NEW FIC! X-Men: "Protective"

[patientalien]

title Protective
author patientalien
rating R
summary Set during X2, Charles Xavier visits Erik in prison
author's notes citizenjess suggested the premise, but I don't feel like I did it justice.
warning Implications of rape

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Comments

[gokuma]

Where are those dozens of comments this fic should have? It's really great. I love the delicate *imbalance* between Erik and Charles, the fact that Erik is always the one who's used to the worst in people and Charles - even after all those years - has kept this naive belief that people are good and is always surprised by any "unnecessary" violence. And he didn't even considered that Erik - also known as Magneto, mass murderer and terrorist - would not be treated nicely in human prison.
I think that those prison scenes are the best part of X2 movie, both Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart were awesome in this, it was interesting to see that such powerful people like Magneto and Professor X can be so fragile - and so (well, relatively) easy to hurt.

(I think that you should repost your text in some X-Men communities so more people could read it :)

[copycatgirl]

I agree entirely with gokuma. This should have so many comments, it's incredible. I too love those scenes in the film, and have always considered that Stryker's visits mightn't be the only way that Erik was being abused, he looks so ill and tired, but resigned to it. In spite of everything Magneto's done, Charles will always see him as Erik, and be there for him, and you've shown that beautifully. Wonderful fic.

[shayzgirl]

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