Fic rec: X-Men: First Class
Oct. 20th, 2011 01:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katikat"your head caught in a waking dream" by addandsubract | Charles/Erik | AU | In which Charles is sent to a mental institution as a child and by the time Raven breaks him out, he's irreparably damaged. | ~23.000 words
What a gripping story. I really love AU stories where Charles and Erik meet in a different way and this one's excellent. And Raven is rockin' awesome too, of course!
You’ve done enough, he says to them. One of them tries to cover his ears, but Charles holds him motionless, in thrall. Stop now, just stop. Stop.
He feels them go out, one and a time, like broken light bulbs, as they struggle to draw breath against a force that they don’t understand. He hears them plead, he feels their fear, and one by one they die.
What a gripping story. I really love AU stories where Charles and Erik meet in a different way and this one's excellent. And Raven is rockin' awesome too, of course!
