rust

Jun. 12th, 2011 06:52 pm
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so! a mere day after complaining that i wasn't actually reading any x-men: first class fic i got my mojo together and read a whole bunch. then i wrote a drabble, because drabbles are awesome.


rust
x-men: first class; erik/charles; g
100 words

post-movie but not really spoilery if you're familiar with their powers. cut text from "metal heart" by garbage. unbeta'd. these are not my characters.



Erik thinks about Charles, then pushes it away, even as he wonders if it’s that easy for Charles. Can he shut down the unwanted parts of his mind as easily as he can reopen the lost ones? Erik tries it himself, building metal walls around words, images, and then pushes them closer and closer, until there’s no space for the thoughts to breathe, and he smiles with relief.

He’s safe for a moment, and then the storm behind the wall rages, battering the supports to nothing, sending everything flooding out, so he grimly sets his teeth, and begins to rebuild.

Date: 2011-06-13 12:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sharpisignature.livejournal.com
Jesus, that last sentence. ♥

Date: 2011-06-15 06:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yellowteddysuit.livejournal.com
That last sentence went through about 20 changes before I finally settled on its final form because either the word count went over or it sounded awful. I'm glad you liked it.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2011-06-13 12:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] woodwind.livejournal.com
gorgeous.

Date: 2011-06-15 06:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yellowteddysuit.livejournal.com
Thanks for reading!

Date: 2011-06-13 01:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] katie-andrew.livejournal.com
You did so much with so few words. I really enjoyed this. :)

Date: 2011-06-15 06:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yellowteddysuit.livejournal.com
I like the challenge of making a statement in just 100 words. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for reading.

Date: 2011-06-13 02:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] queena21.livejournal.com
Holy shit. What did you just do to me with 100 words?? Fantastic.

Date: 2011-06-15 06:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yellowteddysuit.livejournal.com
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for reading!

Date: 2011-06-14 04:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] terendel.livejournal.com
Read it three times now, and it just gets better each time. Wow!

Date: 2011-06-15 06:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yellowteddysuit.livejournal.com
Aww, I'm happy you liked it enough to read it more than once. Thanks for reading!

Date: 2011-06-20 04:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shin-kt.livejournal.com
simply but perfect! XD

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