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[thegaysofgenosha]

Cherik Fic Recs!

AUs

army au

arranged marriage au

bodyguard au

canon divergence au

college au

historical au

mansion fic au

mob au

modern au

professor au

royalty au

soulmate au

space au

spy au

Fix–Its

first class

days of future past

apocalypse

dark phoenix/genosha

during first class

Word count

1,000 — 10,000 words

10,000 — 35,000 words

35,000 — 50,000 words

50,000 — 100,000 words

100,000 words+

Ratings

general

teen and up audiences

mature

explicit

not rated

Tropes

fluff

established relationship

protective erik

hurt/comfort

mutual pining

angst with a happy ending

friends to lovers

exes to lovers

enemies to lovers

marriage proposal

cerebro

Other tags

private work

[thegaysofgenosha]

i fear my cherik days are over, but i'm kinda proud of this blog. thank you to everyone for ever interacting with it!

[thegaysofgenosha]

if anyone's interested i'm still active on my multi-fandom sideblog @isthiswhatiam !! i post cherik once in a while because i can't really ever leave the fandom :)

[thegaysofgenosha]

i fear my cherik days are over, but i'm kinda proud of this blog. thank you to everyone for ever interacting with it!

[thegaysofgenosha]

first out of many by joshriku

Rating : General

Word count : 1,555

AU : Mansion fic AU

Summary : Only Erik Lehnsherr could walk into his life like he never left and scold him about running his school. Charles ought to be mad at him, but his hands are very convincing and loosening the knots on his back, so…

Warnings : None

[thegaysofgenosha]

growing pains by ikeracity (part 1 of fosters)

Rating : General

Word count : 12,577

AU : Kidfic

Summary : Twelve-year-old Erik Lehnsherr is an angry, closed-off foster kid with trust issues and a bad temper. Ten-year-old Charles Xavier is a lonely kid in boarding school who just wants a friend.

Logan pretends he doesn't think they're both fucking adorable.

Warnings : None

[thegaysofgenosha]

You Make Me Drop Things (Like All The Plans I Had Made For A Life Without You) by luninosity 

Rating : Teen and up audiences

Word count : 2,901

AU : Mansion fic AU

Summary : Erik doesn’t attempt to count Charles’s innumerable freckles. Not with numbers, at least.

He counts with memories, instead. The first time they kissed lies intertwined with, not the twin sparkles on Charles’s nose as might be expected, but the lower starburst scatter near the base of his throat, where the freckles become most visible.

Warnings : None

[thegaysofgenosha]

Look Up, You’re Standing Next To Me, What A Feeling by luninosity

Rating : Teen and up audiences

Word count : 3,748

AU : Modern

Summary : Charles, when uncertain, buries the uncertainty beneath extra certainty about everything else, which reads an awful lot like arrogance to anyone who doesn’t know better. Erik does know better. His mother doesn’t.

Warnings : None

[thegaysofgenosha]

Mosaic by isabeau

Rating : Teen and up audiences

Word count : 6,297

AU : Set during XMFC

Summary : Charles has always considered himself to be broken -- not human in more respects than just his telepathy. But he puts up with sex for Erik's sake, until a stray thought makes him realize that maybe he's not alone -- and maybe he isn't broken.

Warnings : None

[thegaysofgenosha]

Words and Pictures by pocky_slash 

Rating : General

Word count : 5,771

AU : Modern

Summary : When Lorna's powers manifest early, Charles Xavier's mutant picture books are the perfect teaching tool. Erik just hadn't expected the author to be so young. Or attractive. Or available.

Warnings : None

[thegaysofgenosha]

reflections (the recieved pronunciation remix) by nextraordinaire

Rating : Teen and up audiences

Word count : 2,310

AU : 1960s AU

Summary : “What do you think you’re doing?” Erik says, words harsh and clipped by his accent. And before Charles has a chance to retaliate, Erik continues: “MacTaggert didn’t believe you, I’ll have you know. But in contrast to her, I am not going to stand by doing nothing. I saw you.”

