X-men (all verses) Rec Post

[ficwize]

Hey guys! It was a close race, but the two winners for this week were X-men and Firefly.

I'll keep doing weekly recs, now, so eventually I'll get to everything. And so many good things are being written, that it's hard not to keep finding the good stuff!


Anyway, onward for some ficcy goodness! X-men in this post, Firefly in the next one. :D

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X-Men Recs

The Second Angel by vagabond_sal. - This fic was written as a challenge when that horrible movie The Day After Tomorrow came out. And who am I kidding. I love disaster movies! It took the premise of the film and merged it with X-men (making it not a true crossover, I don't think... thoughts on that?). The second ice age cometh and Bobby Drake aka Iceman will find out better than anyone what surviving in the face of disaster will mean.

Bobby had eyes and eyes further still underneath those, and with his secret sight he could see the paths of electrons all around them as they slowed and stilled on their axes. This wasn't going to go away.

Nameless by c_elisa. - This is an absolutely heartbreaking look at Xavier through the eyes of an unnamed OC, but it works so beautifully that it gave me chills when I reread it to rec it. Sometimes, knowing the name of something helps, and sometimes it just makes things more confusing. This is a gen fic, but there is a strong Charles/Erik background.

Acts of God by phoenixchilde. - This is an AU ending of X2, supposing that Jean wasn't the one to sacrifice herself to save the others. There was another with that capability... (Yes, I have a serious fixation with Iceman. Shut up.) Best be prepared to have kleenex for this one.

Against the Dying of the Light by kaydeefalls. - This is a mesmerizing look at a vastly underutilized character in the movies - Colossus. This is brilliant, I was very impressed. It looks at the X-men we know and love who made appearances and then vanished from the movies - and explians what they were doing.

Finally, but not least for my X-men Recs, a recent one from the lgbtfest fics. Chemistry, Romance, and the Alchemy Thereof by neotoma. Written for the prompt: X-Men Comicsverse: Hank McCoy. Hank McCoy once told the world he was gay in a publicity stunt. What was the public reaction? Did he ever recant? What was the reaction then? (You can play it as the implicit New X-Men canon - that he's actually straight - but if so I'd like to see the reactions of gay characters. Or you can say he was actually telling the truth all along.)

That sums up the plot, and all I can add to that is that this was unbelievably well done. It takes a complicated and sensitive topic, which was butchered by Marvel (but are we surprised?) and explores it with compassion and insight. Truly a fantastic story.


Let me know if you enjoyed any of the recs, okay? That way I know what I can keep an eye out for things I think you guys will enjoy. :)

Comments

[lostacanthus.livejournal.com]

omg I wish I had time to read these right now! You have no idea!! D: I'll definitely read them when I get back this weekend though! :D They all sound really good!

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Awwww, they'll be here when you get back!

Have fun!!

[st-aurafina.livejournal.com]

I loved neotoma's fic - good Henry fic is hard to find. I don't think I've read the others (maybe the kaydeefalls one?) but I'll definitely check them out. Goodies for later!

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Yeah, neotoma's fic is just excellent. And it is hard to find good Hank fic! I think he intimidates people... (you do a good job - *prods you to write more Hank fic*). *lol*

I hope you enjoy the others!