X-Men Reverse Bang - Smoke and Mirrors

[old_fiat]

Art Prompt Title: In Plain Sight
Art Link: Masterlist.
Artist: old_fiat
Fic Title: Smoke and Mirrors
Author: papercutperfect
X-Men Verse: First Class
Characters/Pairings: Charles/Erik, Angel/Raven
Rating: R
Word Count: 26,601
Warnings: Language, sex, mention of past trauma, ableism.
Summary: When newly paralysed Charles meets Erik in a coffee shop, a fit of nerves prompts him to

Comments

[__hibiscus]

These are wonderful. I love the solid colours and the sketchy quality and I really like how you drew Erik in the first one.

[papercutperfect]

Oh, Anna.

You already know how much I adore each and every one of these pictures.

BUT

I'mma tell you again.

I love the colours (especially how each background colour is different). I love your style and the atmosphere you create. I love CHARLES' FUCKING HAIR, IT'S SO WAVY AND I WANT TO GRAB IT. I love their expressions. I love Raven's pissed off face and scales. I love Moira's sensible cop shoes. I love Erik's sexy figure.

I just... urgh. I can't.

These are all perfect and I cannot have asked for a better artist/woman to work with.

My favorite has to be the one of them holding hands. I squealed so loud when you first sent me that. It really sums up the whole fic to me. Your choice of background colour is lovely, and Charles looks so small and sad in his chair. And they have snazzy coats.

Love these, love you. Thank you so, so much. I'd love to work with you again sometime, if you were up for it. And you were a fab beta.

[oonaseckar]

The hand-in-hand pic makes me so sad. But so beautiful.

[clocks]

I absolutely love the one where they're holding hands (but Charles is really in a wheelchair). It's such a evocative image and I spent some time staring at it, taking it in. The rest are really lovely to look at as well, but the hand-in-hand picture emotionally resonated with me.