XMFC Recs :)
CAVEAT! This rec is written for my friends, and myself, so I include comments about the fics with the rec, because I figure they wanna know why they should read this fic, and also I like to talk about my feelings.
As of August 9th this is still not the full rec list, but it's getting fuller :D
♥ = Good
♥♥ = Amazing
♥♥♥ = DROP YOUR WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS FIC!
Category: I have BDSM feelings (where in all these fics involve BDSM and/or Dom/Sub in some form)
♥♥ Never in Anger by cjs-own
Summary: It was almost as if he were being courted.
comment: So this takes place in an AU where everyone is either a Dom or a Sub and it’s all accepted. I’ve read a couple really amazing fics that take place in this type of verse (one being a really amazing Sherlock fic) and I always really enjoy them. It’s really well done and I really enjoyed it!
♥♥ Don’t Show, Don’t Tell by abbichicken
Summary: Erik is too nice in bed, Charles wishes he would embody his rougher, darker fantasies, whilst somewhere nondescript on the mutant-collecting world tour he goes entirely the wrong way about trying to get him to do so, everything comes out in the wash and there's a happy ending.
comment: This one is less Dom/Sub and more into the Bondage-Sadomasochism part. And it’s really hot. Like. Really. Like. Wow. O__O
♥♥♥ What you’ve really been chasing by helens78
Summary: Charles has been chasing after something for years, but he's never found it. Erik steps in to show him what he's been missing.
comment: This author writes pretty superb porn and this fic was one of the first I read of her and yeah. Hot. She shows a very good side of BDSM that I like expressed in fic and rarely see (which is more about the control part than just beating the shit out of someone and having both parties enjoy it.)
♥♥♥ This Series by skull_bearer
Summary: A D/s world where Erik and Charles spend their lives believing the other to be dead.
comment: I love this author. I love this story. I love, love love how skull_bearer writes Charles and Erik, in all her fics, forever. I love her writing ;; I AM A LAME FANGIRL OKAY. Also D/S world. With collars. I'm a sucker.
♥♥♥ The Fill with the cages in it by anon
Summary: A society where mutants exist but where everyone's place in the social order is defined by whether they're Dominant or submissive. Erik is Shaw's favourite sub as he has spent years training Erik to suppress his own desires while tolerating pain and humiliation. Shaw keeps Erik caged and on display during his exclusive parties to show Erik off and have Erik conveniently positioned to service him and his guests. Charles is invited to one of Shaw's parties, in recognition of Charles's status as the world's foremost expert on genetics, and instantly takes more than a shine to Shaw's pet. Shaw doesn't throw these parties for nothing, he wants access to Charles's research. A deal is struck: If Charles can break Erik, and make him come, without Erik leaving his cage - Charles can keep him. If Erik doesn't break - Charles signs all of his past and future work over to Shaw.
comment: This anon owns my soul because s/he is writing this fic plus another one that's kinda loosely based off sectary and just.... hnnnng. Also s/he writes Dom!Charles and just.... MY BRAIN CAN'T HANDLE IT BUT IT'S SO GOOD. Their Charles is such a perfect dom like.... I don't even know. And this fic is hot. Really. Really hot.
Category: AU (where in there be.... alternate universes? some with power some without. I'll make a note just in case you are craving one of the other)
♥ Finally Moving by Zarah5
Summary: In which Erik is the son of servants, Charles is the son of aristocrats, and hedgehogs make repeated appearances. -- Modern AU that is clearly inspired by Atonement (minus most of the angst, that is).
comment: (no powers) the author has put this on hold until s/he finishes it and then they'll be upping it to AO3. But what they have so far is pretty good, so I'm putting this here.
♥♥ the masked man (who has everything) by anon
Summary: Erik is Batman. Alex is Robin. Charles is the damsel in distress.
comment: (powers) LOL THIS FIC OMG DYING FOREVER IT'S SUCH DELICIOUS CRACK SOBBING ALEX IN THIS FIC I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE HIS FACE!
