#ravenazazel

[cherikfics]

Summary: Four years after the events of X-Men: First Class, Charles Xavier finds his X-Men on the losing side of their continuing battle with Erik’s Brotherhood. Azazel and Mystique have a child in secret and, unwilling to raise Kurt in the midst of Erik's war, they give him up to Charles to raise at his school for the gifted. He agrees to do so, on the condition that they visit their son regularly. This leads to tenuous contact between the Brotherhood and the X-Men outside of the battlefield for the first time in years, and both Xavier and Magneto realize that the lines dividing them are not as clear-cut as they previously thought.

Rating: R

Other pairings: Azazel/Mystique

Warnings: Stryker being Styker (Mutant experiments, death, etc)

My thoughts: I finished this with tears in my eyes. This was amazing and beautifully written. It gives the Brotherhood and the X-men a real chance at getting together and it brings in others from the comics to flesh it all out.

BONUS: It's Illustrated!

[cherikfics]

Summary: Set one year post movie, Charles overloads himself in Cerebro, and his mind goes walkabout; wherever he is (and he’s around), it’s not in his body. Erik temporarily takes over the school in his absence, and finds that there’s little time for resentment or hatred when he’s busy organizing assigned reading for English lit, keeping the youngest children out of trouble, and trying to talk Raven into wearing clothing for the boys’ sake. Somewhere in between taking responsibility for the students and dreaming Charles’ dreams every night, he manages to remember that he’s something rather more than a weapon.

Rating: R

Warnings: If you're easily offended you might get a little offended by some of the religious preferences in here because of Janos because it is nothing like PC. It didn't bother me though.

My thoughts: I LOVE this fic, it's actually one of my favorites. I like how it's realistic with having Shaw's leftover people and Mstique questions what Erik is even doing with himself. Also I adore Erik in charge of the school when he's not sure what to do with himself and I really love Alex in this and... and I just love this whole thing and how it gives characterization to all of the characters.