round 3 overflow post

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Round 3 Overflow Post

This post is for Round 3 fills only. We ask that when a round hits 8500 comments, fillers begin moving their fills to this post.

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SUBJECT LINE -- Round #, short description of fic (ex: "Alex/Hank, lab partners")
--- Link to the prompt
--- Text of the prompt

--- Link to the fill
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--- Entire text of the fill

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Prompt: http://xmen-firstkink.livejournal.com/6437.html?thread=1038472#t2038174

Charles/Erik -- Charles is a bakery owner whose most frequent customer is Erik.

Fill: http://xmen-firstkink.livejournal.com/6437.html?thread=0139482#t4502942

Charles started off the morning the same way he always did...

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Heat - Part 18h

[(Anonymous)]

Emma’s expression flickered and she looked as if she were about to open her mouth to respond … when Shaw returned.

‘There you are, my two little pets,’ he crooned. ‘Playing nicely, I hope?’

Emma threw Shaw a vicious look before rising from seat and stalking away.

Shaw gave a dramatic sigh.

‘Women,’ he said, giving Erik a look as if to share his grievances. ‘Too hormonal for their own good, am I right?’

Erik sat there with a stony expression, unmoving.

Shaw sighed.

‘The things I have to put up with,’ he muttered crossly to himself. He gave himself a shake before turning and giving Erik a warm smile. ‘Well, it’s been fun, Erik. Good of you to catch up with me. I suppose I will be seeing you around then!’ And with a friendly salute, Shaw made to walk off.

Erik stared.

Then, in a second, he was on his feet.

‘Hey – wait!’

Shaw paused and turned round, an eyebrow raised up in polite enquiry.

‘Yes?’ he asked solicitously. ‘Is anything the matter?’

‘That’s it?’ Erik demanded, unbelieving. ‘You’re just going to leave?’

Shaw looked surprised.

‘But of course,’ he said, a slight frown on his brow. ‘Of course I am. What did you expect? The food isn’t that great, Erik.’

Erik shook his head impatiently.

‘What about me?’ he demanded, clenching his fists. ‘Aren’t you going to do anything about me?’

Shaw gave Erik a reproachful look.

‘Everything has always got to be about you, doesn’t it Erik?’ he said reprovingly. ‘Always need to be at the centre of attention. I would have hoped you would have grown out of that by now.’

Erik, who would have given anything to have never won Shaw’s attention in the first place, seethed under his words.

Shaw rolled his eyes.

‘No, Erik,’ he said almost testily. ‘I’m not going to do anything about you. Not now. We just had brunch together for goodness sakes, I’m not a barbarian.’

‘That’s entirely debatable,’ Erik couldn’t stop himself from snapping, even though his mind was abuzz with confusion. Despite all of Shaw’s earlier words he hadn’t actually believed that Shaw would let him go just like that. ‘So that’s all? I can leave?’

‘Well you don’t have to if you don’t want to,’ Shaw said with a shrug, clearly bored with the conversation. ‘Stay for a while, finish your meal. I really don’t care, Erik, as long as you stop pestering me with these tiresome questions. Honestly, you’re even worse now than you were as a child.’

Erik stared at him suspiciously.

Shaw rolled his eyes.

‘Oh get away then,’ he said irritably. ‘Go on. Leave.’ He frowned as Erik just stood there, indecisive. ‘Do you want me to change my mind?’

Erik gave a nearby knife a tentative push with his powers, only to be faced with failure and an image of Emma shaking her head in disapproval.

It was clear then, that the odds were not in Erik’s favour at this time.

‘We will meet again, Shaw,’ Erik promised in a low voice. ‘Soon. I promise you.’

‘I’m happy to hear it,’ Shaw responded with a smile. ‘Now off with you. Go on! Shoo!’

And Erik, with one last look behind him, turned and left, bitterness and hatred afire within his veins.





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Re: Heat - Part 18h

[musical-emjay.livejournal.com]

EEEEK. This is so great. I love the way you're writing Shaw, where he's playing at being this genteel, benevolent father figure. It makes him one hundred percent more awful, and it's such a pleasure to read.

And ugh, Erik's DREAAAAAAM! OH, ERIK ;_____; ♥

Great update!