♥♥♥ I guess I should say thanks or some shit by Zarathuse
Summary: believe it or not, charles has a well-thought-out moral philosophy. he doesn’t follow it. but he has thought it out. alternatively: charles and erik douche it up in amsterdam.
comment: (powers) I'm a sucker for douchey Charles and douchey Erik and just.... them being stupid together. This fic captures it quite beautifully, as in this fic is gorgeous and funny and just really wonderful
♥ Long Distance Waltz by mia6363
Summary: Charles spoke of his loved ones so often and so vividly that Erik felt as if he knew them.
comment: (no powers) I really liked this fic. I thought it had a nice slow build up and the long distance relationship was done really, really well. They just fall naturally in love and it is all good feelings~
♥♥ the hazards of love by pidgeoned
Summary: Charles was, to him, like a lake. A glacial lake so deep that when you swam it and surfaced you ended up in Darfur or someplace, disoriented and hypothermic..
comment: (no powers) this fic is a nice little AU that makes me laugh. I also love Erik and Charles relationship development through out it.
♥♥ Some Assembly Required by manic_intent
Summary: Alex and Hank were two teenagers who frequently fight in school. One fight got so bad that the principal called in their fathers (as both came from single-parent families)/ guardians for a conference. This was how Charles and Erik meet.
comment: (powers) ugh this fic is so cute I love it. Alex and Hank trying to sabotage their dad's getting together and just all the kids interactions. I love Erik's relationship with Alex though. He's such a dick but then he has those moments where he does the right thing as a parent and I love him for it.
♥♥♥ Past Tense by skull_bearer
Summary: What if Magneto wasn't the only one trapped in Auschwitz?
comment: (powers) This fic is amazing. It hurts, and there are some parts that will be hard to get through but I swear the fic is totally worth it. The story is intense and it does draw a lot of things off of the comics, but that's okay. The build up is slow but perfect. Truly one of my favourite fics out there.
Category: Canon-au (where in all these fics deal with the canon but somehow deviate from it)
♥♥♥ While Love Commands You by citizenjess
Summary: Erik and Charles become domestic partners, circa 1982.
comment: this is such a good fic, a very definite "what would happen if they stopped being douches and let themselves fall in love" type story. They would be happy is what.
♥♥♥ our hearts won't rust by liketheroad
Summary: Charles meets Erik during a summer abroad when he is 17.
comment: Technically this is a canon-au... or at least i count as one? It's a different meeting type thing. Anyway this fic is gorgeous omg. I love the first chapter, I've re-read it about 50 times. Erik and Charles friendship/love is just... so perfect in this story. And their use of their powers is an icing on the cake. :D
♥♥♥ All the Love you stole + Woke up in the storm by cityofmist
Summary: Charles falls for Erik. Erik does not fall for Charles. Charles has more options than the average person would in this situation, and does not hesitate to misuse them.
comment: hsjkghfajskghjakdhgfjkahgkahgjkahgjkahgfkahgjklahgflka this fic hurts so much, just putting it out there right now. This fic hurts and will never stop hurting and I just love it. I love this idea, and the author just captures the emotion of this so well.
Category: Post-Film (where in all these fics take place post film. can be fix-it can be not)
♥♥♥ Protege by faithbeckett
Summary: Sometimes the worst kind of tragedy is what brings people together.
comment: omg this fic. I like eat it up. Okay basically.... it's wonderful and people should read it and just homg so good :DDDD
♥♥ A Summer Day So Late in Coming by helens78
Summary: Fifty years after they fell in love, Erik comes to Charles with a proposal that rocks Charles's world.
comment: A lot of people have written this kind of fic in the wake of New York legalizing gay marriage, and I tend to shy away from them because.... I don't like marriage fic? I like domestic with like raising babies together but two character like professing their love to one another always gets to me, because I prefer them just to act on their love, show they are in love by doing menial crap together instead of walking down the aisle, but this fic.... I think she captured it pretty well. It was very nicely done :)
Category: Re-take (where in all these fics deal with a retelling of the film in some way shape or form)
♥ Faults for fixing by beren_writes
Summary: Charles sees the events of the missile crisis and subsequent weeks when he uses Cerebro to touch the mind of a mutant with the power to see the near future. When he wakes up he is determined that he will not allow them to happen and he will not lose the people he loves.
comment: I love re-take type stories, and stories where one person knows the outcome and is trying desperately to fix it. This story handles it quite well :)
♥♥♥ Try, Try Again by anon
Summary: Erik is forced to repeat that day until he stops being an asshole.
comment: This was one of the first fics I read for this fandom and ugh it's so good. It's Erik's Groundhog Day and Erik keeps trying over and over to fix things and each try is painful but wonderful.
