through unofficial channels, who pushed the boundaries into warcrimes, there were no pardons. (Has bounties on her head from both the government and underworld). She works in one place ‘til she gets enough money to move to the next. One day when the bounty hunters were hot on her trail and she needed to leave now (and by now she means five minutes ago), she meets Gambit who’s looking for a mechanic, and, well, it was fate….
And a snippet:
He wasn’t one for signs and presentiments. Still, it didn’t stop him from coming up short when his eyes landed on her. The woman from his dreams. He could never forget the piercing green eyes or the distinctive white streak in her hair. The longing coursing through his body was palatable. In that instance he knew that even if they hadn’t desperately needed a engineer aboard their ship, he would have found a way to bring her aboard. Storm would have accused him of thinking with his d— instead of his head. Laura and Bishop would tell him in minute detail why hiring her was a bad decision. But, Etienne and Cecilia would understand—he hoped. No, Rogue belonged with them. Even if he didn’t feel the magnetic pull towards her, she was another lost soul looking for family.
I have no words to articulate how amazing your work is, but I want to shower you with validation. Not only are you talented, you are a natural (you have a keen eye), you're hard-working (the time, effort and dedication is evident) and you are also just a super sweet person (answering questions, making tutorials etc.). Thank you for sharing your beauty with us. Peace out.
I feel like there are only so many ways of expressing my gratitude and that I’ve more or less exhausted them all, and I don’t ever intend to sound like a broken tape recorder, but I literally have no words besides thank you so much? I don’t think a single word in the scope of my vocabulary conveys my thanks well enough—I never do—but I am blown away time and time again by the kindness people bestow upon me, and I hope you and all the other beautiful people who have reached out to me at some point or another know that I could not mean it more when I say how very special to me messages like these are.
Hi haywire, thanks for the asks. Sorry about the wait. I didn’t mean for it to take so long to answer. If you’re still curious, here’s the answers to the questions. (:
2. What time of day do you think is the best to write?
When it’s an option, I tend to be a bit of a night owl, so my instinct is often to say that writing at night is the best time for me. And a couple of years ago, that was true. But, my life circumstances have changed since then and writing at night doesn’t work as well anymore. Recently I’ve had some success at writing early-ish, but I can’t do that consistently.
In the end, what works best for me is to be prepared for whenever inspiration strikes or I have time (even if it’s only a few minutes to write). I usually have a notebook and pen with me whenever I carry a bag. I also have a multitude of notes/story starters/random paragraphs that somehow turn into 3,000 word stories on my phone. (okay, they’re not usually that long before I transfer them over to my computer, but yeah, I keep getting surprised how much I can write like that). I’ve written while riding in the car, waiting for friends at a con, before work/during breaks, instead of sleeping, and really anytime I get the opportunity.
7. Which Character that you’ve written is most like yourself?
Hmm, the character most like me is probably a mix between Beatrice and Darcy from my ‘Bibliophiles’ story (it’s one of my original fiction series). In general, there’s a lot of ‘me’ in that story and that does come across through the various characters.
8. Which character is your favorite to write? Why?
I’ve come to really like writing Gambit. This took me by surprise because when I first started writing Romy, I thought it would be Rogue my favorite to write. But, in writing ‘Risk and Reward,’ I ended up spending a lot of time in Remy’s head. I felt like I got to know him better. He’s a lot of fun to write and there’s a lot of depth to explore.
30. What’s your favorite part about writing?
I love the creative process. To dive in and explore characters and ideas. To play with words. When you create that perfect turn of phrase or find that spark of an idea which just resonates with you (and others), and you know that this is what you’re meant to do. It’s the starting with a blank page or screen and filling it with words which didn’t exist before.
It’s the making someone smile when they had a bad day, to give comfort to someone who is anxious, to inspire someone to create or act, to connect with someone and let them know they’re not alone.
Question 7 asked which character is the most like me, well, they’re all a little like me. I pour out pieces of myself into my writing and hope that the reader appreciates the journey.
I’d say how dare you be so kind as to gift me with a boost to my ego, but I am in constant want of sweet, merciful validation and appreciate it in any form, frankly, so I’ll say thank you instead. 😌
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How about the parallel of Karen pulling a fire alarm in the hospital in DD S2 to escape Frank and in TP S2 to help him escape? Would that be possible? (Has it already been done?) (:
@go-haywire I don’t know whether it’s already been done so I did it! You can find it here!