Charles goes numb. “Where?” he says, mouth feeling as if it is stuffed with cotton, although he already knows what Erik is going to say.

“Going into the bar.”

Warnings : Period-typical homophobia

[thegaysofgenosha]

Lonesome On the Shelf by ikeracity 

Rating : Mature

Word count : 30,700

AU : Modern

Summary : After three years of marriage, Charles has to admit that his relationship with Erik has significantly cooled off. These days, they're barely ever home at the same time and it seems like every conversation they have turns into an argument. Charles misses the way they used to be, misses the spontaneous dinner parties and the surprise morning sex and the wake up calls in the early mornings to catch the sunrise. But it's going to take two of them to fix this marriage, and some days, it seems as if all Erik wants is to be rid of him.

A fic about rekindling marriage.

Warnings : None

Note : Unfinished but ends on a pretty good note :)

[thegaysofgenosha]

some people stay with you, though by joshriku

Rating : General audiences

Word count : 8,831

AU : Post-DOFP

Summary : “You're stuck with me now, so, better get used to it,” Peter had said, and Erik had begun to believe that after ten years of isolation, he had finally lost his mind.

When it comes to Peter, everything is fast. In less than five minutes, Erik had been properly informed that he had a son, that said son thought he was “absolutely off the shits, but, whatever”, had been provided with evidence that he was the father, and then informed that his son would be sticking around.

Erik keeps staring at him like he's not real.

“Uh-oh,” Peter says, having noticed Erik's silence for the past twenty seconds. “I feel like I broke you.”

Or, how Erik bonds with his son, gets back together with Charles, and continues to fight for mutants. Not in that order.

Warnings : None

[thegaysofgenosha]

645 Riverside Drive by smilebackwards

Rating : Teen and up audiences

Word count : 4,924

AU : Modern

Summary : Azazel clearly has yet to understand the shattering power of Charles' disappointment, so Erik takes one for the team, grabbing the cup and downing the remnants of the cappuccino like a shot while Azazel watches with morbid fascination.

Warnings : None

[thegaysofgenosha]

unconventional by ikeracity

Rating : Teen and up audiences

Word count : 8,236

AU : Modern

Summary : Ten years ago, Charles and Erik co-starred on the explosively popular animated show Greenkeep, where they first earned their big breaks — and where they fell in love. Now, at a cast reunion a decade later, they've made careful, PR-vetted plans to reveal their relationship to the fans with minimal fuss. Of course — easier said than done.

Warnings : None

[thegaysofgenosha]

i've just seen a face (and i never want to go without it) by dnbroughs

Rating : Teen and up audiences

Word count : 892

AU : Mansion fic AU

Summary : Despite the opulent gloom that seemed to engulf the manor, there was one incredible, unmovable force that seemed to breathe light into the mahogany panelled hallways, blowing the darkness from every last corner. And that force was curled up in Erik’s arms, his skin warm and glowing in the soft light of the morning sun.

Warnings : None

[the-haiku-bot]

i’ve just seen a face

(and i never want to go

without it) by dnbroughs

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[thegaysofgenosha]

A Cup of Sugar by littledust

Rating : General audiences

Word count : 6,182

AU : Mansion fic, post Cuba

Summary : 1963 in the Xavier mansion's kitchen.

Warnings : None

[thegaysofgenosha]

i've just seen a face (and i never want to go without it) by dnbroughs

Rating : Teen and up audiences

Word count : 892

AU : Mansion fic AU

Summary : Despite the opulent gloom that seemed to engulf the manor, there was one incredible, unmovable force that seemed to breathe light into the mahogany panelled hallways, blowing the darkness from every last corner. And that force was curled up in Erik’s arms, his skin warm and glowing in the soft light of the morning sun.

Warnings : None