Category: WIP (where in all these fics are incomplete, but looking like they will be finished, otherwise I wouldn't rec them, bar a few .___.)
♥♥ The Kids are alright by anon
Summary: AU Erik is a single dad with Wanda and Pietro. Charles just moved next door. There are mutant powers.
comment: I have such a thing for kid-fic depending on the pairing. Charles/Erik happens to be one of the pairings that make me go OMG THEY NEED TO RAISE BABIES TOGETHER ;~~~; This fic delivers this along with hinting at having a very good plot underneath the "Erik and Charles are gonna raise Wanda and Pietro together" guise that first sucked me in. And yes, spoiler, they do have their powers in this :)
♥ La Valse by huntsmonsters
Summary: Erik and Charles are psychically bonded mysteriously and cannot be apart without physical/psychic pain. Erik starts hearing Charles's thoughts/feeling his emotions.
comment: One of the first fics I started reading and it's just getting better. It doesn't update that quickly but each update is definitely worth it :) Also omg this trope.
♥♥ a thousand pages (give or take a few) ( thread 2 here) by anon
Summary: AU Charles owns a bookstore. Erik comes in to be the rival.
comment: this fic has gotten so looooong. It's really good and I'm enjoying it. Charles goes back and forth and the build up is pretty intense.
♥♥ Limited Release by anon
Summary: AU Erik is FBI. Alex is an ex-con. Hank is Alex's not-lawyer, and Charles is Erik's husband---wait no. Not-husband because Erik has commitment issues.
comment: In the google doc file all these links are housed in this is summarized as "KYAAAA FBI THING AU THING THAT IS AMAZING" because above all else I am very good with words. Basically yeah, this fic is pretty amazing. It's supposed to be Alex/Hank but the Erik/Charles is disgustingly wonderful.
♥♥ Our house, in the middle of our street by anon
Summary: AU Charles leaves being a social worker to adopt children instead. Erik fixes up his house.
comment: this fiiiiiic. It's long and just-- lol Charles is an idiot and Erik is hot and the kids are perfect and just-- CHARLES IS AN IDIOT AND I CAN'T HANDLE IT SOMETIMES.
♥♥♥ Utopia by takmarierah
Summary: Erik has succeeded in making mutants the dominant force in society. Charles has just moved in with him.
comment: this fic. It. Hurts. So. Much. And I love it. It's a little stockholm syndrome (which is wonderful) and a lot of Erik just being kinda crazed and I just really, really enjoy it so far. I can't wait to see how this author is gonna keep it going
♥ Rescue Run by rebooting
Summary: Sixteen months after the beach, Erik sends Emma on a routine sweep to ensure that the Westchester mansion is still all right, and finds out that Charles, Hank, Alex, Sean, and a re-formed Darwin have been taken. Despite their prior enmity, Erik and Moira join forces to find out who is behind the disappearance, and what they'll need to do to bring their friends back home.
comment: This is really well written, and it's angsty and it tears at my soul. I may have in fact cried during this. I love hurt/comfort.
♥♥ this is only now (where do we go from here) by anon
Summary: AU where Hank adopts Scott and then big brother Alex comes back.
comment: Omg this fic has gotten so good I love it. Also it may in fact have the hottest kiss ever, definitely in Alex/Hank. It just... so much UST by the time we get to teh kiss it feels so worth it!
♥ I ♥ NY (It's my friends I'm not sure of) by anon
Summary: AU Erik was a notorious playboy but after meeting Charles he really just wants to settle down and live happily ever after. Except Charles' friends think the worst of him. Cue epic wooing.
comment: LOL WHAT IS CHARLES IN THIS FIC?! IDEK BUT I LOVE IT. Okay this is cute (yay 'Protect Professor X Club') and hopefully will deliver on the prompt. It also fills my "Charles and Erik with children" thing that I have
♥♥♥ Carpe Brewski by gyzym
Summary: AU This story starts exactly where you'd expect it to start: drunk, in a library.
comment: I wasn't actually sure I was going to enjoy this fic when I started it but it grew on me like a fungus and I can't handle it anymore. The Charles/Erik friendship is hilarious and they are both so awful for one another. If you don't find drunken college shenanigans your thing you probably won't enjoy this, but I find it hilarious.
