Fic rec: X-Men: First Class

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"Linger" by waldorph | Charles/Erik | AU | Erik had been warned, to be fair. The realtor was very explicit that the last seventeen tenants had run from the premises screaming about the Exorcist or The Ring or some other terrible horror show. | ~30.000 words

“You promised not to do that,” Erik reminds her, because she did, and then she taught him how Shaw’s helmet worked, the one that locked her out. It was all metal, and Erik can block her out without looking like a dick (literally--the thing was huge and bulbous and purple and all Erik could think when Shaw wore it was that he looked like a penis).

This is funny and sweet and oh so well plotted. Though I admit it could use a good beta, especially in the second half.