Nevanna's Forest of Stories

I shared a snippet from one of my many attempts to explore the X-Men universe through original characters.

I recently showed the first two movies to Artie, and they started talking immediately afterward about a fic that I really hope they decide to write.

I hope to devote a more thoughtful Throwback Thursday post to the early movieverse when we hit the 25th anniversary of X1 in July.

Sometimes – plenty of times – the media that I love has disappointed me deeply. In discussing those disappointments, I’m not trying to insult anyone else’s taste; the opinions expressed by Nevanna do not reflect the Fannish Court of Public Opinion, if such a thing exists. In all cases, just because I am not talking about other complaints about the media in question doesn’t mean that I don’t have them. And I also still have at least some affection for all of the media in question; otherwise, I wouldn’t care.

With all of that said, here are five moments or turning points that have ( made me a salty, salty fan. )

What are some of your biggest disappointments in the media that you've enjoyed? Were they deal-breakers? Do you know why or why not?

I've decided to share relics from my fannish past over on Tumblr, once a week until whenever I get bored or too busy, beginning with a character list for an X-Men power-swap AU that my friend and I plotted together in 2005.

As I wrote up the context for that post, I had to stop myself repeatedly from going on tangents about how important Minisinoo's work was to my early fandom life. (She'd first challenged other writers to create their own power-swap AUs a couple of years before, which is where I got the idea, but that's the least of it.) Maybe I'll write about that some other time.

Fandom: X-Men Movieverse
Characters: Scott and Ororo
Words: 810
Summary: Five moments from Scott and Ororo’s friendship.
Notes: This was written for the hc_bingo February Challenge: to incorporate four prompts (including a "wild card" prompt of my choice) into a single work. My prompts were: "ostracized from society" (my wild card), "invisibility," "coma," and "branding."
Warning: Assumes canon knowledge through X2; does not assume the changes that take place in DOFP.

...He could feel the air in the room becoming heavy with pent-up electrical energy as they discussed strategy and – inevitably – worst-case scenarios...

Fandom: X-Men movieverse
Pairing: Bobby/Kitty
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, and I do not profit from their use.
Summary: Bobby wants to reassure Kitty that she'll be all right, but she's already thinking about what will happen when she finally gets taken down.
Words: 515
Notes: This fills the "poisoning" square for hc_bingo. It takes place in the dystopian world of Days of Future Past.
Warning: Non-graphic descriptions of vomiting and illness.

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Fandom: X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Characters: Charles and Hank
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, and I do not profit from their use.
Summary: "I don't imagine that we'll have another chance to change the past." Charles and Hank look ahead.
Words: 180
Notes: Set after DOFP, with minor spoilers. Written for the "galaxy" prompt at comicdrabbles.

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Fandom: X-Men: First Class
Pairing: Charles/Erik
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, and I do not profit from their use. The title is from "Paths of Desire" by the October Project.
Summary: “Let’s assume that I’m doing more than trying to appeal to your intellectual curiosity. Dare I ask if I’m having any effect?”
Words: 270
Warning: implied sexy-times
Notes: Written for the "seduction" prompt at comicdrabbles.

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Fandom: X-Men movieverse
Characters: Raven and Charles
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, and I do not profit from their use.
Summary: If there's one thing that Raven understands, it's change.
Words: 500
Notes: Incorporates canon from both First Class and X1. Written for the “out with the old, in with the new” prompt at comicdrabbles.
Dedication: A birthday gift for the remarkable Ronch, aka sandoz_iscariot.

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Fandom: X-Men: First Class
Characters: Moira and Charles
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, and I do not profit from their use.
Summary: Moira asks for information that she isn’t sure she wants to know.
Words: 200
Notes: Written for the “Why me?” prompt at comicdrabbles.

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