♥♥♥ mind on the money, eyes on the wall by papercutperfect
Summary: AU Charles is a dancer at an exclusive strip club. A reluctant Erik visits the club and soon becomes infatuated with him.
comment: It sounds like such a cheesy AU but I swear it's really good! It was labeled "holy hotness batman" in my google docs and now plot is creeping in and I'm excited. Erik and Charles are falling for each other and it's okay because it fits the fic :D
♥♥ All that's best of dark and bright by anon
Summary: AU Erik is straight and hires Charles to pretend to be his boyfriend to piss off his father.
comment: This fic has just started, but a lot is already written. It's going to be very interesting seeing how they fall in love/get together. I like what is there so far.
♥♥♥ You open always petal by petal myself by anon
Summary: AU Secretary fusion: Charles is a professor who needs help around the house and with his work, Erik is the slightly broken young man who comes into his employ, and eventually the two develop a D/s relationship with Erik learning to open up and trust.
comment: This fic is written by the same anon who did top!Charles before, and s/he writes top!Charles again and s/he writes him so well. And broken!Erik is perfect in this fic. I love how it's coming along with their relationship and just.... hjkshfjkahg. It looks like it's gonna be a very, very good fic.
♥♥ boy wear overcoats in the heat like this to keep themselves from showing by anon
Summary: Charles never met Raven. He grew up alone. Erik is the first mutant he's met.
comment: this fic is HOPEFULLY gonna continue (I saw it had updated so I put it back here ;;). It's on part 9 and it's heartbreakingly good so far. I don't want to spoil much but just this prompt was very unique and the anon is handling it very well :D
♥♥♥ Present Perfect by skull_bearer
Summary: Sequel to Past Tense. Rebuilding in Palestine, Erik and Charles begin to learn how to live, together, in the outside world. Coming to terms with their past, their powers, and the changing and sometimes treacherous world around them.
comment: AU this is a sequel to Past Tense, which I recced up in the AU section. She's writing this story slowly but the story is really good, and the Erik and Charles' relationship is changing and growing. I really, really love it.
Category: Abandoned WIPs (Wherein I was reccing the WIP and then it died and I'm sad)
♥♥ it catches up with you by anon
Summary: Erik finds Alex pre-movie and brings him along with him.
comment: another fic that I really hope continues. I love this premise and Erik/Alex's relationship is so perfect. Erik's not the best older brother but he tries his hardest and the two of them running around Europe together is such a wonderful idea, I love it.
As of August 9th this is still not the full rec list, but it's getting fuller :D
♥ = Good
♥♥ = Amazing
♥♥♥ = DROP YOUR WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS FIC!
Category: I have BDSM feelings (where in all these fics involve BDSM and/or Dom/Sub in some form)
♥♥ Never in Anger by cjs-own
Summary: It was almost as if he were being courted.
comment: So this takes place in an AU where everyone is either a Dom or a Sub and it’s all accepted. I’ve read a couple really amazing fics that take place in this type of verse (one being a really amazing Sherlock fic) and I always really enjoy them. It’s really well done and I really enjoyed it!
♥♥ Don’t Show, Don’t Tell by abbichicken
Summary: Erik is too nice in bed, Charles wishes he would embody his rougher, darker fantasies, whilst somewhere nondescript on the mutant-collecting world tour he goes entirely the wrong way about trying to get him to do so, everything comes out in the wash and there's a happy ending.
comment: This one is less Dom/Sub and more into the Bondage-Sadomasochism part. And it’s really hot. Like. Really. Like. Wow. O__O
♥♥♥ What you’ve really been chasing by helens78
Summary: Charles has been chasing after something for years, but he's never found it. Erik steps in to show him what he's been missing.
comment: This author writes pretty superb porn and this fic was one of the first I read of her and yeah. Hot. She shows a very good side of BDSM that I like expressed in fic and rarely see (which is more about the control part than just beating the shit out of someone and having both parties enjoy it.)
♥♥♥ This Series by skull_bearer
Summary: A D/s world where Erik and Charles spend their lives believing the other to be dead.
comment: I love this author. I love this story. I love, love love how skull_bearer writes Charles and Erik, in all her fics, forever. I love her writing ;; I AM A LAME FANGIRL OKAY. Also D/S world. With collars. I'm a sucker.
