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recthething2020-09-10 01:21 pm
misbegotten) wrote in recthething2020-09-10 01:21 pm
Rectember: Favorite Ship (X-Men)
X-Men's Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr are one of my favorite relationships, and there is a wealth of great stories from which to choose. These recs are some of the ones that I've read over and over.
For I Mean to Conquer Troy (34570 words) by twelve_pastels
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier, Azazel (X-Men)/Mystique, Hank McCoy/Alex Summers, Sean Cassidy/Cosmic Oneness
Summary: Set one year post movie, Charles overloads himself in Cerebro, and his mind goes walkabout; wherever he is (and he’s around), it’s not in his body. Erik temporarily takes over the school in his absence, and finds that there’s little time for resentment or hatred when he’s busy organizing assigned reading for English lit, keeping the youngest children out of trouble, and trying to talk Raven into wearing clothing for the boys’ sake. Somewhere in between taking responsibility for the students and dreaming Charles’ dreams every night, he manages to remember that he’s something rather more than a weapon. In other words: A Love Story between two Gentlemen, told in Prose, Epistles, and Nonsense Rhymes.
Everything About It Is a Love Song (19715 words) by pocky_slash
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier
Summary: Erik's spent fifty years being a figurehead and he's ready to leave that behind. Luckily, so is Charles. (aka Old Retired Dudes in Love)
The Element of Fire Is Quite Put Out (3816 words) by cymbalism
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier
Summary: Mutant hormones made them do it.
Three Kinds of Learning (16531 words) by luchia
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Charles Xavier/Erik Lehnsherr
Summary: Erik intends to recruit Raven's supposedly amazing, all-powerful older brother. Instead, he finds himself dealing with Charles Xavier, a weak, tweed-addled professor who seems to think powers don't matter nearly as much as personality. Erik's misconceptions are blown apart when Raven goes missing.
And two hilarious AUs:
Humane Society (10014 words) by smilebackwards
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier
Summary: Once Erik finally allows himself to decide that Charles is pretty much the best thing since sliced bread, he spends the next week being incredibly bitter that he's Charles' cat and not his boyfriend.
In The Punch Line (29533 words) by zamwessell
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier
Summary: From the kinkmeme! Basically, Charles Xavier needs a date to his tenth high school reunion. Enter Erik Lehnsherr, Raven’s best friend, who happens to be a model and the new face of Calvin Klein.
For I Mean to Conquer Troy (34570 words) by twelve_pastels
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier, Azazel (X-Men)/Mystique, Hank McCoy/Alex Summers, Sean Cassidy/Cosmic Oneness
Summary: Set one year post movie, Charles overloads himself in Cerebro, and his mind goes walkabout; wherever he is (and he’s around), it’s not in his body. Erik temporarily takes over the school in his absence, and finds that there’s little time for resentment or hatred when he’s busy organizing assigned reading for English lit, keeping the youngest children out of trouble, and trying to talk Raven into wearing clothing for the boys’ sake. Somewhere in between taking responsibility for the students and dreaming Charles’ dreams every night, he manages to remember that he’s something rather more than a weapon. In other words: A Love Story between two Gentlemen, told in Prose, Epistles, and Nonsense Rhymes.
Everything About It Is a Love Song (19715 words) by pocky_slash
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier
Summary: Erik's spent fifty years being a figurehead and he's ready to leave that behind. Luckily, so is Charles. (aka Old Retired Dudes in Love)
The Element of Fire Is Quite Put Out (3816 words) by cymbalism
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier
Summary: Mutant hormones made them do it.
Three Kinds of Learning (16531 words) by luchia
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Charles Xavier/Erik Lehnsherr
Summary: Erik intends to recruit Raven's supposedly amazing, all-powerful older brother. Instead, he finds himself dealing with Charles Xavier, a weak, tweed-addled professor who seems to think powers don't matter nearly as much as personality. Erik's misconceptions are blown apart when Raven goes missing.
And two hilarious AUs:
Humane Society (10014 words) by smilebackwards
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier
Summary: Once Erik finally allows himself to decide that Charles is pretty much the best thing since sliced bread, he spends the next week being incredibly bitter that he's Charles' cat and not his boyfriend.
In The Punch Line (29533 words) by zamwessell
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier
Summary: From the kinkmeme! Basically, Charles Xavier needs a date to his tenth high school reunion. Enter Erik Lehnsherr, Raven’s best friend, who happens to be a model and the new face of Calvin Klein.