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- X-Men Movieverse - The Great Marriage Boondoggle by Mara Greengrass - I admit, I started reading this one because I'd been craving good Scott/Jean, but I wound up really liking it for the funny stuff with the students. *sigh* Movieverse fic. Have I really sunk so low? ^_~ Scott and Jean try a little experiment with the kids--pretend you're married, and lots of troubles and hijinks ensue. It surprised me that so many students were balanced (I think there were about five teams, two kids each) and none of them were really pushed too far onto the backburner. The little details of the school project were wonderful (Kitty being Jewish and not wanting to get married in a Catholic Church, Rogue's reaction to the children problem, the bit with the romance novel and how it tied into what they were trying to teach, and the interaction between the 'couples'.) and just a lot of fun! (Some Scott/Jean.)
- X-Men Movieverse - My So-Called Teaching Career by Troll Princess - I was giggling my way through this story (I *heart* Scott.), but I totally lost it at: On Monday, I caught Peter Rasputin helping Bobby build a giant ice sculpture of all of us adults. They used the flagpole to support my sculpture. Trust me, I didn't appreciate it. What I love about this story is that it isn't just one or two funny lines in a little oneshot, it's a whole slew of them packed into the fic, not overcrowding each other, paced just right, making it funny as all hell. (No real warnings.) - X-Men Movieverse - All Foam, No Beer and Witches' Parking -- All Others Toad by Troll Princess - Okay, I admit, I had a few problems connecting the dots with this story a few times (I wasn't sure why characters were suddenly doing one thing or another), and normally I can't stand original characters, but... Troll Princess has this knack for humor that I just adore. Her writing is smooth and easy to read and I read both of these stories in one sitting. (Well, what's been posted of them. ^_^) For movieverse fic. And I'm not the greatest fan of the movieverse. ^_~ Anyway, I'm kind of getting away from the point. Funny. Very, very funny. I genuinely and honestly like the original character. And poor Scott. ^_~ (No real warnings.) - X-Men Movieverse - Repair by penknife - Ever since stepping back into the Marvelverse, I've been dying for Scott/Jean fic. Since the comics aren't giving it to me and comics fandom is making me a touch grumpy and I recently watched the movie, I've started poking at the movieverse fandom. This was just a short, clever little story that says so much about their relationship, both humorous and the punch that it packs, all of it really amazingly well done for just 400 words. (Scott/Jean.) - X-Men Movieverse - Rumor Has It by ridesandruns - As mentioned, I recently finally knuckled down to watch the second movie and, okay, I'm weak to James Marsden, all right? I liked Movieverse Scott. And the idea of Movieverse Jubilee being a motormouth like she is here just fills me with delight, especially when I could not stop laughing the entire way. It takes a certain kind of talent to write a Jubilee like this, where she goes on and on and on, but it feels natural for her, there's a really great comedic flow/timing to this piece. It's like. You know how some fic falls flat when it tries to pull off one character chattering away, the other vastly uncomfortable and trying to interject? This one is sharp and absolutely pulls it off. I also mentioned the laughing hysterically until I hurt, yes? Okay. Because as soon as I got to Jubilee saying that everyone knows Dr. Grey is a total MILF, I just lost it. (No real warnings/pairings beyond canon.) - X-Men Movieverse - Twenty Random Facts about Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters by penknife - There are certain authors that make this format--the one of "twenty random facts", that is--work for them, filling in the details of the world and the characters' background that makes the place a richer, more vibrant place. This fic has that quality in spades, little details that fit so brilliantly and illuminate the characters and why we love them, but also has an undercurrent of sadness, loss, and heartbreak set after X2. It's not a depressing fic, but it does hurt in places to read, even as they continue to live their lives and the whole thing is just... gorgeous, really. (Implications of canon pairings, but nothing enough to count.) - X-Men movieverse - Two Households by likeadeuce - I've liked the author's X-Men fic before, so I was very curious as to how she would deal with Alex and Lorna, without realizing at first that this was a movieverse fic. Still curious, I clicked to read and, obviously, am very glad I did so. Part of it is the introduction of Alex's relationship with Scott and the introduction of Lorna into the movierse, which I have such the soft spot for when done like this. But it's also the author's talent and sparkle coming through in her writing that leaves me a pile of fangirl mush. Not to mention the fabulous, fabulous characterization, the whole Two Houses theme, and the idea of Magneto's kids in the movierse. I may have sprained a little something with the fangirl squee. Ahem. (Implications of Alex/Lorna.) - X-Men movieverse - Twenty Things that Might Have Happened at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters by Musamea - I was browsing through the Scott/Jean comm and noticed this one, having a weakness for the whole "twenty things" format when it's done well. These were lovely pieces of potential background details/story for the movieverse, frequently taking aspects from the comics and winding them into this alternate canon in an interesting way. I love that it wasn't just about Scott and Jean, it was about all of the characters and their time at Xavier's school, about showing them to be the family they are. Lovely read, this was. (Scott/Jean and implications of other popular pairings.) - X-Men Movieverse - Personal Statement by likeadeuce - OMG, *FLAIL*. I've always liked Scott/Jean, but I couldn't really grasp on why or do much with it, because fandom never really clicked with me. So it was just a quiet, "Don't break up the marrieds! D:<" thing with me for awhile. But then canon came along and then I watched the movieverse and Scott/Jean was so utterly wonderful there and then I started ninjastalking this author and suddenly Scott/Jean is an active pairing for me, rather than just quietly liking them. She makes them sparkle here, shows how cute and adorable they are when Jean's trying to write her paper and Scott's trying to distract her for once and the beautiful, beautiful characterization. And, god, I love her Jean. She's perfect without being obnoxious about it. And Scott! Oh, Scott. I wish I could write a half-decent rec for this fic, but instead all I got is mad flailing over being all the more in love with these characters after reading the fic. (Scott/Jean.)
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