♥♥♥ The Fill with the cages in it by anon
Summary: A society where mutants exist but where everyone's place in the social order is defined by whether they're Dominant or submissive. Erik is Shaw's favourite sub as he has spent years training Erik to suppress his own desires while tolerating pain and humiliation. Shaw keeps Erik caged and on display during his exclusive parties to show Erik off and have Erik conveniently positioned to service him and his guests. Charles is invited to one of Shaw's parties, in recognition of Charles's status as the world's foremost expert on genetics, and instantly takes more than a shine to Shaw's pet. Shaw doesn't throw these parties for nothing, he wants access to Charles's research. A deal is struck: If Charles can break Erik, and make him come, without Erik leaving his cage - Charles can keep him. If Erik doesn't break - Charles signs all of his past and future work over to Shaw.
comment: This anon owns my soul because s/he is writing this fic plus another one that's kinda loosely based off sectary and just.... hnnnng. Also s/he writes Dom!Charles and just.... MY BRAIN CAN'T HANDLE IT BUT IT'S SO GOOD. Their Charles is such a perfect dom like.... I don't even know. And this fic is hot. Really. Really hot.
Category: AU (where in there be.... alternate universes? some with power some without. I'll make a note just in case you are craving one of the other)
♥ Finally Moving by Zarah5
Summary: In which Erik is the son of servants, Charles is the son of aristocrats, and hedgehogs make repeated appearances. -- Modern AU that is clearly inspired by Atonement (minus most of the angst, that is).
comment: (no powers) the author has put this on hold until s/he finishes it and then they'll be upping it to AO3. But what they have so far is pretty good, so I'm putting this here.
♥♥ the masked man (who has everything) by anon
Summary: Erik is Batman. Alex is Robin. Charles is the damsel in distress.
comment: (powers) LOL THIS FIC OMG DYING FOREVER IT'S SUCH DELICIOUS CRACK SOBBING ALEX IN THIS FIC I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE HIS FACE!
♥♥♥ I guess I should say thanks or some shit by Zarathuse
Summary: believe it or not, charles has a well-thought-out moral philosophy. he doesn’t follow it. but he has thought it out. alternatively: charles and erik douche it up in amsterdam.
comment: (powers) I'm a sucker for douchey Charles and douchey Erik and just.... them being stupid together. This fic captures it quite beautifully, as in this fic is gorgeous and funny and just really wonderful
♥ Long Distance Waltz by mia6363
Summary: Charles spoke of his loved ones so often and so vividly that Erik felt as if he knew them.
comment: (no powers) I really liked this fic. I thought it had a nice slow build up and the long distance relationship was done really, really well. They just fall naturally in love and it is all good feelings~
♥♥ the hazards of love by pidgeoned
Summary: Charles was, to him, like a lake. A glacial lake so deep that when you swam it and surfaced you ended up in Darfur or someplace, disoriented and hypothermic..
comment: (no powers) this fic is a nice little AU that makes me laugh. I also love Erik and Charles relationship development through out it.
♥♥ Some Assembly Required by manic_intent
Summary: Alex and Hank were two teenagers who frequently fight in school. One fight got so bad that the principal called in their fathers (as both came from single-parent families)/ guardians for a conference. This was how Charles and Erik meet.
comment: (powers) ugh this fic is so cute I love it. Alex and Hank trying to sabotage their dad's getting together and just all the kids interactions. I love Erik's relationship with Alex though. He's such a dick but then he has those moments where he does the right thing as a parent and I love him for it.
♥♥♥ Past Tense by skull_bearer
Summary: What if Magneto wasn't the only one trapped in Auschwitz?
comment: (powers) This fic is amazing. It hurts, and there are some parts that will be hard to get through but I swear the fic is totally worth it. The story is intense and it does draw a lot of things off of the comics, but that's okay. The build up is slow but perfect. Truly one of my favourite fics out there.
Category: Canon-au (where in all these fics deal with the canon but somehow deviate from it)
♥♥♥ While Love Commands You by citizenjess
Summary: Erik and Charles become domestic partners, circa 1982.
comment: this is such a good fic, a very definite "what would happen if they stopped being douches and let themselves fall in love" type story. They would be happy is what.
