round 3 overflow post
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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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FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-08 06:43 pm (UTC)Erik pulled himself upright with a strangled gasp, cleared his throat while trying to clear his mind. "I thought you should know, sir, that it seems the Floo Network has gone down. I was in the middle of a conversation and the connection simply vanished. I tried it from another fireplace with the same result. Do you know what could cause that to happen?"
Shaw cocked his head, a tiny smile quirking his mouth. "So that was you, was it? I don't know whether to be more disappointed or impressed."
"Beg your pardon, sir?" Erik's pulse was suddenly very loud in his ears. He began inching one hand toward his wand.
"I thought surely it was Xavier. I even stopped by his classroom and office on the way here, but there's no sign of the boy. I wonder if he made a run for it? It won't do him any good." Shaw abruptly started, reached into his pocket – Erik tensed, half-drawing his wand – but Shaw only pulled out a glow-ball. Not the usual cool green, but flashing red.
"Aha," Shaw said with alarming satisfaction. "How very clever. Unfortunately for you and Xavier, my dear Erik, I had magical motion alarms installed in my quarters after a... strange incident a few days ago. I wonder if that was you as well? Ah, well, we can discuss it later."
Erik's wand was already half-drawn, but Shaw was still faster.
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Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-08 08:38 pm (UTC)Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-10 05:47 am (UTC)Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-08 09:11 pm (UTC)Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-10 05:38 am (UTC)Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-08 09:31 pm (UTC)*flailing some more*
Oh, damn, the suspense is going to kill me! You're very good at that, you know, I can't even hate you for it!
Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-10 05:39 am (UTC)Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
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Date: 2012-02-10 05:40 am (UTC)Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-09 03:00 am (UTC)and yes, Erik, the Floo Network is not bloody Microsoft! :P
Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-10 05:41 am (UTC)Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-09 03:53 am (UTC)You know, I had totally thought of the fact that Charles would be part of Shaw's "people to kill" group, but like Erik, I too neglected to connect it to the fact that he'll die right away if Shaw pulls off this spell. I think because the story had gotten me so focused on the students rather than the teachers themselves - which was clearly also the case for Erik (that and his mind not syncing with the idea of Charles dying).
So, basically...oh shit.
P.S. I'm also really impressed that you're a new-to-lj author. You've done such an incredible job writing this story, I was expecting you to be one of the biggest writers on the kink meme!
Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-10 05:45 am (UTC)Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-11 05:23 am (UTC)Re: FILL: The Better Men (22c/30ish)
Date: 2012-02-10 05:46 am (UTC)