I absolutely adore the way you lead to things. The movement from huge argument into the issue of love was...heart wrenching. If this fandom (and this fic in particular) hadn't already robbed me of my heart. I'm also still drooling over your style. The way that you write things...I'd pick a favorite line except then I'd just be reposting the whole update. But I think it's the way you describe Charles that often gets me. It's like you can feel Erik's conflict concerning him in every word and carefully woven phrase.
Also, as much as I would love to say that I'm glad to see this come to some kind of resolution, I think we all know better. Or at least we should all know that I'm immensely paranoid of this situation (because I am). I can understand Erik's logic of not wanting to hear it but, at the same time, I obscenely sympathize with his need to hear it. Good gracious with these two and their stubborn ideals!
I do think Charles doesn't give him enough credit in terms of running the country. I think at this exact moment, I've noticed a chance in Erik's politics that I hadn't realized before. Of course, Charles wouldn't be Charles without his flaws, but, per usual, his flaws absolutely ruin me. I've always thought that I understood Erik's side more than Charles', but that's because I'm a touch cynical. At least from where I'm standing, he's still clinging to this idea of a perfect or near-perfect society. It's not like the humans are cutting Erik much slack.
Of course, it'd be loaded with preposterone if we thought that Charles would change his ways. And I like to think it's for the best that he doesn't because he's working Erik away from the edge of the extreme. But, at the same time, c'moooon Charles. Do you really think humanity is just waiting for an opening to prove that they're okay with everything? It isn't even just about species preservation anymore, it's downright entitlement. With the shift in Magneto's politics, they could certainly have a better lifestyle (perhaps even better than the one they had under the previous human government) but they're the ones not allowing themselves the chance.
I don't know, it just grates on me the way it does when people hate the government but don't consider all the difficulties presented in running an entire nation. Which is why I adored Erik's point that it's not like either of them have done this before. And he is trying, and changing, which I think is more than Charles can say. Not that I don't understand, I do, it's just...you're both ridiculous!
Anyway, done rambling. Excellent update as always, darling.
Re: FILL: Everyday Love in Stockholm 147/?
Also, as much as I would love to say that I'm glad to see this come to some kind of resolution, I think we all know better. Or at least we should all know that I'm immensely paranoid of this situation (because I am). I can understand Erik's logic of not wanting to hear it but, at the same time, I obscenely sympathize with his need to hear it. Good gracious with these two and their stubborn ideals!
I do think Charles doesn't give him enough credit in terms of running the country. I think at this exact moment, I've noticed a chance in Erik's politics that I hadn't realized before. Of course, Charles wouldn't be Charles without his flaws, but, per usual, his flaws absolutely ruin me. I've always thought that I understood Erik's side more than Charles', but that's because I'm a touch cynical. At least from where I'm standing, he's still clinging to this idea of a perfect or near-perfect society. It's not like the humans are cutting Erik much slack.
Of course, it'd be loaded with preposterone if we thought that Charles would change his ways. And I like to think it's for the best that he doesn't because he's working Erik away from the edge of the extreme. But, at the same time, c'moooon Charles. Do you really think humanity is just waiting for an opening to prove that they're okay with everything? It isn't even just about species preservation anymore, it's downright entitlement. With the shift in Magneto's politics, they could certainly have a better lifestyle (perhaps even better than the one they had under the previous human government) but they're the ones not allowing themselves the chance.
I don't know, it just grates on me the way it does when people hate the government but don't consider all the difficulties presented in running an entire nation. Which is why I adored Erik's point that it's not like either of them have done this before. And he is trying, and changing, which I think is more than Charles can say. Not that I don't understand, I do, it's just...you're both ridiculous!
Anyway, done rambling. Excellent update as always, darling.
-xo Cosh