♥♥♥ our hearts won't rust by liketheroad
Summary: Charles meets Erik during a summer abroad when he is 17.
comment: Technically this is a canon-au... or at least i count as one? It's a different meeting type thing. Anyway this fic is gorgeous omg. I love the first chapter, I've re-read it about 50 times. Erik and Charles friendship/love is just... so perfect in this story. And their use of their powers is an icing on the cake. :D
♥♥♥ All the Love you stole + Woke up in the storm by cityofmist
Summary: Charles falls for Erik. Erik does not fall for Charles. Charles has more options than the average person would in this situation, and does not hesitate to misuse them.
comment: hsjkghfajskghjakdhgfjkahgkahgjkahgjkahgfkahgjklahgflka this fic hurts so much, just putting it out there right now. This fic hurts and will never stop hurting and I just love it. I love this idea, and the author just captures the emotion of this so well.
Category: Post-Film (where in all these fics take place post film. can be fix-it can be not)
♥♥♥ Protege by faithbeckett
Summary: Sometimes the worst kind of tragedy is what brings people together.
comment: omg this fic. I like eat it up. Okay basically.... it's wonderful and people should read it and just homg so good :DDDD
♥♥ A Summer Day So Late in Coming by helens78
Summary: Fifty years after they fell in love, Erik comes to Charles with a proposal that rocks Charles's world.
comment: A lot of people have written this kind of fic in the wake of New York legalizing gay marriage, and I tend to shy away from them because.... I don't like marriage fic? I like domestic with like raising babies together but two character like professing their love to one another always gets to me, because I prefer them just to act on their love, show they are in love by doing menial crap together instead of walking down the aisle, but this fic.... I think she captured it pretty well. It was very nicely done :)
Category: Re-take (where in all these fics deal with a retelling of the film in some way shape or form)
♥ Faults for fixing by beren_writes
Summary: Charles sees the events of the missile crisis and subsequent weeks when he uses Cerebro to touch the mind of a mutant with the power to see the near future. When he wakes up he is determined that he will not allow them to happen and he will not lose the people he loves.
comment: I love re-take type stories, and stories where one person knows the outcome and is trying desperately to fix it. This story handles it quite well :)
♥♥♥ Try, Try Again by anon
Summary: Erik is forced to repeat that day until he stops being an asshole.
comment: This was one of the first fics I read for this fandom and ugh it's so good. It's Erik's Groundhog Day and Erik keeps trying over and over to fix things and each try is painful but wonderful.
Category: WIP (where in all these fics are incomplete, but looking like they will be finished, otherwise I wouldn't rec them, bar a few .___.)
♥♥ The Kids are alright by anon
Summary: AU Erik is a single dad with Wanda and Pietro. Charles just moved next door. There are mutant powers.
comment: I have such a thing for kid-fic depending on the pairing. Charles/Erik happens to be one of the pairings that make me go OMG THEY NEED TO RAISE BABIES TOGETHER ;~~~; This fic delivers this along with hinting at having a very good plot underneath the "Erik and Charles are gonna raise Wanda and Pietro together" guise that first sucked me in. And yes, spoiler, they do have their powers in this :)
♥ La Valse by huntsmonsters
Summary: Erik and Charles are psychically bonded mysteriously and cannot be apart without physical/psychic pain. Erik starts hearing Charles's thoughts/feeling his emotions.
comment: One of the first fics I started reading and it's just getting better. It doesn't update that quickly but each update is definitely worth it :) Also omg this trope.
♥♥ a thousand pages (give or take a few) ( thread 2 here) by anon
Summary: AU Charles owns a bookstore. Erik comes in to be the rival.
comment: this fic has gotten so looooong. It's really good and I'm enjoying it. Charles goes back and forth and the build up is pretty intense.
♥♥ Limited Release by anon
Summary: AU Erik is FBI. Alex is an ex-con. Hank is Alex's not-lawyer, and Charles is Erik's husband---wait no. Not-husband because Erik has commitment issues.
comment: In the google doc file all these links are housed in this is summarized as "KYAAAA FBI THING AU THING THAT IS AMAZING" because above all else I am very good with words. Basically yeah, this fic is pretty amazing. It's supposed to be Alex/Hank but the Erik/Charles is disgustingly wonderful.
♥♥ Our house, in the middle of our street by anon
Summary: AU Charles leaves being a social worker to adopt children instead. Erik fixes up his house.
comment: this fiiiiiic. It's long and just-- lol Charles is an idiot and Erik is hot and the kids are perfect and just-- CHARLES IS AN IDIOT AND I CAN'T HANDLE IT SOMETIMES.
♥♥♥ Utopia by takmarierah
Summary: Erik has succeeded in making mutants the dominant force in society. Charles has just moved in with him.
comment: this fic. It. Hurts. So. Much. And I love it. It's a little stockholm syndrome (which is wonderful) and a lot of Erik just being kinda crazed and I just really, really enjoy it so far. I can't wait to see how this author is gonna keep it going
♥ Rescue Run by rebooting
Summary: Sixteen months after the beach, Erik sends Emma on a routine sweep to ensure that the Westchester mansion is still all right, and finds out that Charles, Hank, Alex, Sean, and a re-formed Darwin have been taken. Despite their prior enmity, Erik and Moira join forces to find out who is behind the disappearance, and what they'll need to do to bring their friends back home.
comment: This is really well written, and it's angsty and it tears at my soul. I may have in fact cried during this. I love hurt/comfort.
♥♥ this is only now (where do we go from here) by anon
Summary: AU where Hank adopts Scott and then big brother Alex comes back.
comment: Omg this fic has gotten so good I love it. Also it may in fact have the hottest kiss ever, definitely in Alex/Hank. It just... so much UST by the time we get to teh kiss it feels so worth it!
♥ I ♥ NY (It's my friends I'm not sure of) by anon
Summary: AU Erik was a notorious playboy but after meeting Charles he really just wants to settle down and live happily ever after. Except Charles' friends think the worst of him. Cue epic wooing.
comment: LOL WHAT IS CHARLES IN THIS FIC?! IDEK BUT I LOVE IT. Okay this is cute (yay 'Protect Professor X Club') and hopefully will deliver on the prompt. It also fills my "Charles and Erik with children" thing that I have
♥♥♥ Carpe Brewski by gyzym
Summary: AU This story starts exactly where you'd expect it to start: drunk, in a library.
comment: I wasn't actually sure I was going to enjoy this fic when I started it but it grew on me like a fungus and I can't handle it anymore. The Charles/Erik friendship is hilarious and they are both so awful for one another. If you don't find drunken college shenanigans your thing you probably won't enjoy this, but I find it hilarious.
♥♥♥ mind on the money, eyes on the wall by papercutperfect
Summary: AU Charles is a dancer at an exclusive strip club. A reluctant Erik visits the club and soon becomes infatuated with him.
comment: It sounds like such a cheesy AU but I swear it's really good! It was labeled "holy hotness batman" in my google docs and now plot is creeping in and I'm excited. Erik and Charles are falling for each other and it's okay because it fits the fic :D
♥♥ All that's best of dark and bright by anon
Summary: AU Erik is straight and hires Charles to pretend to be his boyfriend to piss off his father.
comment: This fic has just started, but a lot is already written. It's going to be very interesting seeing how they fall in love/get together. I like what is there so far.
♥♥♥ You open always petal by petal myself by anon
Summary: AU Secretary fusion: Charles is a professor who needs help around the house and with his work, Erik is the slightly broken young man who comes into his employ, and eventually the two develop a D/s relationship with Erik learning to open up and trust.
comment: This fic is written by the same anon who did top!Charles before, and s/he writes top!Charles again and s/he writes him so well. And broken!Erik is perfect in this fic. I love how it's coming along with their relationship and just.... hjkshfjkahg. It looks like it's gonna be a very, very good fic.
♥♥ boy wear overcoats in the heat like this to keep themselves from showing by anon
Summary: Charles never met Raven. He grew up alone. Erik is the first mutant he's met.
comment: this fic is HOPEFULLY gonna continue (I saw it had updated so I put it back here ;;). It's on part 9 and it's heartbreakingly good so far. I don't want to spoil much but just this prompt was very unique and the anon is handling it very well :D
♥♥♥ Present Perfect by skull_bearer
Summary: Sequel to Past Tense. Rebuilding in Palestine, Erik and Charles begin to learn how to live, together, in the outside world. Coming to terms with their past, their powers, and the changing and sometimes treacherous world around them.
comment: AU this is a sequel to Past Tense, which I recced up in the AU section. She's writing this story slowly but the story is really good, and the Erik and Charles' relationship is changing and growing. I really, really love it.
Category: Abandoned WIPs (Wherein I was reccing the WIP and then it died and I'm sad)
♥♥ it catches up with you by anon
Summary: Erik finds Alex pre-movie and brings him along with him.
comment: another fic that I really hope continues. I love this premise and Erik/Alex's relationship is so perfect. Erik's not the best older brother but he tries his hardest and the two of them running around Europe together is such a wonderful idea, I love it.